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Fright Hike Is Saturday Evening, Oct. 17th At Fort Defiance In Estherville
October 14, 2026
(Estherville)– The Estherville Fright Hike is this Saturday, October 17th at Fort Defiance State Park. Lexie Ruter, Executive Director of the Estherville Chamber of Commerce says the half mile hike will be going on from 6:00 pm until 9:30 pm and will feature two different scare experiences… She says the event is volunteer run… The […]
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Investigation Into Fireworks & Eggs Being Thrown Out Of A Traveling Vehicle Results In Arrest
October 14, 2026
(Spencer)– A Spencer man was taken into custody Saturday evening after authorities received a report of fireworks being shot out of a vehicle and eggs being thrown from it. Clay county authorities say they received a report of the alleged incident a little before 9:30 that evening involving a black Dodge Durango as it traveled […]
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Sanborn Avenue Speed Reduction Gets Second Reading; Trail Discussion Along That Same Road Takes New Turn
October 14, 2026
(Okoboji)– An ordinance to lower the speed limit on Sanborn Avenue in Okoboji from 35 mph to 25 mph fell short of final adoption Tuesday evening. A second reading of the proposed change was approved on a 3-2 vote, but failed to receive a super majority needed to waive the 3rd reading and final adoption, […]
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Minor Injuries Reported In Clay County Chain Reaction Collision
October 14, 2026
(Spencer)– The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has released details into a three-vehicle collision that took place Friday of last week near Dickens. An accident report says 50-year-old Michael Kallansrud of Fort Dodge was driving a 2025 GMC northbound in the 3500 mile of County Road N-14 when he failed to see two other vehicles that […]
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Fall Evenings Present Special Challenges For Drivers
October 14, 2026
(Spirit Lake)– This time of year increases dangers for motorists with the ongoing harvest and deer on the move. Kevin Krull of the Iowa State Patrol says everyone needs to be extra vigilant right now… “The thing I want to point out there is our closing times on the vehicles is going to be faster […]
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Collision In SW Minnesota Involving Multiple Vehicles Leaves One Person Seriously Injured
October 14, 2026
(Adrian, Mn.)– A collision Tuesday evening in southwest Minnesota involving a semi, pickup, a passenger van and a cargo van injured multiple people, one seriously. The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened on state highway 19 near Adrian, in Nobles county. Troopers say the semi, pickup and cargo van were all southbound and passenger van […]
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Public Access Ordinance Revision In Okoboji Falls Short Of Final Adoption
October 14, 2026
(Okoboji)– An ordinance revision for public access docks in Okoboji fell short of final adoption at Tuesday evening’s Okoboji city council meeting. The council approved the first reading of the proposed revisions on a 3-2 vote. The vote came after councilman Jim Hentges requested language that would ban swim rafts be eliminated from the ordinance… […]
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City Officials In Terril Say Water Is Now Safe To Drink
October 13, 2026
(Terril)– City officials in Terril this (Tuesday) afternoon announced the tap water is now safe to drink. It comes after test results came back favorably. The city issued a notification Saturday telling residents not to drink the water after high levels of manganese were discovered, causing a pink coloration in the water. It was announced […]
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Dickinson Supervisors Hear Request From LRH To Tap Into County’s Bonding Capacity For E-R Project
October 13, 2026
(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors this (Tues.) morning heard a request from Lakes Regional Healthcare as part of a $20 million upgrade of the hospital’s Emergency Department. LRH President and CEO Jason Harrington said they wanted to gauge the supervisors’ interest in the hospital tapping into the county’s bonding capacity to help […]
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