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Melvin Man Sentenced On Federal Drug Charge
December 16, 2021
(Sioux City)– A Melvin man has been sentenced on a federal drug charge. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa says 50-year-old Todd Gruis pleaded guilty back in September of this year to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Gruis was sentenced Tuesday to 31 months’ imprisonment and must also serve a […]
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Governor Kim Reynolds Signs Disaster Proclamation
December 16, 2021
(Des Moines)– Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for a number of Iowa counties impacted by Wednesday’s severe weather. Counties in our area that are included under the proclamation are Buena Vista, Cherokee, Emmet, Humboldt, Kossuth, O’Brien, Palo Alto and Pocahontas. It allows state resources to be used to respond and recover from […]
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INHF Closes On East Okoboji Land Purchase
December 16, 2021
(Spirit Lake)– The Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation has closed on a 50-acre parcel of land on east side of East Lake Okoboji. The land, just north of Elinor Bedell State Park, will remain a natural area with the assistance of the Dickinson County Conservation Board through a conservation easement. A press release says it will […]
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Lakes Area Teen Receives Governor’s Lifesaving Award
December 16, 2021
(Des Moines)– A lakes area teen received statewide recognition Thursday during a ceremony in Des Moines. Calvin Grosvenor was presented with the Governor’s Lifesaving Award by Stephan Bayens, Commissioner of the Iowa Department of Public Safety. Grosvenor was honored for saving the life of a fellow scuba diver during an incident on May 28th 2020 […]
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