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ILEC Official Reporting Significant Damage To Their Distribution System
December 16, 2021
(Estherville)– A rural electric cooperative that serves a large part of northwest Iowa is reporting significant damage to its distribution system as the result of Wednesday’s severe storms and the ongoing damaging wind throughout the night. Rick Olesen, President and CEO of Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative, tells KUOO news the damage to their system is […]
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Storm Damage Assessments Are Underway Throughout The Region
December 16, 2021
(Spirit Lake)– Storm damage assessments are underway throughout the area Thursday morning following the severe weather that tore through the region late Wednesday afternoon and the damaging wind that continued into the overnight hours. Non thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph were common during that timeframe. In Dickinson County, Emergency Management Coordinator Mike […]
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Firefighters From Three Departments Battle Hay Bale Fire
December 16, 2021
(Wallingford)– Several area fire departments battled a hay bale fire near Wallingford late Wednesday afternoon and evening. The Wallingford Fire Department was called to the area just south of 430th Avenue and 230th Street in Emmet county where they found a number of hay bales on fire near a structure. Firefighters from Estherville and Gruver […]
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Okoboji Tourism Utilizing Additional Sources For More Detailed Numbers
December 16, 2021
(Okoboji)– We’re learning some new detailed numbers when it comes to tourism this past summer in the Iowa Great Lakes. Rebecca Peters of Okoboji Tourism says they’re utilizing new tools to gauge where visitors to the area are coming from. She says they’re basing that data on traffic to VacationOkoboji.com, social media platforms and even […]
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