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IGL Rotary Club Member Spreading Organization’s Mission Internationally

March 24, 2022

(Sydney, Australia)– A member and former President of the Iowa Great Lakes Rotary Club is spreading the organization’s mission internationally. Kathy Fahy has been in Australia the past couple of weeks speaking with Rotary clubs in that part of the world. She spoke with KUOO news this (Thurs.) morning from Sydney, Australia… Fahy says she’s […]

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Applications being accepted for Clay County Fair Queen

March 23, 2022

(Spencer)-The search is underway for the next Clay County Fair Queen. KUOO’s Becky Thoreson has details: Applications are now being accepted for the 2022 Clay County Fair Queen. Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons explains the qualifications. “The competition will be Sunday, May 1st, and of course, prior to that we’re looking for females between the ages […]

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Two Melvin Residents Sentenced In Child Abuse Case

March 23, 2022

(Sibley)– Two people from Melvin arrested in September 2020 in a child abuse case have been sentenced in Osceola County District Court. Derek White and Donna Rae Reisdorfer were each charged with one count of neglect or abandonment of a dependent person and two counts of child endangerment causing bodily injury. According to online court […]

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BV Supervisors Approve 1st Reading Of TIF Agreement For Soybean Crushing Facility

March 23, 2022

(Storm Lake)– Supervisors in Buena Vista county have approved the first reading of an urban renewal area Tax Increment Financing ordinance pertaining to the Platinum Crush soybean crushing plant that is being constructed between Storm Lake and Alta. Tax Increment Financing is a public economic development tool for subsidizing development and infrastructure up-front. The city […]

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Estherville City Council Approves Citywide Clean Up Days

March 23, 2022

(Estherville)– The Estherville City Council Monday voted to have city-wide clean-up days April 25th-29th. It makes it the second consecutive year for the city to hold the event. There was again discussion as to whether or not to make it an annual affair, or to hold it every other year. City Administrator Penny Clayton says […]

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