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First Snow Contest Winners Announced
December 26, 2012 With the snowfall of this past Thursday bringing a White Christmas to the area, winners in the First Snowfall Contest were announced by General Manager Dan McCain. more »»
Authorities On High Alert For Special Holiday Visitor
December 20, 2012 With Winter officially starting on Friday, the lack of snow cover does not mean that a special visitor will have to postpone any travel plans at the beginning of next week. more »»
Salary Increase Recommended For County Elected Officials
December 20, 2012 There was no disagreement that the elected officials in Palo Alto County do and outstanding job for the taxpayers. more »»
School Sharing Talks End Abruptly
December 18, 2012 Less than 48 hours after voting to continue negotiations with the neighboring Graettinger-Terril Community Schools about the subject of academic sharing, the Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School Board... more »»
Supervisors Briefed On Community Facade Program
December 18, 2012 An update on the community facade program for the downtown area of Emmetsburg was presented to the Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors during its Dec. 11 meeting. more »»
Rep. Hess and Sen. Johnson Receive Legislative Committee Assignments
December 18, 2012 DES MOINES – Representative-Elect Megan Hess (R-Spencer) announced her committee assignments for the upcoming legislative sessio. more »»
Lighting The Way
December 18, 2012 The Mexican custom of Luminarias symbolizes “Lighting the way for Christ.” The custom is to line the sidewalks and/or driveways with paper bags or plastic milk jugs glowing with flickering candles. more »»
New Option Arises In R-A Sharing Talks
December 13, 2012 After a lengthy discussion over sharing options and reviews of financial projections, the Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School board voted to continue negotiations with neighboring Graettinger-Terril i... more »»
Compensation Board To Meet Monday
December 13, 2012 The topic of salaries for Palo Alto County’s elected officials will be the subject of discussion on Monday, Dec. 17, during the annual meeting of the Palo Alto County Compensation Board. more »»
City Council Addresses Grant Dollars
December 13, 2012 Distribution of grant funds to cities from Palo Alto County Gaming Development Corporation takes on a new dimension in 2013. more »»
Holiday and Christmas Fire Safety Reminders
December 13, 2012 With the Christmas holiday just days away, officials of the Emmetsburg Fire Department are reminding area residents to not take fire safety for granted during the holidays. more »»
Re-Financing Of Road Bonds Means Savings For Taxpayers
December 11, 2012 Just like countless individuals who have re-financed home mortgages in the past few months, the Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors did a little re-financing of their own last week that will end u... more »»
Meeting Explains New Transmission Line
December 11, 2012 Property owners across a corridor of northern Palo Alto County were updated on a proposed new power transmission line project during an informational meeting sponsored by MidAmerican Energy this pas... more »»
Contractors Turn Out For Drainage Letting
December 11, 2012 A drainage project between West Bend and Mallard drew lots of attention from contractors during a bid letting for the project at the Dec. 4 meeting of the Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors. more »»
Fiery Semi Collision Claims Life
December 6, 2012 A fog-shrouded, fiery collision between a pair of semi tractor-trailer rigs early Monday morning south of Emmetsburg claimed the life of one truck driver. more »» |
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