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The City of Spencer is advising downtown commercial properties to have all cars out of the Downtown area by 12:01 midnight tonight. City staff will be picking up snow across the Downtown Commercial District tonight.

RAGBRAI announced their route last month, and the first overnight stop for the thousands of bicyclists coming to Iowa is Milford.

Late Monday afternoon the Iowa State Patrol released a second release clarifying information regarding the two-vehicle accident on Hwy 71

The lack of snow this winter is expected to change with plenty expected to fall this week.

Two High School Principals from Iowa are the two finalists for Superintendent at Estherville Lincoln Central. Tim Felderman serves at West Delaware, and Andrew Armstead from MVAOCOU in Mapleton. Hiring consultant Trent Grundmeyer says the school board decided to skip preliminary interviews, as there are four other districts trying to hire a chief administrator right now.

As temperatures keep reminding us of its still winter, The Dickinson County Conservation Board is thinking summer. Summer camp registration opens March 3rd at 8 a.m.

A narrow band is expected to develop this morning, building east along interstate i-90 through this morning. Snow may become moderate at times and could drop visibility quickly this evening in some areas. Additional snow will begin to develop early this afternoon across Northeast Nebraska and Northwest Iowa.

You can now check out the new live stream camera on the City of Storm Lake website.

Alerts of “heavy police presence” went out on their Facebook page Friday afternoon, February 6 when Storm Lake Police responded to a mental health-related call involving threats with a firearm.

Those in need can pick up a free pork loin this Saturday in Spirit Lake, thanks to Dickinson County Hunger Coalition, Iowa Lakeside Laboratory and Krafty’s Meat Market.