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– Harris Lake Park’s elementary principal will have expanded duties as of July 1st. The school board has named Mike Thompson the new superintendent when the new fiscal year starts.

A Primghar man received what are described as non-life-threatening injuries in a two vehicle accident near Larchwood Friday

Authorities from Estherville and Emmet County stopped a vehicle traveling through town on November 12th.

Downtown Spencer will be bustling with “holiday cheer” during the annual Grand Meander celebration from 5pm – 6:30pm.

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.

Farm wife and rural columnist Karen Schwaller has two new books out for Christmas.

Several area businesses have been honored by the Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce. Blaine Andera is the CEO.

A Spirit Lake family and obstetric physician will be leaving the daily practice of medicine for an administrative job with Avera early next year.

This weekend is “Small Business Saturday”. Spencer Mainstreet Director Nancy Naeve says downtown merchants are ready.

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.