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Lakes are Freezing Over in the Iowa Great Lakes Area, DNR Encourages Safety on the Ice
December 12, 2025
Its that time of year, the time when the ice starts to cover the lakes and people want to get out and go ice fishing. Andrew Carlson, Iowa DNR Fisheries Management Biologist talks about the current conditions of the ice. “We had between five and a half and eight inches on Spirit Lake, roughly the […]
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Protect Your Outdoor Pets and Animals from the Cold
December 12, 2025
Dangerously cold temps and extremely low wind chills will hit the area this weekend and its time to make sure your outdoor pets and animals can stay warm. Kristy Henning, who is the Director at the Emmet County Animal Shelter says its really important to make sure your pets can stay hydrated. “Being dehydrated and […]
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Life Serve Blood Center Encourages Everyone to Donate Blood this Holiday Season
December 11, 2025
(Spirit Lake) Life Serve Blood Center is inviting everyone to celebrate the season of giving by saving lives. Tim Paluch, Director of PR/Marketing for Life Serve Blood Center says its very important to give blood. “You might be helping out your neighbor or your friend or your family. Someone you’re behind the line in the […]
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Iowa Lakes Corridor Opens Applications for Grants
December 11, 2025
The Iowa Lakes Corridor has opened applications for their 2026 Homegrown Talent initiative grants. Trevor Smith, Senior Vice President of Economic Development of the Iowa Lakes Corridor talks about the purpose of these grants. “So the Homegrown Talent Initiative was brought out as a workforce recruitment initiative that, after meeting with a lot of our […]
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Winter Weather Advisory and Very Cold Temps this Weekend
December 11, 2025
We are under another winter weather advisory today from now until 6pm tonight. A wintry mix of precipitation will move through the area with heaviest precipitation focused around the middle of the day. Accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are possible for parts of our listening area in northwest Iowa including the Iowa Great Lakes […]
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Jackson Federated REA Accepting Applications for Annual Youth Tour Contest
December 10, 2025
Federated REA is now accepting applications for its annual Youth Tour contest. Marketing and Communications Manager Andrea Christoffer, is hoping they get more applicants this year. “Last year we only had six students apply, so I’m really hoping we can have more people apply for this because honestly, its more valuable than some of the […]
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Dickinson County Supervisor Optimistic About Unified Zoning
December 10, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– A Dickinson County Supervisor says he’s still optimistic the cities, county and Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary District can collaborate on a comprehensive land use plan and unified zoning. Speaking at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Steve Clark said preliminary discussions so far have been positive for the most part. He says it’s in […]
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