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Chief Casey Carpenter says they found a large blaze at the rear of 300 West View Drive in Cherokee

Over 51 thousand Iowans had power interrupted because of snapped lines and poles Wednesday.

Law enforcement in O’Brien County have reported a number of arrests after violent threats in recent weeks. Hartley police charged a local man with interference with official acts for an incident involving a hatchet.

The Estherville City Council and Emmet County Board of Supervisors have agreed to adjust the Ambulance Service contract, and City Manager Penny Clayton tells Northwest Iowa Now.com more:

A Dickinson County eatery is vying for the title of Iowa’s Best Burger. Jason Battern’s Burgers and Company on Hill Avenue in Spirit Lake made the finalist’s list on the yearly contest sponsored by the Iowa Beef Industry Council.

The Iowa 3 bridge over the Little Sioux River,a mile east of the U.S. 59 intersection near Cherokee, is now closed for repairs and will remain so until mid-November.

A member of the Spencer City Council long-range planning committee has a vision for 40 acres the city owns in the Southwest corner of town.

RAGBRAI is stopping in Milford on July 20th, and planning continues on the local level to make sure the city is ready.

Milford Police Chief Shilo Brevik has released details on two recent arrests.

A Hartley man is in custody after making threats early Sunday.