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Iowa Lakes Community College’s Culinary & Hospitality Management program received a $12,777 donation of professional kitchen equipment from Wild Rose Casino and Hotel. The donation will enhance hands-on learning for future chefs and hospitality professionals.
Brittle conditions create dangerous burning conditions, even in the winter. The Spencer Fire Department handled a grass fire Sunday afternoon, and Spirit Lake Chief Pat Daly says his crew was at the scene of a grassfire in Orleans for about two hours Wednesday afternoon.
The Iowa Great Lakes Board of Realtors has released sales figures for 2024. Board President Gretchen Lolis from Hinn Real Estate says it’s no surprise a lot of property moved in Clay County in the fourth quarter.
Storm Lake police have charged an individual with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. They say they discovered the items when arresting 39-year-old Master Sarapio on an outstanding warrant. The officer saw him walking along West Milwaukee Avenue and recognized him as a wanted individual.
The Arnolds Park City Council took two steps this week to set construction of a new city complex in motion. City Manager Linda Nase says they’ll be selling 15 million dollars in bonds for finance.
This time of year, we usually see an uptick in the flu, and right now the entire state is seeing a significant number of cases of Influenza A. Clay County Public Health Director Angel Smith says area schools report more students are out right now with illness, too.
Northwest Iowa Community College is celebrating record-breaking credit enrollment figures for the current academic year. Chief Academic Officer Leah Murphy.
The Iowa State Patrol says a Chicago man driving a freight truck through Plymouth County died when he struck a vehicle hauling grain. The accident report says 28-year-old Mohammed Wajid was Northbound on county road K-18, drove through a stop sign and struck the Eastbound vehicle driven by 49-year-old Timothy Welken of Akron.
Another U of O Winter games is now in the books. Morgan Strauss of the Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce estimates this year drew around thirty-thousand people.
For 25 years, Iowa Great Lakes Lutheran School has been offered a Christian education to students in Spencer and surrounding areas. And this week, Principal Sarah Popp says they are celebrating the expansion project adding additional rooms to the school and showcasing the educational opportunities for students.