Iowa fans, get pumped up for the 2011 football season by reading staff writer Brandon Hurley’s column about what to expect from the Hawkeyes this season.
The Dickinson County News is a weekly newspaper located in Spirit Lake, Iowa. We cover Dickinson County and the Iowa Great Lakes.
August 10, 2011
Column
August 10, 2011
New City Hall plans
The Spirit Lake City Council will hold off on a proposal to renovate the police station as part of a plan to focus on city hall.
High costs and limited space prompted the council to nix the idea of combining police station and city hall at an Aug. 2 meeting. The total cost was believed to be in the range of $3 million.
Read the article here.
August 10, 2011
Bachmann visits Arnolds Park
With choppy waters and an excursion boat as the backdrop, U.S. Rep. Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota brought passion and an assortment of iPads in her effort to wrangle last-minute support for Saturday’s Iowa Straw Poll.
Read the rest of the article here.
August 10, 2011
Wednesday
It’s Wednesday! And we all know what that means, a new edition of the Dickinson County News is hot off the presses! Make sure to pick up a copy or check us out online http://www.dickinsoncountynews.com/.
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August 4, 2011
July recap
Our staff writer, Brandon Hurley, recapped a surprisingly eventful July in his weekly column. If you get the time, it is an interesting read.
August 4, 2011
LRH adds new MRI machine
The Lakes Regional Healthcare has installed a new, state-of-the-art MRI machine, the first of its kind in northwest Iowa. It is a Magnetom Espree created by Siemen’s and has wide-bore technology.
August 4, 2011
600-foot no-wake rule lifted
On Tuesday, we were informed of the emergency, 600-foot no-wake rule had been lifted and boaters are now free to resume observation of the usual 300-foot no wake rule. The lake levels have gone down over a foot since the July 14 heavy rains.
August 4, 2011
Our first post
We are new to this tumblr thing.
We hope to share as much news of the Iowa Great Lakes area as possible. We have a new edition of the Dickinson County News out every Wednesday. Make sure to pick up a copy or check us out online http://www.dickinsoncountynews.com/
We are looking forward to a wonderful relationship.
August 4, 2011
August 4, 2011
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