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Dickinson County Emergency Management services are preparing for the onslaught of winter weather with a new delivery system unveiled late this summer.
Area schools deal with budget crunch
When Governor Culver announced his across-the-board budget cuts last month, it was no question that education was going to take a hard hit.
Spirit Lake, IA Dickinson County Public Health is scheduling H1N1 flu vaccination clinics as vaccine arrives.
Milford police are seeking a suspect involved in a convenience store robbery last Friday evening.
This machine is used on Lake Minnetonka to cut a channel through the bay by bailing the milfoil so that boats can pass through to shore.
Two from Spirit Lake face drug charges following a Spirit Lake traffic stop Monday by the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office.
H1N1 cases make way through Dickinson County schools
Despite the onset of H1N1 in area schools, superintendents throughout Dickinson County are heeding the Iowa Department of Health's advice to keep their doors open.
Authorities in Dickinson county are looking for the bandit that held up a convenience store Saturday night.
Habitat House dedications scheduled
The Milford Habitat House will be dedicated on Oct. 25. The Northwest Iowa Corridor of Habitat For Humanity has scheduled dedications for its two 2009 building projects.
Dickinson County farmer reflects on evolution of farming
From the warmth of a heated cab, Lyle Overocker, 76, can look across the fields he farmed as young boy with his dad, and recall long hours in unforgiving fall weather using horse-operated machinery and cabless tractors.
Slimy algae gains respect as ingredient for energy
An ethanol plant's plan to capture and reuse carbon dioxide attracted Iowa Gov. Chet Culver and investors and visitors from Switzerland, Ireland and elsewhere - all to see green slime.
Culver announces grant for Dickinson County trail
The recent allocation of $525,000 in state grant money will help fund a Dickinson County Trails project aiming to use abandoned railway to connect Dickinson and Osceola counties.
A Lakefield woman is injured in a Saturday morning accident in Dickinson County at the intersection of Highway 86 and 120th Street.
A Spencer man is in jail after being charged with failure to comply as a sex offender.
Northwest Iowa artists display talents
In Northwest Iowa, nature displays its art throughout the year as the seasons change from one to another-and it's everywhere.
The area's Senior Networking Alliance will host its first Senior Health Expo this weekend.
Lake Park firefighters were called to 1003 Lakeside Avenue Friday morning. Fire Chief Brandon Ehret says there was smoke coming from the eaves and roof vents of the home when his department arrived shortly before 9 AM.
Get into fall with annual Oktoberfest bike ride
The University of Okoboji invites residents and visitors to a weekend of fall fun Saturday, Sept.
Three area residents face pot charges in Iowa
Two Muskegon residents and a Shelby man went on a road trip last weekend with intentions to bring back more than just memories, police say.
KICD News is taking a look at some area races for the upcoming general election.
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