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Fire Destroys Home Near Ceylon, Minnesota
November 22, 2021
(Ceylon, Mn.)– A fire Friday morning destroyed a home near Ceylon. The Ceylon Fire Department was called around 8:15 am to the John McCorkle residence. Upon arriving mutual aid was requested from Dunnell, Welcome, Sherburn and Fairmont to try to keep the wind driven fire from spreading to some nearby homes. The home and it’s […]
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Traffic Stop Results In Arrest Of Worthington Man
November 21, 2021
(Orange City)– A traffic stop Friday in Sioux county resulted in the arrest of a Worthington, Minnesota man on several charges. The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says 28-year-old Florentin Chilel-Ramirez was pulled over around 10:00 am on Highway 60 one mile south of Alton. A subsequent investigation resulted in a deputy discovering Chilel-Ramirez had allegedly […]
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Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Drops Slightly
November 20, 2021
(Des Moines)– Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a point to three-point-nine percent in October. The number of unemployed Iowans decreased by 15-hundred last month to 64-thousand-700. The total number of people working in the state increased by 16-hundred. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend said in October Iowa saw net employment growth for the […]
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Work On Hales Slough Project Winding Down
November 19, 2021
(Spirit Lake)– Restoration work continues at a popular public access area on the northeast side of Big Spirit Lake. Dusten Paulus, a wildlife technician with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says the Hales Slough project remains on schedule and that the area should be reopened shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday. In the meantime he […]
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Biden Administration Fills Top 2 USDA Posts In Iowa
November 19, 2021
(Des Moines)– President Biden has appointed the leader of a climate action group and the Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged U.S. Senator Joni Ernst a year ago to the top two U-S-D-A posts in Iowa. Matt Russell will be executive director of the Iowa Farm Service Agency which oversees U-S-D-A credit and loan programs as well […]
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