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RSVP Announces New Coordinator For Clay County

January 26, 2022

(Spencer)– A new coordinator has been announced for the Northwest Iowa RSVP program in Clay county. Mary Schomaker began serving in that capacity today (Tuesday). Schomaker has a long history of volunteering including Meals on Wheels, Relay For Life, Medicare enrollment, along with having served on church committees and as a regional leader for Girl […]

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Osceola County Traffic Stop Lands Two People From Georgia In Jail On Drug Charges

January 26, 2022

(Sibley)– A traffic stop Monday on Highway 60 in Osceola county resulted in the arrests of two people on drug charges. Authorities say 30-year-old Dominique Farrar and 27-year-old Silk Lesure, both of Marietta, Georgia, were each charged with failure to affix a drug tax stamp, a controlled substance violation, possession of a controlled substance…marijuana…1st offense, […]

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Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association announces 2022 Rock the Roof Concert Series

January 25, 2022

The Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association has announced their Rock the Roof Concerts for the upcoming season, KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association has announced the 2022 Rock the Roof Concert Series. Executive Director Clay Norris says the concerts will be held on Thursday evenings at the Roof […]

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Unemployment Rate Drops Slightly in Iowa

January 25, 2022

(Des Moines)– Iowa’s unemployment rate is three-and-a-half percent for December  – down two-tenths from three-point-seven percent in November.  The number of unemployed Iowans fell by 38-hundred last month to 57-thousand-900.  The number of Iowans working rose by 52-hundred in December to more than one-point-six million.  Iowa Workforce Development reports employers added 11-thousand-700 jobs and ended […]

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Dickinson Supervisors Further Review Proposed Easement Ordinance

January 25, 2022

(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors again this (Tues.) morning reviewed a proposed easement ordinance. Among other things, it would require the company in charge of a project to pay a $1 million deposit to the county in exchange for crossing any drainage infrastructure. The county would hold that money for five years […]

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Dickinson Co. Supervisors Vote Down Proposal To Annex Land Into A Drainage District

January 25, 2022

(Spirit Lake)– A proposal to annex 2,173 acres of land in Dickinson county and 2,367 acres in Osceola into Drainage District 15 near Lake Park is dead in the water. The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this (Tues.) morning to drop those plans after hearing again from landowners in the two counties that […]

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City Of Spirit Lake Repairing Broken Water Main

January 25, 2022

(Spirit Lake)– The City of Spirit Lake is currently working to repair a water main break on 23rd Street. Affected property owners are those living from Denver to Boston on 23rd Street, from 21st to 23rd Streets on Chicago, from 23rd Street to 24th Streets on Denver and from 22nd to 23rd Streets on Boston. […]

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University of Okoboji Winter Games Polar Plunge to be held near Queen II Saturday

January 24, 2022

The Polar Plunge will be held by the Queen II during Winter Games this year, KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The University of Okoboji Winter Games will once again feature the popular Polar Plunge on Saturday afternoon. Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber Director of Membership and Events Kylie Zankowski says, registration will be held the […]

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No Injuries Reported In Arnolds Park House Fire

January 24, 2022

(Arnolds Park)– Fire today (Monday) gutted a house in Arnolds Park. Arnolds Park-Okoboji Fire Chief Chris Yungbluth says they were called to 425 Emerald Drive around 11:50 am… The house is a total loss. Yungbluth tells us how the fire was discovered… Yungbluth adds the extreme cold played a role in fighting the fire… Firefighters […]

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Area Hospitals Feeling The Impact As The Latest COVID Surge Continues

January 24, 2022

(Spirit Lake)– Area hospitals are feeling the squeeze as the recent surge in COVID cases continues. Jason Harrington, President and CEO of Lakes Regional Healthcare tells KUOO news the rate of COVID hospitalizations there recently is the highest they’ve been since the pandemic started… Harrington says this latest wave is coming at the worse possible […]

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