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More Rural Iowa Hospitals Discontinuing Labor & Delivery Units
September 2, 2024
(Undated)– Iowa’s dwindling population has forced a third of rural hospitals to close their labor and delivery units. Medical providers are trying to find solutions. Reporting from K-F-F Health News shows that at least 41 Iowa hospitals have closed their labor and delivery units since 2000 – down dramatically from the 1950s and ’60s when […]
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Crash On I-90 In Jackson County Results In Injuries
September 2, 2024
(Lakefield, Mn.)– A single vehicle crash a little before 5:00 am Monday on Interstate 90 in Jackson county sent two people to the hospital. The Minnesota State Patrol says 54-year-old Virgil Woods of Elkton, Maryland was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado pickup eastbound at milepost 58 when he lost control after swerving to miss a […]
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Significant Road Projects Get Underway Tues. (Sept. 3rd)
September 2, 2024
(Okoboji)– Two major road projects get underway Tuesday (Sept. 3rd) in the Iowa Great Lakes. A re-surfacing and pavement replacement project on Stakeout Road in Okoboji will be taking place from the intersection with Highway 71 to just north of Chalstrom Beach. While local traffic will still be allowed through that area, motorists are encouraged […]
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Ribbon Cutting Held On Lake Park Trail Extension
September 2, 2024
(Lake Park)– A ribbon cutting ceremony was held this (Monday) morning in Lake Park officially marking the completion and opening of the Tatanka Ska Trace Trail between that community and Spirit Lake. Erin Reed of Dickinson County Trails thanked everyone who made the project possible, noting that it represents years of planning, fundraising and construction. […]
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Palo Alto County Collision Claims A Life
August 31, 2024
(Emmetsburg)– A two-vehicle collision Friday afternoon in Palo Alto county claimed the life of one person and seriously injured three others. The Iowa State Patrol says 32-year-old Desiree Sternhagen of Janesville, Minnesota was driving a 2013 Kia southbound on 480th Avenue and failed to stop at the intersection with 370th Street. Troopers say she collided […]
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