The state of Iowa has released tourism stats for calendar year 2023. Olivia Baxter is Clay County’s Tourism Director.
Northwest Iowa Fisheries Biologist Mike Hawkins is a monthly guest on Newsradio KICD. This week he told us West Okoboji has turned for the year.
A great section of Iowa improved in the weekly update of the USDA Drought Monitor.
A second person has been charged in a Dickinson County drug case.
AGCO Corporation released 3rd quarter financial results Tuesday. CEO Eric Hansotia says worldwide sales were down 25 percent to 2.6 billion, and net revenue was down 73 percent to 114.8 million dollars. He says a “significant contraction” in sales is due to a “cyclical downturn” in farm income.
There will be two new Supervisors in Dickinson County. Republican Levi Markwardt has defeated incumbent Democrat Tim Fairchild 1,244 to 689 in District 5.
The 69-million-dollar bond issue for a new elementary and addition onto the high school for the Okoboji district was approved by district voters Tuesday.
While construction of a new elementary school in Emmetsburg got a slight majority, it needed a 60 percent super majority for passage. There were 1,247 yes votes, and 1,211 no.
The annual Spencer Rotary Book Sale is this week. Club President Joe Weber says there are approximately 30 thousand items!
The average price for corn on the spot market in Iowa in September was $4.09 per bushel, up 7 cents from August but down $1.13 from September of 2023. Nationwide average was $3.98, up 14 cents for the month but down $1.23 year over year.
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