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Authorities Investigating A Shooting Near Hartley
September 5, 2025
(Hartley)– An investigation is underway into a shooting earlier this week near Hartley. The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to a residence on Yew Avenue a little after 3:30 pm Wednesday on a report of a 50-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head. The victim was identified as Robert Leroy […]
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Clay County Fair Gets Underway This Saturday (Sept. 6th)
September 4, 2025
(Spencer)– The cost of getting through the gate at this year’s Clay County Fair is going to remain the same as it has been the past couple of years. Fair General Manager and CEO Jason Brockshus… “12 and under are always free; 13 to 18 are $12.00 admission at the gate, $9.00 still up until […]
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Humboldt County Man Sentenced On Federal Drug Charges
September 4, 2025
(Sioux City)– A Humboldt county man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on multiple counts of possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. 40-year-old Nathan Nickless of Dakota City, Iowa, pled guilty to the charges on April 1st of this year. Federal prosecutors say it stems in part from a pursuit on […]
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Social Media Influencer To Make The Rounds Next Week In Clay County
September 4, 2025
(Spencer)– A social media influencer is coming to Spencer just in time for the Clay County Fair. Olivia Baxter of Clay County Tourism told the Spencer City Council Tuesday evening it’s being made possible through an Iowa Tourism Grant they were awarded in late 2024… “That influencer, she is coming with her husband and two […]
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Lakeside Labs, DNR Establish Fellowship Program
September 4, 2025
(Wahpeton)– A new endowed graduate fellowship has been created to advance research in fisheries biology, water quality and watershed management with the Iowa Great Lakes ecosystem. Mary Skopec, Executive Director of Lakeside Labs, says The Edward Thelen Graduate Fellowship in Fisheries Biology and Water Research will provide field opportunities for graduate students… “An anonymous donor […]
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Ag Expert: Cool Down Is A Good Thing For Crops, Provided We Don’t Get Frost
September 3, 2025
(Lakefield, Mn.)– Provided we can keep the frost away, the much cooler weather is coming at a perfect time as corn and soybean crops start reaching maturity. That word from Jim Nesseth of Extended Ag Services in Lakefield… “You know we weren’t behind schedule at all with this crop development so that’s all good, so […]
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Some Buildings Severely Damaged By Last Year’s Flood In Spencer Are A Step Closer To Coming Down
September 3, 2025
(Spencer)– Some structures in Spencer heavily damaged in last year’s flood that have been deemed no longer habitable are a step closer to being demolished. The city council Tuesday evening approved the list of properties being included in a couple of buyout programs. City Manager Kevin Robinson says the first is for four structures included […]
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Minor Injuries Reported In Three-Vehicle Collision At The North Y In Spencer
September 3, 2025
(Spencer)– Two people were injured last Thursday in a three-vehicle collision at the north junction of Highways 71 and 18, or the North Y in Spencer. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says 26-year-old Roberta Garcia of Spirit Lake was driving a 2016 Subaru southbound on Highway 71 and 81-year-old Ruth Hoekstra of Ocheyedan was driving […]
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Early Morning Pursuit Through Residential Areas Of Spirit Lake Lands Man In Jail On Multiple Charges
September 3, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– A high speed pursuit very early this morning landed a Spirit Lake man in jail on multiple charges. In a press release, the Spirit Lake Police Department says it started around 12:00 am when officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado in the 1500 block of Highways 9 […]
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