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University of Okoboji Oktoberfest Is This Weekend
September 25, 2025
University of Okoboji Oktoberfest is this Saturday at Preservation Plaza in Arnolds Park. Morgan Strauss, Director of Marketing and Events for the Iowa Great Lakes Chamber of Commerce, says you can still register for the various events online until 5:00 pm today (Thurs.) and in person Saturday morning from 8:00 am until 9:45 am. She […]
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Dickinson County New 911 Radio System Working Well
September 25, 2025
(Spirit Lake)–It’s been about a year now since Dickinson county switched over to a new 911 radio system that not only serves law enforcement, EMS, fire and other emergency personnel in the county, but also is being used by schools and the county’s Secondary Roads Department. Dickinson County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Ehret (air-it) says […]
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Fairmont Man Sustains Injuries in Motorcycle Accident
September 25, 2025
(Fairmont) A 20-year-old man from Fairmont was involved in a motorcycle accident on Wednesday. Dilon Curtis Pluim was riding a Kawasaki EX500 northbound on highway 15 in Fairmont when he lost control of the motorcycle after crossing the railroad tracks. Pluim was taken to the emergency room at Mayo Health after he sustained non-life threatening […]
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Gov. Kim Reynolds Sets Date For Special Election For Iowa House District 7
September 24, 2025
(Des Moines)– Governor Kim Reynolds has set Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 as the date for a special election for Iowa House District 7. It comes on the heels of the resignation of Iowa State Representative Mike Sexton who was appointed by President Trump to serve as Director of USDA Rural Development in Iowa. Sexton was […]
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Ag Official: Recent Hail Storms Have Taken A Toll On Some Soybean Fields
September 24, 2025
(Lakefield, Mn.)– Severe weather that recently struck some parts of the region have had an impact on crop conditions in the affected locations. Jim Nesseth of Extended Ag Services in Lakefield says soybeans were particularly hard hit in those areas that experienced hail… “We’ve had reports of anywhere from two to five bushels of losses, […]
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IDALS Accepting Pre-Applications For Urban Water Quality Projects
September 24, 2025
(Des Moines)– Officials are accepting pre-applications for certain water quality projects as part of Iowa’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced that pre-applications are for cost-share grants to support urban conservation and water quality projects. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says Iowans all share a responsibility to protect […]
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Dickinson County Endowment Fund Celebrating 20 Years
September 24, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors Tuesday heard an update from the Dickinson County Endowment Fund. Ann Ditsworth serves as advisor for the group which is celebrating its 20th anniversary… “To this point we have granted out about $1.9 million, a little over $1.9 million, to projects throughout Dickinson county, over 450 projects […]
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Mosquito Spraying To Be Conducted In Spencer
September 24, 2025
(Spencer)– The city of Spencer will be spraying for mosquitos over the next couple of evenings. City officials say the operations this (Wed.) evening will be taking place from 7:00 pm until 11:00 pm on the north side of the city north of the bridge from 11th Avenue West to 10th Avenue East. The operations […]
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Southern Minnesota Collision Sends Two People To The Hospital
September 24, 2025
(Lewisville, Mn.)– A collision Tuesday in southern Minnesota sent two people to the hospital. The Minnesota State Patrol says 31-year-old Jacob Mohwinkel of Truman was driving a 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee northbound on Highway 15 at Lewisville. Troopers say 41-year-old Armando Mendoza of Granada, Minnesota was driving a 2007 Peterbilt semi southbound when the two […]
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