The Arnolds Park City Council took two steps this week to set construction of a new city complex in motion. City Manager Linda Nase says they’ll be selling 15 million dollars in bonds for finance.
The Iowa State Patrol says a Chicago man driving a freight truck through Plymouth County died when he struck a vehicle hauling grain. The accident report says 28-year-old Mohammed Wajid was Northbound on county road K-18, drove through a stop sign and struck the Eastbound vehicle driven by 49-year-old Timothy Welken of Akron.
The New Vacation Okoboji Visitor’s Guide is out. Tourism Director Kiley Zankowski says promoting the area is a year-round business.
State Senator Mike Bousselot from Ankeny has floated an idea to purchase the bottom nine county of Minnesota and to annex them into Iowa. State Senator Dave Rowley from Spirit Lake couldn’t help himself from bringing that up during a recent interview with Northwestiowanow.com.
Here’s everything we know about a deadly standoff with Storm Lake Police over the weekend. At approximately 8am Sunday the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office stopped a pickup driven by 45-year-old Daniel Joseph James Palenik for speeding.
Executive Director Ruth Anne Burke says the seven week season starts June 24th.
State Represenatative John Wills has been re-elected by his fellow Republicans as Speaker Pro Tem again this session.
The Dickinson County Attorney’s office has dropped charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol against a former law enforcement official.
Arnolds Park / Okoboji Fire Departments report the Fire and Rescue team responded to two incidents early Thursday night already.
State Representative Megan Jones invited local leaders from Spencer to the statehouse to testify at the Local Government Committee she chairs and extended an invitation to Speaker Pat Grassley to stop by for a few minutes.