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Multiple Wastewater Bypasses Going On In Iowa Great Lakes
June 17, 2024
(Milford)– Extremely heavy rain and power outages with the storms that moved through the Iowa Great Lakes very early this (Mon.) morning have resulted in several wastewater bypasses. That word from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ field office in Spencer. One of those occurred at a lift station just south of Manhattan Point on […]
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Dickinson County Emergency Management Making Sand, Sandbags Available To Residents
June 17, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– Dickinson County Emergency Management is making sand and sandbags available to residents that have property being threatened by high water. In Spirit Lake, sandbags are in a shelter to the west of the sand bunker. The site is about a block and-a-half west of the courthouse, at 1007 19th Street. Sand and sandbags […]
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Lake Levels Are Quickly Rising Again After Heavy Rain This Weekend
June 17, 2024
(Orleans)– Water levels on the Iowa Great Lakes are quickly rising once again with the heavy rain over the weekend. Severe storms that brought 50 to 60 mph wind this (Mon.) morning again caused damage to docks, boats and hoists, especially on Big Spirit Lake. Mike Hawkins, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of […]
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Storms Bring Damaging Wind To Some Areas
June 17, 2024
(Spirit Lake)– Quite a few residents have spent their Monday morning cleaning up from storms that tore through the Iowa Great Lakes and surrounding areas very early today. Dickinson County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Ehret says there was swath of 50 to 60 mph wind that went across northern Dickinson county, causing considerable damage in […]
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