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City Of Estherville Is No Longer A Run-Off City; Council Hears Concern Over Proposed Recreational Trail
March 8, 2022
(Estherville)– The city of Estherville is no longer a run-off city. After hearing further information from Emmet County Auditor Amy Sathoff, the city council Monday evening approved the first reading of an ordinance converting the city to chapter 45 standards for holding elections. It means the city will no longer be required to have special […]
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Spencer City Council Adopts Food Truck/Transient Merchant Ordinance
March 8, 2022
(Spencer)– An ordinance regulating food trucks and transient merchants is on the books in Spencer. The City Council Monday evening granted final adoption of the new regulations. Mayor Steve Bomgaars says it took some time to put together, but he’s pleased with the final outcome of the ordinance… The vote giving final approval to the […]
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Hy-Vee and INDYCAR announce Music Lineup for Race Weekend at Iowa Speedway July 22-24
March 7, 2022
(Newton)-Big name acts will be appearing at the Iowa Speedway in July. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: Hy-Vee and INDYCAR have announced the musical acts who will perform at the Iowa Speedway in July. Hy-Vee Assistant Vice President of Communications Christina Gayman says, some big names will be appearing at the event. “We are going […]
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Accident In SL Jimmy Johns Parking Lot Sends One Person To The Hospital
March 7, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– One person was taken to the hospital following a crash today (Monday) in the parking lot at Jimmy Johns in Spirit Lake. Police say 70-year-old Linda Harbst of Spirit Lake was driving a 2019 Chrysler Pacifica through the drive thru when the vehicle accelerated in reverse. It jumped a curb and hit a […]
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Search Of Estherville Residence Lands Several In Jail On Drug Charges
March 7, 2022
(Estherville)– A search warrant executed on a residence in Estherville on Wednesday of last week landed several people in jail on drug charges. The Emmet County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy was serving a civil paper at 124 West 2nd Avenue North around 1:30 that afternoon and noticed some illegal drug activity. Authorities then obtained […]
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Emmet County Crash Claims Life Of Alabama Man
March 7, 2022
(Estherville)– A single vehicle crash Saturday morning in rural Emmet county claimed the life of an Alabama man. The Emmet County Sheriff’s Office says it received a call little after 8:00 am from a motorist reporting a vehicle had left the roadway and struck a tree in the 4100 block of Highway 9. Upon arriving […]
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Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of A Woman In A Milford Parking Lot Pleads Not Guilty
March 7, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– A suspect accused of shooting a woman last month in the parking lot at Grapetree Medical Staffing in Milford has pleaded not guilty to a first degree murder charge. Christian Goyne-Yarns entered the written plea today (Monday) in Dickinson County District Court. Goyne-Yarns is accused of shooting Shelby Woizeschke multiple times during the […]
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected In Buena Vista County
March 7, 2022
(Storm Lake)– The USDA has confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock in Buena Vista county. Governor Kim Reynolds today (Monday) signed a disaster proclamation for that county in response. It allows state resources from Iowa Homeland Security, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and […]
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DNR To Hold Public Informational Meeting On Lake Restoration Project In Emmet County
March 7, 2022
(Estherville)– A come-and-go open house presentation meeting will be held later this week regarding a water quality restoration project on West Swan Lake in Emmet county. Mike Hawkins, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, tells KUOO news the roughly 1,000 acre shallow lake has been suffering in recent years. He says […]
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