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Researcher Addresses Key Factor Behind Active Tornado Season
July 1, 2024
(Undated)– Weather researchers at Iowa State University say a shifting climate and warmer ocean temperatures are partially responsible for a record number of tornadoes this spring. More than 100 were reported in Iowa, in May alone. Eleven-hundred tornadoes were reported regionwide in May, from Texas to Minnesota and from West Virginia to Georgia. That’s more […]
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Committee To Explore Possible Options For Lowering Iowa Great Lakes While Not Flooding Downstream Areas
June 29, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– A crowd of hundreds overflowed the Supervisors room at flooded into the hallways at the Dickinson County Courthouse during a joint meeting this (Sat.) afternoon of the Board of Supervisors and Emergency Management Commission. Residents and elected officials from the entire length of the Little Sioux River, some from as far away as […]
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IGLSD Identifies Major Factor In Overloaded Sewer System
June 29, 2024
(Wahpeton)– Officials with the Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary District say they’ve found the likely cause of the ongoing issues with the overloaded sewer system in areas very near the lakes. Superintendent Steve Anderson says crews have found many instances in which floor drains in homes, garages, basements and crawl spaces that either have ground water […]
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Lakeside Speaker Series to feature talk by Dr. Katherine McCarville July 2
June 28, 2024
(Okoboji)-The Lakeside Lab Speaker Series will feature a talk on Iowa geology Tuesday night. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: The Friends of Lakeside Lab Speaker Series will continue Tuesday evening with a talk by Dr. Katherine McCarville, Geoscientist in Residence at Lakeside Lab who will be speaking about Iowa Rocks. “I think sometimes people think […]
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Gov. Kim Reynolds Appoints John Sandy To Court Of Appeals
June 28, 2024
(Des Moines)– Governor Kim Reynolds announced today (Friday) she has appointed John Sandy of Spirit Lake as a judge on the Iowa Court of Appeals. Sandy currently serves as District Judge in District 3A. He received his undergraduate degree and law degree from the University of St. Thomas. Sandy fills a vacancy created following the […]
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