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Work On Hales Slough Project Winding Down

November 19, 2021

(Spirit Lake)– Restoration work continues at a popular public access area on the northeast side of Big Spirit Lake. Dusten Paulus, a wildlife technician with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says the Hales Slough project remains on schedule and that the area should be reopened shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday. In the meantime he […]

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Biden Administration Fills Top 2 USDA Posts In Iowa

November 19, 2021

(Des Moines)– President Biden has appointed the leader of a climate action group and the Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged U.S. Senator Joni Ernst a year ago to the top two U-S-D-A posts in Iowa. Matt Russell will be executive director of the Iowa Farm Service Agency which oversees U-S-D-A credit and loan programs as well […]

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H-M-S School Board To Consider Selling Former School Building

November 19, 2021

(Hartley)– Plans to demolish the former Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn elementary school in Hartley have been put on hold. The school board has scheduled a public hearing for December 1st to consider the possibility of selling the building. A developer has stepped forward with a proposal to convert a portion of the building into a daycare and youth […]

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Crash Injures Southern Minnesota Teen

November 19, 2021

(Truman, Mn.)– A single vehicle crash in southern Minnesota has injured a teen. The Minnesota State Patrol says 18-year-old Tallin Cook of Truman lost control of a 2014 Chevrolet Impala while traveling southbound on Highway 15 near Truman. The vehicle collided with a guardrail. Cook was taken to a Fairmont hospital with non-life threatening injuries. […]

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President & CEO Of Corridor Elected As Head Of Professional Developers Of Iowa

November 18, 2021

(Des Moines)– The President and CEO of the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation has been elected to a leadership position with the Professional Developers of Iowa. Shannon Landauer will serve as the organization’s President. She was elected to the position recently during the group’s annual meeting. The Professional Developers of Iowa was founded in 1973 […]

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Registration now open for The University of Okoboji Winter Games

November 18, 2021

Registration is underway for the University of Okoboji Winter Games, KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: Registration for the University of Okoboji Winter Games is now open. Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber CEO Blain Andera says new events are being added. “Registration is open at uofowintergames.com, so stop by there and take a look. All the […]

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Upper Des Moines Opportunity Distributing Thanksgiving Baskets

November 18, 2021

(Spirit Lake)– A local agency is seeing to it the less fortunate in the community have a happy Thanksgiving. Kris Erickson of the Upper Des Moines Opportunity office in Spirit Lake tells KUOO news they’re giving away Thanksgiving food baskets to those who are income eligible. She says they started giving them out last week […]

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New Tool To be Used In The Battle Against Curly Leaf Pond Weed

November 18, 2021

(Orleans)– There’s a new tool in the tool box for treating curly leaf pond weed. Mike Hawkins, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says they’ll be trying a new herbicide, called “Sonar”, on the north bay of East Lake Okoboji yet this fall… Hawkins says, however, the herbicide is only effective […]

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Dickinson County Supervisors Hear Update From Discovery House

November 18, 2021

(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors Tuesday heard an update from the new Executive Director of Discovery House in Spirit Lake. Jessica Amendt informed the board of her background and some of her plans for the facility. Among them, she says, is the need to rebuild relationships of residents with their families… Amendt […]

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Special Election To Be Held To Fill District 1 Seat On O’Brien County Board Of Supervisors

November 18, 2021

(Primghar)– A special election will be held December 7th to fill a seat on the O’Brien County Board of Supervisors. The vacancy was created in October when 1st district supervisor Sherri Bootsma announced her resignation because she is moving out of the county. A committee consisting of the O’Brien County Auditor, Recorder and Treasurer convened […]

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