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Milford Fire Dept. Holds Its Annual Pancake Feed This Sunday (Sept. 1st)
August 27, 2024
(Milford)– The Milford Fire Department holds one of its major fundraisers of the year this weekend. Firefighter Jason Simpson says their annual pancake feed will be taking place this Sunday (Sept. 1st)… Admission will be by a freewill donation… Simpson says this year’s event will also feature a silent auction item… A photo of the […]
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Iowa School Districts Making Changes To Attendance Policies
August 27, 2024
(Undated)– School districts are making changes to their student absentee policies in accordance with a new Iowa law. Senate File 2435 defines chronic absenteeism as missing 10 percent of days within a grading period. It also defines missing more than 20 percent of days in a semester as truancy. After 10 days a family receives […]
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Milford Police Department Unveils New Patch
August 27, 2024
(Milford)– The Milford Police Department has unveiled a new patch. A post on the department’s Facebook page says back in February, School Resource Officer Keaton Verner came up with the idea for a contest among Okoboji High School students to design a new patch for the department. Student Josephine Van Wyhe’s design was selected as […]
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Early Morning Fire Destroys Garage
August 26, 2024
(Spencer)– Fire early Monday morning destroyed a garage in Spencer. Spencer Fire/Rescue was called shortly before 2:00 am to 703 East 3rd Street and found a fully detached garage on fire with flames coming through the roof. Assistance was called for additional units as the fire was threatening to spread to another garage and two […]
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NW Iowa RSVP Program Has New Director
August 26, 2024
(Emmetsburg)– The Northwest Iowa Retired Senior Volunteer Program, or RSVP, has a new Director. Gabrielle Janssen started in that capacity August 5th and is based out of the Emmetsburg campus of Iowa Lakes Community College. Janssen is a recent graduate of Luther College and has a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Religion. She is a […]
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