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Palo Alto County News

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Yesterday | Spencer Daily Reporter

Farm expo planned at Iowa Lakes Community College Farm Lab

The Farm Lab of Iowa Lakes Community College will host its annual Farm Field Day and Expo on Thursday, Sept.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Alternative Energy, Ethanol Fuel, Energy, Pocahontas, IA, Emmetsburg, IA

Thu Sep 04, 2008

The Democrat

County Will Continue Mowing Ditch Grass

Palo Alto County Supervisors discussed options on a request for a stop sign and the hiring of part-time workers to mow roadsides in their Sept.

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Wed Sep 03, 2008

The Democrat

Split Vote Leaves Policy Unchanged

An abstention and a split vote of the Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors left a personnel policy for the Secondary Road Department unchanged Tuesday morning.

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Related Topix: Graettinger, IA

Sat Aug 30, 2008

Spencer Daily Reporter

Area School Board Candidates Profiled - Two vie for two Ruthven-Ayrshire board seats

It's an uncontested race in the Tuesday, Sept. 9 election for the two seats available on the Ruthven-Ayrshire school board.

Comment?

Related Topix: Ayrshire, IA, Ruthven, IA

Thu Aug 28, 2008

The Democrat

OWI Procedure Splits Supervisors

Questions over a personnel procedure in the Secondary Road Department comprised a majority of the discussion of the Palo Alto County Supervisors at their weekly meeting Tuesday, Aug.

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Tue Aug 26, 2008

The Democrat

Terril Man Charged Following Invest.....

The Palo Alto County Sheriff's Office has filed charges against a Terril man as the result of an investigation into an incident in Graettinger back on July 18.

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Related Topix: Terril, IA, Graettinger, IA

Sun Aug 24, 2008

The Democrat

School Board Handles New School Yea.....

A variety of items, related to the start of the 2008-2009 academic year, were on the agenda recently for the Emmetsburg Community Schools Board of Education.

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Related Topix: Emmetsburg, IA, Kids, Family

Fri Aug 22, 2008

The Democrat

Absentee Ballots Now Available

School elections will be held Tuesday, Sept. 9. Absentee ballots for those who will be absent on election day are available at the Palo Alto County Auditor's Office.

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Wed Aug 20, 2008

The Democrat

Hitting The Links For College Schol.....

The 2008 edition of the Iowa Lakes Community College Palo Alto County Scholarship Golf Outing ended up raising nearly $10,000 for scholarships following play on Friday.

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Related Topix: Emmetsburg, IA

Mon Aug 18, 2008

KCAU-TV Sioux City

Weekend Accident Claims One Life

A weekend crash in Palo Alto County, Iowa killed one person and sent two others to the hospital.

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Related Topix: Mallard, IA, Ottosen, IA, Emmetsburg, IA

Sat Aug 16, 2008

The Democrat

Limit The Speed On N40

Should there be a change in the speed limit on the road north of the golf course? Read/Post a comment A request to set speed limits on N40 to Rockport Subdivision met with mixed reaction on the county and city ...

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Related Topix: Graettinger, IA, Emmetsburg, IA

Thu Aug 14, 2008

Guardian Unlimited

Swing counties grow more diverse - AP

The nation's swing counties are growing more diverse, potentially impacting this year's race for president.

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Tue Aug 12, 2008

The Democrat

Palo Alto Scholarship Golf Outing A.....

Golfers who want to enjoy a day on the links and help out a good cause are invited to break out the golf clubs on Friday, August 15, for the 2008 edition of the Palo Alto County Scholarship Golf Outing.

Comment?

Related Topix: Emmetsburg, IA

The Democrat

To Mow Or Not To Mow

The mowing of grass along the edge of Palo Alto County's roads generated some discussion by the Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors during its August 5 meeting.

Comment?

Related Topix: Graettinger, IA

Sun Aug 10, 2008

Globegazette.com

Three Mercy hospitals expand electronic records system

The first major expansion of Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa's electronic health records system has been completed at three hospitals in the Mercy Network, officials of Mercy-North Iowa announced.

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Related Topix: Mitchell County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Emmetsburg, IA, Iowa Falls, IA

Fri Aug 08, 2008

The Democrat

It's Back To School Time

Another school year will soon be underway, and parents across Palo Alto County are in the process of preparing their children for the upcoming 2008-2009 school year.

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Related Topix: Drake University, Rock Rapids, IA, Emmetsburg, IA

Wed Aug 06, 2008

Spencer Daily Reporter

Area school board candidates file nomination papers

Of five area school districts, only one will have a contested race on Sept. 9, when school elections across Iowa will be held.

Comment?

Related Topix: Iowa, Spencer, IA, Everly, IA, Okoboji, IA, Ayrshire, IA

Mon Aug 04, 2008

The Democrat

Signage Sought For Road Near Rockport Addn.

The safety of Emmetsburg residents was the subject of discussion during the July 29, meeting of the Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors.

Comment?

Related Topix: Emmetsburg, IA

Sat Aug 02, 2008

The Democrat

Supervisors Discuss More Drainage Repairs

Coming up with a way to perform minor drainage district repairs was one of the areas of discussion for the Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors during their meeting on Tuesday.

Comment?

Related Topix: Emmetsburg, IA

Thu Jul 31, 2008

The Democrat

Voigt In 4-H Hall Of Fame

Dan Voigt, sports reporter for The Reporter & The Democrat, was surprised with the announcement that he will be inducted into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame.

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Related Topix: Arts, Photography

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