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Alliant Energy presented a check for $250 to the Star Spangled Spectacular Committee this week to assist with the finances of the local Independence Day community activities. This donation is from Alliant Energy’s competitive grant program which awarded 145 grants totaling over $400,000. Storm Lake’s Star Spangled Spectacular has enjoyed several years of partnership with Alliant Energy...

Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation CEO Kiley Miller has been a name synonymous with economic development in northwest Iowa since his start with the organization in 2014. Recently he was honored as one of the top 50 economic developers on the continent...

Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) coupons are now available The WIC and Senior FMNPs provide eligible Iowans with checks that can be redeemed for fresh produce at aut) between June 1 and October 31. “The WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Programs are unique because the vouchers can only be used at Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig. “This helps support local food production and makes healthy fruits and veg...

Eating healthy can be a struggle—one that Amanda Walljasper-Tate, owner of The Daily Apple, knows well. At a young age 19 years ago, she used to drink six to eight cans of diet soda each day. She lived off of processed foods and struggled with chronic back pain, hormonal imbalances and depression...

To many of our readers, 25 years old may seem young—an age represented by almost the youngest of Millennials. But in the bar and restaurant business, the quarter-century mark can be a millennium-like achievement in itself. As Malarky’s Bar and Grille turns 25 this week, it celebrates the success brought to it by Storm Lake while recognizing the changing reality of demographics that has forced what was known as a night club to focus more on the table and less on the bar...

Hy-Vee, Inc., today expressed dismay that a new Medicare rule did not provide relief from pharmacy direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees that inflate senior citizens’ prescription drug costs. A proposal advanced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and supported by Hy-Vee was not included in the final rule published on May 17...

For a small facility, Ben Rumbo’s Energym on Erie Street packs quite a punch. As of January, that could be taken more literally with kickboxing and boxing classes—one of the first of their kind in the area—that have encouraged Storm Lakers to shape up in an engaging, more fun form of fitness that keeps them accountable...

Jensen Funeral Homes, Inc. of Storm Lake received the Iowa Award of Funeral Service Excellence at the 139th Annual Iowa Funeral Directors Association (IFDA) Convention held May 14-16, 2019 at the Prairie Meadows Hotel & Conference Center in Altoona, Iowa...

Arkansas-based meat processor Tyson Foods is suing a federal agency for $2.4 million, saying it had to destroy 8,000 carcasses because a federal meat inspector lied about checking hogs at a plant in Iowa. Yolanda Thompson, who works for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service, signed certificates suggesting she had checked slaughtered hogs at the Storm Lake plant in March 2018, Tyson said. ...

Delicias Bakery staff in Storm Lake pulled out all the stops for the recent Fiesta Latina held at Storm Lake elementary school, doing a brisk business in Ensalada de Frutas con Chile, a Mexican favorite with tropical fruit, stacked in a glass and sprinkled with chile lime seasoning. Vendors did a brisk business in Mexican street corn (elotes) and other delicacies from the Spanish-speaking part of the world. / Pilot photo by Dana Larsen...

The Iowa Lakes Corridor, in partnership with presenting sponsors Demco Products LLC, the government of Clay County and the City of Spencer, plans a pair of events to advance a broader effort for diversity, equity, inclusion and engagement in the region...

Owners Lindsey and Jake Jochim of Nebraska City, Neb., cut the ribbon on their newest Scooter’s Coffee franchise next to Fareway on Friday. The Jochims own several other franchises of the Midwest-based coffee chain in Iowa and Nebraska. Celebrations for Grand Opening Day gave away 50 gift cards, tumblers and t-shirts at the drive-through only location. ...

MidAmerican Energy Company this month set a new one-day wind generation record in Iowa for generating electricity that supplied its entire retail customers’ electric usage with renewable energy. On April 10, company-owned and contracted wind farms generated 111,500 megawatt-hours of energy across the state. MidAmerican Energy’s previous one-day wind generation record, set in January, was 106,000 MWh...

100+ Men Who Care selected the St. Mary’s Booster Kyle Drey Hoop Fund as the next recipient of a charitable cash infusion, donating $3,200 Wednesday to the fund that will be used to make basketball more inclusive for smaller children. The late Kyle Drey, a revered St. Mary’s basketball player, was killed in June 2018 when the agricultural sprayer he was driving was hit by a train at a rural railroad crossing. Drey was 33...

Expertease, the full-service salon with 24 years of experience in Storm Lake, has relocated from Lake Ave to East Lakeshore Drive. The building formerly occupied by Posh Boutique (which has since moved to Lake Ave,) is Expertease’s new home across from King’s Pointe. ...

Storm Lake United will host a Business After Hours from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, May 6, at the Buena Vista University Golf Course at Lake Creek. The event, which features hors d’oeuvres and drinks, will allow the public the chance to meet Joe Powell, BVU’s new full-time golf coach who will also serve as clubhouse manager at the 18-hole course north of Highway 7 west of Storm Lake. Powell will introduce himself and share details of his background in the golf world at 5:30 p.m...

After 32 years of private practice, Dr. Daniel Douglas retired from dentistry in his small office tucked away behind the Hy-Vee Bedel Pharmacy on West 5th Street, giving the reins to Dr. Fotene Gennatos, a northwest Iowa native. Gennatos has practiced in Sioux City for the last 10 years at a group practice, which allowed her to spend more time with family. She previously had her own private practice after graduating from the University of Iowa in 2004...

Goodwill of the Great Plains is hosting a Job Fair on Tuesday April 30, 2019 from 10am-2pm at the Prairie Lakes AEA Building, 824 Flindt Dr, Storm Lake, IA. We will have over 15 local employers seeking individuals to fill job openings. “Our Job Fairs are just one of the ways that we can help individuals connect with local employers in the area. ...

Faith, Hope & Charity is still the same great facility Storm Lake knows, but with a different name. Following their 2018 merger with Hope Haven, they still serve 29 residents with a variety of disabilities and special needs. One of those kids is Brianna Tomlinson...

Dr. Casey Miller and Storm Lake Chiropractic rallied for flood victims in Nebraska and Iowa last Thursday. Together with local clients and businesses, they raised over $1,800, plus donations of food and necessities. A mix of raffles, business donations and client donations brought about the sum. Dr. Miller donated his entire day’s time, allowing clients to donate the value of their service to the cause...

The third annual O’Brien County Career Day will be held on April 26. All high school sophomores in the Sheldon, South O’Brien, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and MMCRU school districts are invited to attend. The career day provides students with opportunities to explore manufacturing, healthcare, construction and agriculture careers right here in O’Brien County. ...