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City Of Spencer Applying For RISE Grant For A Couple Of Projects
February 5, 2025
(Spencer)– The Spencer City Council Monday evening authorized staff to proceed with a grant application through the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy, or RISE Grant program. City Manager Kevin Robinson says the application is under a new disaster-related provision the Iowa D.O.T added to the RISE program… Robinson says the grant, if […]
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Bales Of Biomass Catch On Fire Near Poet’s Emmetsburg Plant
February 5, 2025
(Emmetsburg)– Firefighters from several departments battled a fire over the weekend near the Poet Bioprocessing facility near Emmetsburg. The fire broke out in some bales of biomass in a nearby stack-yard around noon Saturday. Firefighters from several departments responded to help bring the blaze under control before it could spread any further. Even though firefighters […]
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Dickinson County Completes Transition To New Radio System
February 4, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– Dickinson county’s conversion to a new 911 radio system is now complete. Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Ehret gave an update at today’s (Tues.) Board of Supervisors meeting. He says the county has about 535 radios operating on the new system, known as the Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System, or ISICS… Ehret says the […]
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Milford City Council Continues Discussions On Hwy 71 Four Lane To Three Proposal
February 4, 2025
(Milford)– The Milford City Council Monday evening held a work session to further discuss Highway 71 through the city and the possibility of reducing the road from four lanes to three. They reviewed information presented by Jennifer McCoy, a Senior Traffic Engineer with the Bolton and Menk Engineering firm. It comes on the heels of […]
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Arnolds Park Man Arrested On Multiple Drug Charges
February 4, 2025
(Arnolds Park)– An Arnolds Park man was arrested on multiple drug charges after authorities executed a search warrant on his residence Monday. 39-year-old Lorenzo Shaw III was booked into the Dickinson county jail on charges of possession of a controlled substance…marijuana; possession of a controlled substance…cocaine; possession with intent to deliver cocaine; ongoing criminal conduct; […]
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