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SEDC Acquires Apartment Buildings Heavily Damaged In Last Year’s Flood

April 1, 2025

(Spencer)– Some apartment buildings on the southwest side of Spencer that were heavily damaged in last year’s flood have been acquired by the Spencer Economic Development Corporation, or SEDC. According to a press release, the SEDC will oversee the demolition of the buildings on 1st and 2nd Avenue Southwest, with the sites being cleared for […]

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Clay County Fair Announces New CEO/General Manager

April 1, 2025

(Spencer)– There’s a change in leadership at the Clay County Fair. It’s being announced today (Tues.) Jason Brockshus will be taking over as CEO/Manager effective April 19th. Brockshus will succeed Jerome Hertel, who is retiring. Brockshus tells KUOO news he’s had several years of experience with the Clay County Fair… Brockshus has also held leadership […]

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Road Work Season Is Quickly Approaching

March 31, 2025

(Sioux City)– Motorists beware: road construction season is about to get underway. Iowa D.O.T District 3 Transportation Planner Sarah Tracy says most of that will consist of repairs from last year’s flooding… She says there are a few bigger projects as well… As we reported previously, some work is also planned on a stretch of […]

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Gill Netting For Northern Pike Underway On Iowa Great Lakes; Main Operations Are Still A Week Or More Away However

March 31, 2025

(Orleans)– Annual gillnetting operations on the Iowa Great Lakes are in the very early stages of getting underway. Kim Hawkins, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, tells KUOO news they’ve started the operations for northern pike… She says it could be another week or so before the main operations begin for […]

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Ice, Wind, Result In Power Outages In Jackson & Martin Counties

March 31, 2025

(Jackson, Mn.)– Wintry weather over the weekend left some customers of Jackson-based Federated REA without power. The cooperative says about 573 customers were left in the dark Sunday after the wind caused ice-covered power lines to gallop and slap together. Operations Manager George Madden says most of the outages affected customers served by a substation […]

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