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Informational Meeting Held On Lake Park Emergency Services Facility Prior To Nov. 3rd Bond Vote
October 1, 2026
(Lake Park)– An informational event was held Wednesday evening in Lake Park as voters there next month will decide the fate of a $4.6 million bond issue for a new emergency services facility that would house the fire department and ambulance. The current fire station in Lake Park was constructed in 1979. Chief Brandon Ehret […]
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LRH Announces $20 Million Expansion & Renovation Of Emergency Department
September 30, 2026
(Spirit Lake)– Lakes Regional Healthcare is embarking on a $20 million project to upgrade and expand its Emergency Department. LRH President and CEO Jason Harrington says they have simply outgrown the existing facility… “Really about five years ago we took on a master facility plan to look at the campus, to look at future growth, […]
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Ongoing Delay To The Harvest Causing Some Anxiety Among Area Producers
September 30, 2026
(Lakefield, Mn.)– Area producers are feeling some anxiety as ongoing wet weather continues to prevent the start of harvest. Jim Nesseth of Extended Ag Services in Lakefield says the affect the moisture is having on the crops is a real concern, with some reports locally of some soybeans even starting to sprout in the pods… […]
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I-90 Crash Injures Sioux Falls Man
September 30, 2026
(Welcome, Mn.)– A single vehicle crash Tuesday just west of the Welcome exit on Interstate 90 injured a Sioux Falls man. The Minnesota State Patrol says 20-year-old Omar Abdi Omar lost control of a 2006 Chevrolet Colorado. Troopers say the eastbound vehicle left the road, coming to rest in the median. Omar was taken to […]
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NW Iowa Man Sentenced On Child Exploitation Charges
September 30, 2026
(Sioux City)– A Hull man has been sentenced after pleading guilty in federal court to child exploitation charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa says 31-year-old Evan Marra entered the plea Thursday to one count each of possession of child pornography and producing, receiving and distributing obscene material depicting sexual abuse […]
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Arnolds Park City Council Awards Pump House Demo Bid; Talks Parking Study & Approves Library Staffing Proposal
September 29, 2026
(Arnolds Park)– Meeting in special session Tuesday, the Arnolds Park City Council voted 5-0 to approve a bid of nearly $204,000 to demolish and remove the city’s old pump house on Pillsbury Point. The bid from Midwest Lake Service of Spirit Lake, the same contractor doing a shoreline restoration project in that same area, came […]
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Rain Didn’t Stop More Than 300 Bicyclists From Participating In This Year’s U Of O Oktoberfest
September 29, 2026
(Arnolds Park)– The weather was less than ideal for this past Saturday’s University of Okoboji Oktoberfest but Morgan Strauss of the Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce says it didn’t dampen the spirits of those who still participated in the bike ride portion of the festivities… “We still welcomed over 350 riders. I think […]
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Former Financial Assistant For City Of Spencer Sentenced On Theft, Credit Card Fraud Charges
September 29, 2026
(Spencer)– A former financial assistant for the city of Spencer who was the focus of an investigation into some stolen funds has been sentenced. 53-year-old Lavonne Bell of Spencer was sentenced Monday on charges of theft in the 1st degree…a class C felony, and credit card fraud, an aggravated misdemeanor. Bell pled guilty to the […]
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