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Blood Drives Planned For Spirit Lake & Milford
March 21, 2022
(Des Moines)– LifeServe Blood Center will be holding a couple of blood drives in the area in the coming weeks. One is scheduled for Monday, March 28th from 11:00 am to 3:30 pm at the Dickinson County Community Building at the fairgrounds in Spirit Lake. The other is set for Friday, April 1st from 9:30 […]
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Time Once Again To Brush Up On Severe Weather Awareness
March 21, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– This week marks the observance of severe weather awareness week in the state of Iowa. Mike Ehret, Dickinson County Emergency Management Coordinator, says the emphasis this year is to make sure you have more than just one source of getting watches and warnings… Ehret says having a weather radio is also important… And […]
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Filing Deadline Expires For State And Federal Offices
March 19, 2022
(Des Moines)– The filing deadline for state and federal offices closed at 5:00 pm Friday (March 18th). There’s no incumbent in Iowa Senate District 3, but there are two Republican candidates. That sets the stage for a June primary election between Lynn Evans of Aurelia, and Anthony LaBruna of Storm Lake. There is no Democrat […]
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Second Suspect In Palo Alto County Murder Case Pleads Not Guilty
March 19, 2022
(Emmetsburg)– A second suspect in a Palo Alto county murder case has pled not guilty. 22-year-old Brice Colling entered the plea Friday to a charge of first degree murder in connection with the 2020 death of Rollin Bontrager. Bontrager’s body was found a couple of days after the incident in Virgin Lake near Ruthven. An […]
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IUB Considering Site For Hearing Location For Summit Carbon Solutions Request For Permit
March 19, 2022
(Des Moines)– The Iowa Utilities Board Friday set April 12th, 2022 as the date to consider oral arguments for selecting a hearing location for Summit Carbon Solutions request for a permit of a hazardous liquid pipeline. Iowa Code requires the IUB to hold the hearing “in the county seat of the county located at the […]
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Second Case Of Bird Flu Confirmed In Buena Vista County
March 19, 2022
(Storm Lake)– The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has confirmed a second case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Buena Vista county. Officials say the latest discovery was made in a flock of commercial layer chickens. The first case in Buena Vista county was found in a commercial turkey flock March 6th. […]
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Iowa D.O.T Seeking Input On Palo Alto County Bridge Replacement Project
March 18, 2022
(Ames)– The Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking public input on plans to replace a bridge on U.S. Highway 18 near Cylinder with a reinforced box culvert. The project over Prairie Creek, about three miles west of the junction with Iowa Highway 15, is expected to begin in 2024. Comments or questions can be submitted […]
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Changes Proposed To Iowa’s Bottle Bill
March 18, 2022
(Des Moines)– Republicans on an Iowa Senate committee plan to make changes in Iowa’s Bottle Bill. The plan would triple the amount of deposit fees that go to redemption centers that accept empties and pay back the nickel deposits on cans and bottles. Democrats say the entire package of changes will crush the Bottle Bill. […]
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Four Suspects Taken Into Custody In Pursuit That Went Through Four Counties
March 18, 2022
(Slayton, Mn.)– Four suspects have been taken into custody in connection with a high speed pursuit Tuesday that went through four counties in northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota. Authorities say it started in Lyon county, Iowa and went east into Osceola county. It then went north into Nobles and Murray counties in southwest Minnesota. An […]
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