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Earlier this week Governor Kim Reynolds announced that the state Disaster Recovery Housing Grant Program has awarded more than $7,000,000 dollars for construction of new housing for our communities affected by flooding.

The Clay County Assessor’s Office is working overtime to reassess property damaged in the flood.

Nearly 1.2 million visitors attended the Iowa State Fair last week, several records were set including the highest number for a single day.

Engineer Darwin Bishop says major portions are done, and some connecting segments should be wrapped up before the snow flies.

The judicial nominating commission for District Court 3A, which covers Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, and Palo Alto Counties have interviewed the three candidates for the vacant judge’s position

Two individuals have died following a two-vehicle collision near Alta in Buena Vista County Tuesday afternoon.

Three FEMA Recovery Centers in the broadcast area will permanently close next week.

Twenty-nine new foods are coming to the Clay County Fair this year. They include Deep-Fried Sweet corn on the cob, exotic meat jerky, and Hot Cheeto Pretzels.

Two side-street businesses in Spencer have moved to Grand Avenue, and a new venture is taking their spot-on West 4th Street.

Convicted murderer Kyle Ricke was given his sentence Wednesday. Brian Wilson was in the courtroom.