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A Legal Battle May Be Brewing Over Proposed Improvements In Pillsbury Point Area
December 2, 2021
(Arnolds Park)– Some property owners in the Pillsbury Point area are taking the city of Arnolds Park and state of Iowa to court over plans to improve a trail through that area. Some shoreline restoration would also be part of the project. The property owners claim the city abandoned rights to the trail, something city […]
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Okoboji High School Senior Selected For U.S. Senate Youth Program
December 2, 2021
(Milford)– An Okoboji High School student has been selected as a delegate to the 60th annual United States Senate Youth Program coming up March 5th-12th in Washington, D.C. Lexy Duffy, a senior at Okoboji High School, will be among the 104-member delegation. Delegates also receive a $10,000 undergraduate college scholarship to the college or university […]
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H-M-S School Board Votes 4-1 To Sell Former Elementary Building In Hartley
December 2, 2021
(Hartley)– The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn School Board has voted to sell the former elementary school building in Hartley. Board members Wednesday evening approved selling the building to the Hestia Group for $100. The vote was four-to-one. Board member Ryan Haak cast the lone no vote, saying the offer was just recently made and that he felt rushed […]
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COVID-19 Hospitalizations Up 14% In Iowa
December 2, 2021
(Des Moines)– State health officials are reporting a 14-percent increase this past week in the number of COVID patients in Iowa hospitals. The Iowa Department of Public Health’s website shows the number of patients hospitalized with the virus Wednesday morning is 721. Nearly 24 percent of those patients are in intensive care units. This is the […]
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Many Voices Choir to perform Holiday Concerts this week
December 1, 2021
The Many Voices Choir will be performing their Holiday Concert at several locations this weekend. Director Tim Schumacher says the choir will perform a variety of music: “We’re in our 30th year of presenting a holiday program, a Christmas Advent program to the region here in the Lakes Area and further out. We are excited […]
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Betty Hussong Soup and Dessert Luncheon to be held December 4 at Dudley’s Garage in Lakefield
December 1, 2021
A benefit is on tap in Lakefield on Friday, KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Betty Hussong Soup and Dessert Luncheon will be held on Friday in Lakefield, Minnesota. Kozy Heat Marketing Manager Heather Hussong Reasoner says, a number of soups will be offered. “This year it’s going to be a little bit different. The […]
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Local Housing Trust Funds Awarded Grants
December 1, 2021
(Des Moines)– The Iowa Finance Authority has awarded more than $9 million in grants to 27 local housing trust funds to support housing initiatives. The awards were made available through the Local Housing Trust Fund program and are expected to assist more than 2,100 families. Locally, the Northwest Iowa Regional Housing Trust Fund will receive […]
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Nominations Being Sought For 2022 Winter Games Cheerleaders
December 1, 2021
(Arnolds Park)– The Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for cheerleaders for the 2022 University of Okoboji Winter Games. Kiley Zankowski says it’s an easy process… Zankowski says the voting will be held in January, with more information on that to come. She adds winter games apparel is also now […]
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Special Event Dec. 16th In Spencer Will Address Shortages In The Local Workforce
December 1, 2021
(Spencer)– The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation will be holding a special event later this month to address shortages in the region’s workforce. Joanne Follon, Corridor Business Retention and Workforce Partnership Coordinator, says the December 16th event, titled “The Iowa Workforce Skirmishes”, will be presented by Ron Cox of the Center for Industrial Research and […]
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Early Voting Underway In Iowa Senate District 1 Special Election
December 1, 2021
(Spirit Lake)– Early voting is underway in the special election in the Iowa Senate District 1 seat. That word from Jordan Moyer who oversees elections in the Dickinson County Auditor’s Office… For those who plan to vote on the day of the election December 14th, Moyer reminds everyone there will be just one polling site […]
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