Santa Claus has a busy schedule in Northwest Iowa leading up to Christmas, after his first stop in Spencer Monday night at the Grand Meander. Santa is visiting Storm Lake Thursday December 5th at Santa’s Castle.
Firefighters face a variety of challenges with each call, but heading to fight a wildfire on the open plains needs additional strategies and tools. Now, several Volunteer Fire Departments in Northwest Iowa have received grant money to help.
After losing control of his pickup and going off the road into a cornfield at a high rate of speed, and crossing through 2 cornfields, rolling two times, and then walking away from the scene, Todd Michael Sohn was arrested on October 2nd by the O’Brien County Sherriff’s Office.
Crossing Highway 18 in Hartley to get to school can be dangerous, and Hartley City Council is looking for recommendations from the Department of Transportation on how to make it safer.
Eating turkey at Thanksgiving is the easy part, but cooking it safely is the most important part. Food borne illnesses can ruin the family get together, so we asked Jenna Steffen of Clay County ISU Extension and Outreach in Spencer what they recommend.
The devastation of the floods this summer on the Little Sioux River continue to impact communities. Cherokee is struggling with wastewater overflow, and Audrey McIrvin has more on the story.
A unique fundraiser with O’Brien County Conservation could get you your own living Bison
Dickle herself is an Iowa Native and is the representative now handling communication for FEMA disaster declarations in Iowa, as the temporary headquarters in Spencer is demobilizing.
Hy-Vee in Cherokee is consolidating into one place, and renovations have already begun.
Sioux Central Community School District teacher Melanie Bloom has been recognized as Prairie Lakes Regional Teacher of the Year. The Iowa Department of Education announced the winners on Monday, November 18th, and 9 teachers within 9 regions of Iowa were recognized.