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Local Telecommunications Companies Changing Hands
October 31, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– Two local telecommunications companies are changing hands. It was announced today (Tues.) Sioux Center based Premier Communications is acquiring Great Lakes Communication Corporation, doing business as IGL Teleconnect. The acquisition includes IGL’s telephone and internet business. IGL Teleconnect was founded 11 years ago with the goal of providing high-quality telecommunications services to rural […]
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A Portion Of Hwy 4 In Estherville Will Reopen To Traffic Wednesday
October 31, 2023
(Estherville)– A portion of Highway 4 in Estherville that’s been closed for months due to road construction is about to reopen to traffic. The Iowa Department of Transportation says that portion of the highway from the railroad overpass south will reopen at 5:00 pm Wednesday. That portion of Highway 4 from Central Avenue north, however, […]
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Jackson, Mn. Officials To Break Ground On Major Housing Project
October 31, 2023
(Jackson, Mn.)-– City officials in Jackson will break ground Wednesday on a major workforce housing project. The 40-acre Belmont Heights development will be located on the city’s north side, just off Highway 71 across from the Jackson Golf Course. Mayor Marcus Polz says it represents a private-public partnership and is the result of a collaboration […]
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Rep. From Iowa Drainage District Association Gives Update
October 31, 2023
(Spirit Lake)– Dickinson County Supervisors last week heard an update on some changes to drainage laws. John Torbert of the Iowa Drainage District Association says one of the most important ones stems from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on what’s known as the “Waters of the US”, or WOTUS, that would have given the EPA […]
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Final Public Informational Meeting Held On H-LP Bond Referendum
October 31, 2023
(Lake Park)– The final public informational meeting on an upcoming bond referendum for the Harris-Lake Park School District was held last (Mon.) evening in Lake Park. Superintendent Gary Richardson reminds us what the project would consist of if voters approve the $18.6 million measure one week from today (Tues.)… Richardson explains how it would affect […]
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