Daily Republic · Spencer, IA
MITCHELL — Ron Gates celebrated his 95th birthday in style with laughter, his favorite ice cream and a roast by members of the Mitchell Rotary Club. Gates was honored with a mayoral proclamation from Mitchell Mayor Jordan Hanson during a Mitchell Rotary Club meeting Thursday. The proclamation recognized Gates for devoting his life to serving others through community organizations and supporting education, health care, the arts and charitable causes throughout the Mitchell area. "Ron's lifetime of service, leadership, generosity, faith, and commitment to helping others has made a lasting difference in Mitchell and throughout South Dakota," Hanson said. Gates hopes to increase his giving in the coming years and set an example for others in the community to give generously. "The more I can do the better. And our goal is to do as much as we can so other people will emulate what we do, and there’ll be a dozen more that do way more than we do," Gates told the Mitchell Republic.
Sioux City Journal · Storm Lake, IA
Nearby: Storm Lake, IAJesus Diaz-Garcia, 49, who was living in Storm Lake, Iowa, entered his plea in U.S. District Court in Sioux City to one count of being an aggravated felon found after illegal reentry.
The Pocahontas Times · Pocahontas, IA
Nearby: Pocahontas, IAThursday, November 11, 1926 There are a number of things to write about this week. I will begin with the election and probably not get away from that supposedly interesting and supposedly important matter I want to call the attention of the world to the results of the election in Pocahontas County. In the eyes… Read the full story
Pocahontas Star Herald · Pocahontas, IA
Nearby: Pocahontas, IAMayor Keith FutrellDanny SwannJenny TysonGroup [email protected] Election Day may be over, but the race for Pocahontas mayor is far from finished. Incumbent Mayor Keith Futrell… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
High Plains Journal · Fenton, IA
Nearby: Fenton, IADragotec USA, based in Fenton, Iowa, and the exclusive North American distributor of Drago corn heads, announced the launch Oct. 29 of the Drago GT+, a corn head designed to help growers capture more yield, operate in tougher field conditions and extend the service life of their corn heads. Manufactured by Olimac in Margarita, Italy, the GT+ replaces the field-proven Drago GT beginning with the 2027 model year. Orders opened Oct. 29 for delivery ahead of the 2027 harvest. “With the launch of the Drago GT+ corn head, we are raising the bar on yield capture, durability and harvest efficiency,” said Dustin Bollig, Dragotec vice president of sales and marketing. “It’s for growers who want a corn head built for today’s more intensive harvests.” Designed for today’s agriculture Corn production keeps changing, Bollig said, with higher plant populations, more trash moving through the head, faster dry-down hybrids and occasional down-corn fields all placing greater demands on corn heads.
Pine and Lakes Echo Journal · Worthington, MN
Nearby: Worthington, MNDULUTH — Margins in last week's gubernatorial election swung in favor of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party in all 87 Minnesota counties compared to the presidential election just two years ago. DFL Governor-elect Amy Klobuchar outperformed Republican President Donald Trump's 2024 margins in every county, signaling a shift in voter sentiment reflected in races across the country last week. The swing was most pronounced in Nobles County, which saw a nearly 14-percentage-point shift to Democrats. Home to Worthington, the southwestern Minnesota county backed Trump over Kamala Harris by nearly 36 percentage points in 2024, but last week it favored Republican Lisa Demuth, Klobuchar's competitor, by 22 points. In the Northland, St. Louis County saw the largest difference, reinforcing its DFL preference by nearly 10 points — moving from Harris' 14-point margin in 2024 to Klobuchar's 24-point margin last week.
Brainerd Dispatch · Worthington, MN
Nearby: Worthington, MNWe just returned from a trip to Worthington, Minnesota, filming a Fishing the Midwest TV episode. We caught nice walleyes casting small crankbaits to rocky shorelines. Last October and November, a couple fishing buddies and I had productive days targeting walleyes, trolling deep diving baits on South Dakota's Lake Oahe on a pair of trips. In fact, the biggest walleye of my fishing career came on Oahe last fall. Those experiences reminded me of how productive crankbaits can be during fall. Fall crankin' can be very effective for walleyes, but bass eat cranks in fall too. In fact, one of the most productive methods I use to catch largemouth bass during my last open water fishing days in November involves casting deep-diving crankbaits. Here are some keys to late fall crankbait fishing. High-action crankbaits are top producers during the warm waters of summer and early fall.
Brainerd Dispatch · Orange City, IA
Nearby: Orange City, IABRAINERD — Brainerd High School celebrated Ladies Day Wednesday, Nov. 11. Six Brainerd Warrior girls signed their NCAA National Letters of Intent to play college athletics. Margaux Czech signed to play lacrosse at McKendree University in Illinois. Aralyn Marcelo will swim at the University of Sioux Falls. Jaycee Carlson will play softball at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Addison Bjorkland signed to play basketball at the University of North Dakota. Piper Grillo and Ellen Germundson are headed to Northern Michigan University. Grillo will compete on the women’s Alpine ski team, while Germundson is headed east to play lacrosse. Pierz senior Whitney LeBlanc signed her letter at Pierz High School Wednesday to play women’s golf at St. Cloud State University. She is the daughter of Randy and Jessica LeBlanc. Pequot Lakes’ Tollef Birkeland signed his letter to play basketball for the Northwestern Raiders in Orange City, Iowa. Oehrlein The No.
Daily Republic · Orange City, IA
Nearby: Orange City, IASIOUX CITY, Iowa — Third-seeded Morningside edged No. 7 Dakota Wesleyan in each of the three sets on Wednesday night and clinched a spot in the Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament championship with a semifinal victory at the Rosen Verdoorn Sports Center. Set scores were 25-20, 25-22 and 25-23. DWU (19-11) will await its national tournament fate on Monday, Nov. 16, when the 48-team NAIA field will be announced. Morningside (25-6) advances play No. 1-seeded Northwestern (29-1) in the GPAC championship on Saturday, Nov. 14 in Orange City, Iowa. If selected, it will be DWU's fifth all-time national tournament appearance and the fourth in the last six seasons. Morningside finished with a 48-43 edge in kills and hit .254 for the match, while DWU was hitting .197. DWU finished with a 9-5 lead in total blocks. In the first set, Morningside used a 7-1 stretch to take control and land the first salvo in the contest.