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Hull Resident Taken To Hospital After Motorcycle Vs Car Accident Near Larchwood
Larchwood, Iowa — A Hull resident was taken to a hospital after the motorcycle he was riding and another vehicle collided near Larchwood. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office reports that about 10:40 p.m., 16-year-old Ella Sammons of Steen, Minnesota was southbound in the 1400 block of Chestnut Avenue in a 2012 Buick Regal when she struck a 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle, owned and operated by Caleb Meyer of Hull. The intersection is also known as A18 and Highway 9, on the southeast corner of Larchwood near the water tower.
Bedell home on West Lake Okoboji sells for $9.5 million
A lake front property in northwest Iowa that’s been on the market for a decade has sold for $9.5 million, the highest price on record for an Iowa home. The home in Spirit Lake, located on the shore of West Lake Okoboji, is known as Peace Harbor. It was built in 2004 for Tom Bedell. Bedell is the former CEO of Pure Fishing and son of the late Berkley Bedell, a former Iowa congressman who founded the company in 1937. The home has eight bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, a media room named for Spirit Lake’s first movie theater and a replica of an Irish pub that can host up to 300 people.
CCSD Celebrates Successful Summer Meal Program With Over 40,000 Meals Distributed
Members of the Carroll Community School District (CCSD) Food Service Department, Administration, and volunteers faced the 90-plus degree weather today (Wednesday) to hand out packaged meals during the last day of the district’s Summer Grab and Go Feeding Program. This year, CCSD provided 42,575 meals to children and students in the Carroll area, which is expected to increase by 1,400 after today’s (Wednesday’s) distribution. Every Wednesday at Fairview Elementary since June 12, vehicles would line up, waiting their turn to receive five breakfast and lunch entrees, with fruit, vegetables, and healthy snacks for sides to ensure children are fed a nutritious meal while relieving some financial burden for families. CCSD Food Service Director Melanie Girard says some staff members worked 11-hour days to prepare, sort and package the food to have ready to go for pick-ups.
First flight enters new terminal at Mason City Municipal Airport
MASON CITY, Iowa-Incoming at the Mason City Municipal Airport, United Airlines flight 5070 landed around 10:30 a.m. becoming the first flight to use the new 23,000 sq. ft. terminal. Passengers entering the terminal were surprised to see the new facility. Angela Hall, Forest City, says, "It was so surprising I...
Nurse charged in patient death agrees to suspend practice and trial is delayed
A nurse who has been criminally charged with wanton neglect for a patient’s death has agreed to halt her practice amid delays in her case going to trial. Becky Sue Manning, 70, of Lake View, was charged in March with felony wanton neglect of a health care facility resident. According to prosecutors, Manning, a licensed […]
Over 5 inches of rain falls on a small area of Webster County
DAYTON, Iowa — The rain began falling near Dayton on Sunday at around 4:30 p.m. There was line after line of rain over the area just north of Dayton. Many rain gauges registered five or more inches, a few even had nine inches. “Well it was a blessing,” said...
Over $146,000 awarded to projects in Cerro Gordo County
MASON CITY, Iowa – The Cerro Gordo County Community Foundation (CGCCF) says it is giving of $146,581 to 13 projects through its 2024 grant cycle. “The Cerro Gordo County Community Foundation is proud to uplift organizations creating an impact in our county. We are eager to see these projects come to life in our communities,” says John Drury, chair of the CGCCF committee.
Possible Changes to Forest City’s Christmas on the Square
The Winnebago County Courthouse Square has been the traditional site for the annual lighting ceremonies including a 100-plus year-old conifer tree as the Christmas tree. The tree has undergone some maintenance where dead branches and limbs were removed making it shorter and essentially thinner. Forest City Administrator Daisy Huffmann met...
10 candidates to speak at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox: When to see them
The Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair will once again offer Iowans the chance to get an up-close look at political candidates running for U.S. Congress and the presidency. Ten candidates, two running for president and eight seeking to represent Iowans in Congress, are scheduled to speak at the fair during its 11-day run. The presidential candidates are independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Libertarian Chase Oliver. ...
Woman sentenced for financially exploiting disabled adults in eastern Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A woman was sentenced Wednesday for financially exploiting disabled adults in eastern Nebraska. Beth Yeates, 32, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, received five years of probation, 90 days in jail, and was ordered to pay $16,876.31 in restitution to the victims. She was also directed to write apology letters to all the victims, Judge Brian Meismer ruled.
A six-string made from Memorial Stadium? Nebraska guitar maker gives new life to historic timber.
LINCOLN, Neb. (Flatwater Free Press) - Phil Whitmarsh starts a lot of conversations with an offbeat question: Have you ever played a 500-year-old guitar?. Eventually, he’ll hand you Mary Kate. The instrument resembles a Fender Telecaster, the six-string synonymous with Americana twang and favored by artists like Bruce Springsteen and Keith Richards.
Spanish-language business conference aims to empower Latino entrepreneurs
Lincoln, Neb. — An initiative to support local Latino small businesses is coming to parts of Nebraska next month. University of Nebraska announced that the third annual Latino small business conference will take place in Grand Island, Omaha, Lincoln and Gering in August and October. The Spanish-language conference aims...
(Update) – 18 hogs die as the result of a tractor-trailer rollover in Guthrie County
(Adair, Iowa) – An accident early this (Wednesday) morning, north of Adair, resulted in the death of 18 hogs, some of which were badly injured and had to be put down by law enforcement. Guthrie County Sheriff Marty Arganbright told KJAN News the accident happened at around 3:30-a.m. as the semi tractor trailer was heading west/southbound on White Pole Road. When the semi came to the intersection with Frontier Road, the driver slowed down, but didn’t get slowed-down enough to stop at the posted intersection. As he turned right onto Frontier Road, a load of about 160 fat hogs being taken to market, shifted, causing the trailer to tip over into the ditch, taking the semi cab with it.
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