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City Of Spencer Identifies Priorities For Long-Term Planning
February 25, 2022
(Spencer)– The city of Spencer is doing some long range planning. Mayor Steve Bomgaars says they identified three top priorities in a recent planning session. He says they are not listed in any order of importance… Bomgaars says the third pertains to some recreational amenities… Bomgaars says housing, debt capacity, communicating with other governmental entities […]
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Tax Bill Passes Iowa House & Senate
February 25, 2022
(Des Moines)– The tax reform bill is on the way to the governor’s desk for her signature after passing the Senate and then the House. The bill would gradually cut the personal income tax rate to three-point-nine percent by 2026 and eliminate taxes on retirement income. It would cut the corporate tax rate while also reducing some […]
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BVU, Rosenboom Form Strategic Partnership
February 25, 2022
(Storm Lake)– Buena Vista University and Rosenboom have announced a strategic partnership. Officials say it allows Rosenboom employees, as well as eligible family members of full-time employees, to receive grant funding to lower education costs while enrolled in classes at BVU’s Storm Lake campus. The funding also lowers the cost per credit hour for students […]
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Supervisors Discuss Speed Limits On West Side Of Big Spirit Lake
February 25, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– Speed limits on County Road M-49 on the west side of Big Spirit Lake were a topic of discussion at this week’s Dickinson County Board of Supervisors meeting. It was brought to the table after concern was expressed by a resident of that area. County Engineer Dan Eckert told the supervisors they could […]
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Iowa Lakes Community College to host Annual Job Fair March 1-2
February 24, 2022
A Job Fair is on tap next week at Iowa Lakes Community College. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: Iowa Lakes Community College will host their annual Job Fair on March 1 and 2. Career Services Director Tim Ireland says the event is free and open to the public. “We’re going to have a free job […]
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Program Next Month In Spirit Lake Will Address Farm Succession
February 24, 2022
(Spirit Lake)– A program being held next month in Spirit Lake will address the topic of farm succession. Amy Benge of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dickinson County says it will cover several issues related to the topic… Benge says the cost for the seminar is $30 per person or $40 per couple, and […]
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Federal Disaster Assistance Approved For Several NW Iowa Counties
February 24, 2022
(Washington, DC) — Federal disaster aid has been approved in 25 Iowa counties for damage done by severe storms that hit on December 15th. An intense line of rapidly-moving severe thunderstorms passed through the region bringing hurricane-force wind gusts and resulting in 43 confirmed tornadoes. That’s a single-day record for tornadoes in Iowa. The Iowa […]
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Two People Injured In Separate Accidents In Osceola County
February 23, 2022
(Sibley)– Separate accidents earlier this week in Osceola county sent two people to the hospital. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office says the first one happened this past Sunday. Authorities say 53-year-old Alan Hoppe of Sibley lost control of a 2013 Ford while traveling southbound on Oriole Avenue about 1/4 mile north of Sibley. The vehicle […]
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