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Dickinson Co. Supervisors Approve Permit To Extend Fiber Optics Broadband Internet To Some Rural Areas

April 12, 2022

(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors today (Tues.) approved a permit allowing a local company to move forward with plans to expand broadband internet services to rural areas east and west of Spirit Lake and north to the Minnesota border. Adam Nielsen of Iowa Great Lakes Teleconnect told the Supervisors they plan to […]

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Milford City Council Tables Bid On Lift Station After Cost Comes In Much Higher Than Estimated

April 12, 2022

(Milford)– The Milford City Council Monday evening approved plans and specifications for the replacement of a lift station on 13th Street but wound up tabling bids on the project after they came in nearly double over engineer’s estimates. The increasing cost of supplies and construction were cited as the main factors. Council members indicated they […]

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Palo Alto County Traffic Stop Results In Arrest

April 12, 2022

(Graettinger)– A traffic stop this past weekend resulted in the arrest of a Graettinger man on drug charges. The Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy pulled over a vehicle late Saturday night near Graettinger. A subsequent investigation resulted in the driver, 67-year-old William Murray, being arrested for possession of a controlled substance 3rd […]

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Sibley-Ocheyedan School Board Approves Cell Phone Ban

April 12, 2022

(Sibley)– Cellular devices are no longer permissible in school buildings at Sibley-Ocheyedan. The school board voted Monday to approve the ban. It stems from issues the district has been having with harassment on the social media app “Yik Yak”. An active investigation into a recent incident is currently underway by the Sibley-Ocheyedan School District and […]

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City Of Milford To Begin Removing Ash Trees From Rights Of Way

April 12, 2022

(Milford)– The confirmed presence of emerald ash borer in several northwest Iowa counties has one lakes area city taking some pre-emptive steps. Milford Mayor Steve Anderson tells KUOO news the city’s Public Works Department will soon begin removing ash trees from public rights of way… Anderson says the city also has an ordinance on the […]

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