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Terril City Council Accepts Resignations Of Mayor & Council Member, Public Hearing Set To Consider Appointments To Fill The Vacancies
August 5, 2026
(Terril)– Meeting in special session Tuesday evening, the Terril City Council voted 4-0 to accept the resignations of Julie Thiesen as Mayor and Amy Ness as a city council member. They also adopted a resolution of intent to fill both vacancies through appointments. They’ll make the appointments at a public hearing during a special session […]
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Victim Of Sunday’s Deadly Boat Crash On West Lake Okoboji Identified As Sioux Falls Man
August 4, 2026
(Arnolds Park)– The Iowa Department of Natural Resources this (Tues.) afternoon released the identity of the man killed in that deadly boat collision Sunday on West Lake Okoboji, along with some additional details into the incident. The DNR says 64-year-old Zhong Jie Teng of Sioux Falls died of injuries suffered in the collision. He was […]
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Collision Of Car & Semi Just West Of Spirit Lake Results In Minor Injuries
August 4, 2026
(Spirit Lake)– Minor injuries were reported Monday in a collision involving a semi tractor-trailer and a car near the intersection of Highway 9 and 210th Avenue, east of Vick’s Corner. The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office says 26-year-old Delaney Packard of Milford was driving a 2010 Honda Accord and was approaching 210th Avenue while 67-year-old Lance […]
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Iowa’s Sales Tax Holiday Is This Friday & Saturday, August 7th & 8th
August 4, 2026
(Undated)– Iowa’s sales tax holiday is this Friday and Saturday, August 7th and 8th. That means clothes or shoes priced under 100 dollars can be purchased without the added six percent state sales tax. It also applies to those items purchased on those days by mail, catalog or online. It does NOT apply, however, to […]
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Iowa DNR To Hold Informational Session On Management Plan For 12 Mile Lake In Emmet County
August 4, 2026
(Wallingford)– The Iowa DNR will hold an informational event later this month to talk about management plans for 12 Mile Lake in Emmet county. The August 26th open house will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 pm at the Wallingford Community Center. The project is scheduled to start this fall with the installation of some […]
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Tourism Numbers In Iowa Great Lakes So Far This Season Pretty Much On Par With A Year Ago This Time
August 4, 2026
(Spirit Lake)– Tourism numbers so far are on target with a year ago at this time, with the season soon to be winding down. Kiley Zankowski of Vacation Okoboji says nearly 600,000 people have visited the Iowa Great Lakes so far this season… “Our numbers in May, we were up about four percent with actual […]
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Collision Near Terril Results In Minor Injuries
August 4, 2026
(Terril)– The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office has released details into a two vehicle collision north of Terril that took place back on July 23rd of this year. Authorities say 53-year-old Jody Sheriff of Sioux Falls was driving a 2013 Kia Sorento Southbound on County Road N14 and was approaching the intersection of County Road A34 […]
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City Of Spencer Applying For CDBG Funds To Assist With Infrastructure/Housing Projects
August 4, 2026
(Spencer)– The Spencer City Council Monday evening heard from City Manager Kevin Robinson on plans for the city to apply for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Relief funds. Robinson says they’ve identified several infrastructure and housing projects that they plan to apply for… “One is storm sewer separation. There’s five areas of town that are […]
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Collision Near Hartley Injures Girl; Totals A Fire Truck
August 4, 2026
(Hartley)– A Melvin girl was taken to the hospital and a Melvin fire truck was totaled after an accident near Hartley on Saturday, August 1, 2026. The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office says a 16-year-old from Hartley was driving a 2006 Chevy pickup westbound on a driveway at 2734 Vine Avenue . 41-year-old Philip Krogman of […]
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