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Summit County voters should expect their ballots to arrive around June 7. The Summit County Clerks Office plans to mail the envelopes on Tuesday, June 4.

The annual event includes raffles, a silent auction, a picnic dinner, a live auction, a rubber duck race, and more.

Robert Eckert passed away in Athens, This is the full obituary story where you can express condolences and share memories. Services by Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home.

Rap lyrics may become protected speech. Lyrics about violence, murder and guns has been used to prosecute Jacksonville rappers recently.

Volusia County Chair Jeff Brower voted against raises for the county manager and county attorney on Tuesday, but they each received a 4% increase.

New to the camera? You can still capture starry skies, the Milky Way, and more like an expert with these night sky photography tips.

Dickinson County Supervisors Discuss Future of Two Areas of County Road By charguth May 27, 2021 9:02 am Saga Communications Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors discussed what the future could look like for a stretch of road east of Milford Tuesday morning that is expected to need some sort of work in the fairly near future. Engineer Dan Eckert was asked about County Road M-56, also know as 260th Avenue, in conjunction with a project that was approved a short tim...

Progress Continues on New Dickinson County Shop By charguth May 6, 2021 12:55 pm Saga Communications Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)– The weather has begun to warm which means construction projects both new and old are starting to see some initialization and progress. Dickinson County Engineer Dan Eckert says that is true for the new county shop being constructed in Spirit Lake. Eckert says the completion date is not exactly a concern for the road department at this point. He says they would rather se...

Supervisors Approve Change Orders and Get Update on Spirit Lake Shop December 21, 2020 5:41 am Saga Communications Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)– Work is continuing on the new shop in Spirit Lake for the Dickinson County Road Department after some changes were made to allow for cold weather work. County Engineer Dan Eckert told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday the original plan was to pour concrete BEFORE putting up the building, but that would have stopped winter work. The Board of Supervisors a...