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Storm Lake artist Mick Polich has created a massive new mural that runs the length of the building that houses BozWellz restaurant on Erie Street. Done in graffiti style, the mural advertises the offerings at the eatery and Lake Avenue Lounge. A small portion of the art is shown. / Pilot photos by Dana Larsen...

Central Bank and Central Insurance of Storm Lake recently donated $592.33 to Upper Des Moines Opportunity’s backpack program. The funds were raised during a recent Community Impact event at Pizza Ranch and through personal contributions made by the staff at Central Bank and Central Insurance...

Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach will host a child care provider training, Preschoolers and Pennies: Read, Talk, Learn and Play on Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the ISU Extension and Outreach Cherokee County office. Child care providers play an important role in promoting beneficial financial behaviors with many adult money habits being influenced at a very early age...

A new appliance outlet will be opening on Lake Avenue in Storm Lake, associated with Zone Home Entertainment. An opening date will be announced soon. / Pilot photo by Dana Larsen

Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach invites family caregivers to participate in the five-session Finances of Caregiving course beginning Sept. 5. The course focuses on helping caregivers to make decisions and plan ahead. Caregivers are often adult children caring for their parents, grandparents or another relative, but they may also be parents caring for their young or adult child with special health or behavior needs...

Alliant Energy released its Corporate Sustainability Report (alliantenergy.com/sustainability) this week, highlighting the company’s broad sustainability efforts. The report outlines Alliant Energy’s continuing efforts to meet the ever-changing needs of their customers in an affordable, safe, reliable and sustainable way...

Recently Quad County Corn Processors announced it has begun the process to establish a Monarch Fueling Station at its plant near Galva. The monarch habitat will span roughly one acre. Today the land is used as a small corn field, but the plant will begin converting it to habitat after harvest with a mid-November seeding...

It’s a lot more fun than darts. At least, that’s what Michael Schupbach said his customers keep telling him. He and co-owner Rich Emrich opened The Throwing Post June 1 in Arnolds Park. The co-owners said it’s the area’s first axe bar and was once the Arnolds Park Post Office — making for a clever reference in the business name. Schupbach estimated 50 throwers come through the doors daily once the weekend hits, and they’re often joined by spectators just wanting to sit, watch and enjoy a drink...

The Storm Lake City Council has approved a non-binding letter of intent for an economic development project. If Storm Lake is selected as a potential site for the project, a legally-binding development agreement will be pursued. The company Storm Lake is trying to attract is not being identified, and has requested confidentiality...

Ducks Unlimited has recognized Flint Hills Resources for surpassing the $1 million milestone in giving to the organization nationwide. Flint Hills Resources’ contribution to Ducks Unlimited now totals nearly $1.3 million. In 2019, support from Flint Hills Resources will help Ducks Unlimited enhance more than 300 acres of shallow lakes, restore nearly 160 acres of wetland and upland habitat, and acquire and restore 13 acres of land that will be added to the state’s holdings for public use in Iowa.. ...

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach invites family caregivers to participate in the five-session Finances of Caregiving course beginning Sept. 5. The course focuses on helping caregivers to make decisions and plan ahead. Caregivers are often adult children caring for their parents, grandparents or another relative, but they may also be parents caring for their young or adult child with special health or behavior needs...

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host 12 educational Farmland Leasing and Value Meetings for agricultural landowners and tenants throughout Northwest Iowa. The meetings are intended for current and prospective tenants and landlords and are held across the state. ...

As part of Tyson Foods’ (NYSE: TSN) commitment to support its plant communities, the company announced today it will fund $1 million in DonorsChoose.org projects for 46 school districts in 37 Tyson communities. The investment will bring much-needed resources to schools in Tyson communities and introduce teachers to a source of potential support for future projects...

El Mariachi Dance Club will celebrate a grand reopening Saturday after a year’s absence. Owner Harley Bucheli says the dance club will initially be open only on Saturday nights, 8 p.m.-2 a.m., with hopes of expanding in the future. The club features a bar, stage and plenty of seating, after some remodeling work, and a special surprise behind the Puerta Negra (black door). ...

A vacant Kmart Store in Cherokee was not vacant for long as Cherokee Bomgaars Store last week completed the move across the street into the Kmart Store. Aware for months of Sears/Kmart retail woes, a real estate firm representing Bomgaars purchased the Cherokee Kmart building in January 2018 with such future occupancy in mind...

Get ready to catch a great deal during Ridiculous Days. Stop by for “Fish-Tastic” in-store deals, sidewalk sales, and fun drawings at local retailers beginning Thursday, July 18 and going through Saturday, July 20. Shop your favorite Storm Lake Retailers and save a boat load...

Brentwood Roofing has opened a new office in Storm Lake at 125 Flindt Drive. They have been operating out of their Cherokee location since 2011 and specialize in asphalt, steel and flat roofs. Owners Brent and Lyndsay Wolfswinkel have over 20 years of roofing industry experience. ...

The U.S. government is investigating price-fixing charges against some the country’s biggest protein companies, including Tyson Foods, Storm Lake’s largest employer. The Department of Justice tipped its hand last week when it requested a temporary halt to discovery proceedings in a 2016 class-action lawsuit filed by food service distributor Maplevale Farms, the Associated Press reports...

A Storm Lake United ribbon cutting was held for Brentwood Construction Thursday. Brentwood is a Cherokee based contractor with over 20 years of roofing experience. They’ve long served all of northwest Iowa, and owner Brent Wolfswinkel has now opened their new office in Storm Lake on Flindt Drive. The company offers residential, commercial and agricultural services - new construction, additions, remodeling, roofing and more with a licensed, bonded and insured workforce. / Phots Submitted...

Maggie Reyes of Upper Des Moines Opportunity, right, receives a check Wednesday from Monsanto for $4,500. Reyes says the donation will be used to support UDMO’s elderly services. /Photo Submitted

Tyson Fresh Meats, in partnership with Clay County Food For Life recently delivered 1,000 pounds of boneless pork loin roast to Upper Des Moines Opportunity in Spencer to be used to serve the hungry in the county. The meat will be distributed to needy families through UDMO’s food pantry on Highway Blvd. ...

Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach will host a Financial Impairment on the Farm webinar from 12 noon to 1 p.m. on July 30. The webinar is free and open to all those involved in production agriculture, specifically, producers and agri-business personnel...

Lake View Diner is bringing a new flavor of cuisine to town: Macedonian. Sam Ilazi and his daughter, Tima, anticipate opening up the new diner on Lakeshore Drive across from Awaysis Park for all day breakfast, lunch and dinner with a wide variety of family-style American, European and Asian options—a combination of things Ilazi says Storm Lake doesn’t have yet...

The Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake and Early, Iowa is pleased to announce the addition of Jim Porter to Citizens’ lending team as Farm Manager and Jake Heuton to Citizens’ lending team as Vice President, Agricultural & Commercial Lending...