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Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation Seeking Nominations For Business Awards

September 29, 2021

(Spencer)– The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation is looking for nominations for awards to be presented at the organization’s annual Business Recognition Luncheon in November. Nominations are being sought for Small Business Excellence for those with fewer than 30 employees; Large Business Excellence for those with 30 or more employees; Entrepreneur of the Year and […]

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Northern Iowa Man Sentenced For Robbing Gas Station With A Sword

September 29, 2021

(Algona)– A northern Iowa man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for robbing a gas station with a sword. 40-year-old Nicholas Rosenstiel of Ventura pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery in Kossuth county. Deputies say Rosenstiel went into a gas station in Wesley in December of 2019 wearing a mask and armed with a […]

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Dickinson County Supervisors Sign Off On Communications Tower Agreement

September 29, 2021

(Spirit Lake)– A communications tower near Terril that is currently non-operational may soon have a new purpose. That tower and its related equipment was formerly owned by the state of Iowa and was used as a repeater site for the Iowa State Patrol. That entity recently installed new equipment, making the tower obsolete. Dickinson County […]

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State Agency Suspends License Of Local Counselor

September 29, 2021

(Des Moines)– The Iowa Board of Behavioral Science has suspended the license of a Spirit Lake health counselor. Michelle Banks is accused of supplying alcohol and marijuana to an underage person in Woodbury county. The incident allegedly took place on April 13th of this year. A criminal charge in the case has not yet been […]

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Milford Man Sentenced After Pleading Guilty To Several Charges

September 29, 2021

(Spirit Lake)– A Milford man will spend up to 20 years in jail after pleading guilty to multiple offenses in Dickinson County District Court. Patrick Miles entered the plea to one count each of first degree burglary and possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver. In another case, Miles pleaded guilty to a charge of […]

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