Spirit Lake, Iowa · Monday, February 8, 2010
[Nameplate] Light Snow ~ 1°F  
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High: 15°F ~ Low: -7°F
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2010 Winter Games

Cooped up Winter Games enthusiasts flocked to the 30th annual event in record totals this year.

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Winter Games brings relief from cabin fever
Andrea Kemp - Staff Writer
Cooped up Winter Games enthusiasts flocked to the 30th annual event in record totals this year, and Jen Johnson, program director for the Chamber, has the numbers to prove it. Attendance surged starting with the RE/MAX...
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Preservation Plaza band shell on hold
Russ Mitchell - Managing Editor
A new $1 million band shell and concert stage was proposed at Preservation Plaza, with support from Andrea Waitt Carlton and her foundation, Messengers of Healing Winds. The foundation's donation fell short of project...
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Go-Go a no-no? Dancing cage at Charlie's Barfly sparks council debate
Andrea Kemp - Staff Writer
Recent special sessions of the Spirit Lake city council recently gave The Marquee the chance to reopen as soon as this weekend, while giving the Go-Go Dancing at Charlie's Barfly Saloon the potential to hit a red light. The...
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National Weather Service forecast for Spirit Lake, Iowa:

Tonight
Snow
Low: -7
Tomorrow
Snow
High: 15
Low: -6
Wednesday
Mostly Sunny
High: 14
Low: -5
Thursday
Mostly Cloudy
High: 19
Low: 5
Friday
Mostly Cloudy
High: 21
Low: 8
Saturday
Partly Sunny
High: 20
Low: 7
Sunday
Partly Sunny
High: 21
Low: 6
Presidents
Partly Sunny
High: 24

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Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 4:00 PM on Tuesday for Dickinson and other counties
Winter Storm Warning in effect until 6:00 PM on Tuesday for Emmet County
Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 6:00 PM on Tuesday for Palo Alto County

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Most recently recorded earthquakes in the Central U.S. from the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (Times in Central):

Mag.WhenWhere
1.902/07 21:157 mi WSW of New Madrid, MO
1.302/07 20:547 mi WSW of New Madrid, MO
1.602/07 20:457 mi WSW of New Madrid, MO
1.602/07 06:227 mi WSW of New Madrid, MO
1.202/06 20:521 mi NNE of Gladstone, NJ
1.202/05 05:211 mi SE of South Cleveland, TN
1.502/05 04:501 mi NE of Peapack, NJ
1.402/04 05:185 mi W of Parma, MO
3.302/04 03:4112 mi NNE of Vega, TX
1.502/03 06:186 mi NNW of Tiptonville, TN
1.502/03 04:063 mi SSW of Dell, AR
2.502/01 17:4310 mi SSE of Arcadia, OK

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