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Three Sons Storefront Reaches 150 Years
May 10, 2024
(Milford)– This year marks the 150th anniversary for the storefront of The Three Sons in Milford. Emil Richter tells KUOO news the building was constructed in 1874 as a telegraph station for the Milwaukee Road Railroad, as it was building its tracks north from Spencer through the Iowa Great Lakes. After the telegraph station was […]
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Recent Rains Eliminate Drought Conditions In NW Iowa
May 10, 2024
(Des Moines)– All the rain we received in April and so far in May has greatly improved overall drought conditions, basically eliminating them altogether in northwest Iowa. The latest Water Summary Update from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources shows April’s preliminary statewide precipitation was 4.16 inches which is nearly a half inch above normal. […]
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SMU Receives National Recognition For Power Reliability
May 10, 2024
(Spencer)– Spencer Municipal Utilities has received national recognition for exceptional electric reliability in 2023. It comes from the American Public Power Association, a trade group representing 2,000 not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities. The group subscribes to a tracking service that monitors outage and restoration data. That information is then compared to national statistics from the U.S. […]
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Former Pride Group Employee Sentenced For Stealing Money From Residents
May 9, 2024
(Primghar)– A Primghar woman who was arrested on several felony charges after being accused of stealing money from several residents at the Pride Group, where she worked, has been sentenced to ten years in prison. According to criminal complaints, 48-year-old Jennifer Lynn Storm of Primghar was accused of stealing over $23,000 from 21 different residents […]
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