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Red Cross: Spring Ahead & Check Those Smoke Detectors
March 6, 2026
(Undated)– The American Red Cross has an important reminder as we turn our clocks ahead one hour this weekend. They say it’s also a great time to test smoke detectors and to replace the batteries in them. They also recommend getting a new one if yours is 10 years-old or older. Red Cross officials say […]
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Tickets Now Available For Farm To Fork
March 6, 2026
(Spencer)– A popular fundraiser for the Clay County Charitable Trust will be held May 1st. The 5th Annual Farm To Fork will take place at the Clay County Regional Events Center in Spencer. It will begin at 6:00 pm with a social hour followed by a four-course dinner at 7:00 pm and dessert at 8:00 […]
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Full-Fledged Drought Conditions Return To Good Deal Of NW Iowa
March 6, 2026
(Undated)– Drought conditions have made a return to a good deal of the region. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor issued Thursday has pretty much all of northwest Iowa classified as being under moderate drought, with a drought watch now in effect. The report shows little to no measurable precipitation fell in the region during the […]
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Battery Charging Said To Be Cause Of House Fire In Hartley
March 6, 2026
(Hartley) (KIWA)– The occupants of a Hartley home are homeless after a fire earlier this week. Hartley Fire Chief Brad Meendering says they were called around 3:00 pm Wednesday to 20 North Fifth Avenue East in Hartley. Meendering says flames were shooting out of a window when they got there. He says they used an […]
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Fire Destroys House In East Okoboji Beach Area
March 5, 2026
(Spirit Lake)– Fire has destroyed a house in the East Okoboji Beach area on the east side of East Lake Okoboji. Spirit Lake Fire Chief Pat Daly tells KUOO news they were called to 25924 Walleye Drive at 10:42 am this (Thurs.) morning… “We had a report of a house, structure fire. When we got […]
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Work Continues On Major Shoreline Restoration Project At Isthmus Park
March 5, 2026
(Orleans)– Work continues on a major shoreline restoration project on the north side of East Lake Okoboji at Isthmus Park. It’s a project we first reported on earlier this winter. Mike Hawkins, Regional Fisheries Biologist Management Supervisor for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the work is taking place along the shoreline from Hill […]
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Walleye Weekend Grant Applications Now Being Accepted
March 5, 2026
(Arnolds Park)– The Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting grant applications for Walleye Weekend. Each year a portion of the proceeds from Walleye Weekend are awarded through grants to benefit angling-related projects in the Iowa Great Lakes. Chamber President and CEO Blain Andera says last year, that amounted to some $20,000… […]
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HPAI Again Confirmed In NW Iowa
March 5, 2026
(Undated) — A sixth case of bird flu is being reported in Iowa. A backyard flock in Buena Vista County has been diagnosed with the highly pathogenic avian influenza, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. While the CDC believes the threat to the general public remains low, bird flu can be fatal to domestic […]
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Fairmont Opera House In Danger Of Closing
March 5, 2026
(Fairmont, MN) — Minnesota’s oldest operating theater is in danger of going out of business. The Opera House opened in Fairmont, Minnesota, in 1901, but now it needs four million dollars to stay open. Grants and donations have helped raise one-and-a-half million dollars so far, but it’s still not enough. If they can afford renovations, […]
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