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Bid Awarded On Hwy 71 Reconstruction Through Arnolds Park & Okoboji
November 10, 2022
(Okoboji)– A bid has been awarded on the reconstruction of Highway 71 through Arnolds Park and Okoboji. Dakin Schultz, a transportation planner with the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Sioux City office tells KUOO news three firms submitted bids this time around, compared to only one at the original bid letting in April of this year. […]
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Burn Bans Previously In Effect For Some Counties Have Been Lifted
November 10, 2022
(Undated)– Burn bans previously in effect in several northwest Iowa counties have been lifted. The bans in Osceola, O’Brien and Sioux counties were removed earlier this week. The ban remains in effect in Cherokee county. The State Fire Marshal’s Office determined that the fire danger has eased in those areas with recent rainfall, but they […]
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Okoboji City Council Votes 3-2 To Deny Tree Sculpture Request
November 10, 2022
(Okoboji)– The Okoboji City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday evening to deny a request from Okobotree to do a sculpture on a dead tree that’s in city right-of-way in the area of Lakeshore Drive and Nature Center Road. Councilman Jim Hentges said he’s concerned motorists may be distracted by the sculpture, possibly resulting in a collision […]
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Voters In Two Area Counties Approve New Tax For EMS Providers
November 10, 2022
(Pocahontas)– Voters in O’Brien and Pocahontas counties Tuesday approved a new tax that will generate revenue for emergency medical service providers. In Osceola county, the measure was approved by 65 percent of those who voted Tuesday; it received 73 percent approval in Pocahontas county. It needed at least a 60 percent approval under Iowa law […]
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