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Health care main issue as Bernie visits BojiSen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont stood against the scenic open-air over East Lake Okoboji Tuesday afternoon during a campaign stop at the Waterfront Grill in Arnolds Park. Sanders renewed his campaign... -
75 Years Later: Raebel's Resort murder paves a trip to the gallowsJim Ladegaard still remembers a murder from 75 years ago. And that amount of time could allow him to do a little embellishing. He could talk about how, when the wind is still, you can still hear the... -
Cause of El Ranchito fire to remain undeterminedThe Spirit Lake Fire Department had to contend with not only flames but an impending thunderstorm late Saturday as fire fighters battled a fire at El Ranchito Mexican Restaurant along Highway 71.... -
New sewer hookups put on pause during illegal connection searchA temporary moratorium on new sewer connections has been put in place for a number of Lakes Area neighborhoods by the Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary Sewer District. Steve Anderson, the sanitary district's...
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Gifts from the earth and signs of lifeIt looked like a tennis ball. That was my first instinct anyway. After initially catching a glimpse of something round breaking through the dry dirt at the base of my maple tree, I was reasonably... -
Celebration, not incarcerationThe numbers are shocking: In 2017 (the most recent year data is available), one person died every 48 minutes in a drunk-driving crash in the United States. These deaths account for approximately...
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William ThiesenAug. 6, 1946 — July 2, 2019 William "Bill" Dale Thiesen, 72, of Spirit Lake passed away on July 2, 2019, at his home in Spirit Lake. There was a gathering to celebrate Bill's life at the VFW in... -
Richard James RatcliffFeb. 28, 1948 — Aug. 15, 2019 Richard James Ratcliff, 71, of Spirit Lake passed away on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake. A mass of Christian burial was held at... -
Mary MortensenMay 26, 1927 — Aug. 19, 2019 Mary Mortensen, 92, of Waterloo, died Monday, Aug. 19, at the Martin Health Center — Western Home in Cedar Falls. She was born May 26, 1927, in Freeport, Illinois, the...
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