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Crews will begin clearing snow at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, December 30, and all vehicles must be out of the downtown area by midnight tonight.

*Update: A Special meeting has been called for Tuesday, December 30th to discuss the action taken on pay raises. More information will be shared as we get it. Original Post: All Dickinson County employees and elected officials will get a 3 percent raise in the fiscal year starting July 1st.

Mark down Tuesday, December 30th. For the toddlers, head to the Spencer Fire Station at 10 a.m. for “Firehouse Reads”—that means stories, trucks, and donuts.

Due to wind gusts of over 50 mph in many areas of southern Minnesota and northwest Iowa – law enforcement agencies were advising NO TRAVEL because of “white-out” conditions.

A 54 year old Spirit Lake man was arrested after a half-hour standoff with law enforcement agencies Friday afternoon

The Winter Games are January 22-25, 2026. 

She was taken by ambulance to the facility with what are described on the accident report as “Non-Life-Threatening” injuries.

$3,887 in checks were taken from the Treasurer’s Office. The owners of the checks are being contacted individually.

Thanks to an anonymous donor, they purchased gifts for thirty-six children in Dickinson County to ensure families in need have a bright holiday.

The Boil Advisory has been lifted! Ruthven was under a boil water advisory after a water line near the city’s water plant ruptured early morning, December 25.