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Man Escapes Injury When Vehicle Winds Up On Its Top
January 23, 2023
(Hartley)– A Hartley man escaped injury last week after losing control of a vehicle he was driving on a snow covered road. The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office says 22-year-old Pierce Van Sloten was driving a 2006 Chevrolet pickup eastbound on 320th street. The vehicle left the road and went into the ditch, coming to rest […]
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Fire In Downtown Spencer Causes Considerable Damage; Sends Several To The Hospital
January 23, 2023
(Spencer)– Three people were taken to the hospital in a fire Sunday afternoon that damaged a building in the 200 block of Grand Avenue in downtown Spencer. All were reportedly treated for smoke inhalation. Four businesses on the ground floor level sustained water damage. Fire damage was reported to eight apartments on the upper level. […]
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Firefighters From Several Communities Battling Fire In Downtown Spencer
January 22, 2023
(Spencer)– Firefighters from several area departments are battling a fire this (Sun.) afternoon in downtown Spencer. Details are still somewhat sketchy, but we’ve learned the fire apparently broke out in the second level apartment of a building in the 200 block of West Grand Avenue. It wasn’t immediately certain if there have been any injuries. […]
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Spencer Man Sentenced On Federal Firearm Charge
January 21, 2023
(Sioux City)– A Spencer man has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. 35-year-old Joe Ripka was sentenced in federal court Friday. Ripka had previously been convicted of failure to affix a drug tax stamp in Emmet County […]
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UDMO To Conduct Homelessness Count Next Week In The Region
January 20, 2023
(Graettinger)– Upper Des Moines Opportunity next week will be conducting a count of the homeless population in a 12-county area they serve. Tanya Thelen (tee-lin), UDMO Housing Services Coordinator, says they’re required to do the count each year by federal officials… Thelen says the count will be conducted next week, between January 23rd and the […]
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