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VANDALS DAMAGE NEW AREA OF CHRIS LARSEN PARK
VANDALS DAMAGED THE NEW ADDITION TO SIOUX CITY’S CHRIS LARSEN PARK OVER THE WEEKEND. CITY PARKS DIRECTOR MATT SALVATORE SAYS GRAFFITTI WAS PAINTED ONTO SIDEWALKS ALL OVER THE EAST END OF THE PARK:. VANDALS1 OC…UP ALREADY. ;09. SALVATORE SAYS SEVERAL SUSPECTS WERE INVOLVED, AND HE HOPES TO HAVE...
Breda American Legion Riders Raise $3,000 For Veterans In District 8 Legacy Run
The Breda American Legion Riders raised $3,000 to support veterans in financial distress and their families during their District 8 Legacy Run hosted earlier this month. The group presented the check to the national American Legion’s Legacy Run last week, which is supporting the Veteran’s and Children’s Foundation. That organization assists veterans and military personnel recover when facing an unexpected financial crisis and provides funding for the American Legion’s full-time veteran advocates. The District 8 Legacy run was hosted on July 13 and had dozens of participants join the approximately 150-mile route, featuring stops in Breda, Rockwell City, Lehigh, Paton, and Carroll. This year’s American Legion National Legacy Run is scheduled for Aug. 18 through 22, where thousands of riders will travel 1,100 miles from Independence, Mo. to New Orleans, La., passing through Arkansas and Mississippi on their trek.
Woman Who Found Wedding Dress in a Ditch Can't Locate Owner—And the Internet Thinks It Belongs to a Runaway Bride
Wedding dresses are extremely valuable—both economically and sentimentally—pieces of clothing. That’s why when one woman discovered a bridal gown lying on the side of the highway, she went to great lengths to track down the rightful owner. According to the local news station in Des Moines, Iowa, CBS-affiliated KCCI, the woman, Denise Gannon, was driving with her husband on the highway, just north of Rippey, Iowa, in June 2024 when she noticed something in a ditch on the side of the road. “All this fluff was just fluffing around in the wind,” Gannon recalled.
An update at Speier Park in Okoboji
Okoboji, IA (KICD) — An update at Speier Park in Okoboji gets underway today. A pickle ball court was already added, but now the playground will get over half a million dollars in updates. Installation was initially planned for last year, but a single bid came in 100 thousand...
Concert at amusement park to raise funds for Spencer flood victims
Managers of an Iowa Great Lakes amusement park have set a $50,000 for a benefit concert to help Spencer residents impacted by flooding. Jon Pausley is executive director of Arnolds Park, which is on the shore of West Lake Okoboji. “All of us in northwest Iowa got affected somehow by all of this floooding, but we were very fortunate here at Arnolds Park to really just have minor inconveniences as compared to many people down in Spencer who were just devastated,” he says, “and we certainly wanted to do something to help our neighbors to the south.”
Third Annual Storm Lake Oktoberfest Celebration Scheduled
The third annual Oktoberfest Celebration in Storm Lake is scheduled for October 19th from 6 to 10pm at Lake Avenue Lounge. Free food will be offered while supplies last, as well as German beer. There will also be an Oktoberfest costume contest with prizes included. Live music will be performed by Malek’s Fisherman Band.
Spirit Lake man arrested for stalking
SANBORN—A 26-year-old Spirit Lake man was arrested about 2 p.m. Friday, July 19, on O’Brien County warrants for four counts of stalking — violation of protective order and three counts of violation of a no contact/protective order. The arrest of Keaton Robert Leach stemmed from a series...
Rock Rapids Residents Continue To Deal With Flooding Aftermath
Rock Rapids, Iowa — For the second time in about ten years, Rock Rapids residents are having to deal with the aftermath of major flooding. While the damage is much less than in the community of Rock Valley, about 20 miles downstream, the flooding in Rock Rapids was a record, and damaged a large number of homes, according to Mayor Jason Chase. He gives us an update.
Spencer Schools Shares Information for Victims of the Flood
Spencer, IA (KICD) — The Spencer Community School district has information for their families who have not been able to return to their homes. Assistant Superintendent Angie Hansen says you are still considered residents of the district. Hansen says disaster victims have benefits available under the McKinney Vento act.
Akron Westfield And Remsen St Mary’s in 1A State Baseball Quarterfinals In Carroll On Monday
The quarterfinals of the state high school baseball tournament are Monday in Carroll. In the opener top ranked Akron-Westfield takes on Bedford. For Akron-Westfield its the first trip to the state tournament since 2017. That’s Akron-Westfield coach Gordy Johnson who says it was at the end of last season he...
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