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Wednesday at King’s Pointe Resort Tyson Foods held a Storm Lake United Coffee to welcome their new Community Liaison, Cynthia Trujillo. HR Generalist Karina Mellado introduced her to everyone and invited her to say a few words. Cynthia, a long-time resident of Storm Lake, says she is honored to have earned the position and can’t wait to work with the community on behalf of Tyson Foods.” / Storm Lake United photo...

Iowa currently ranks third in the nation for total milking goats, with the inventory up three percent from January 2018 standing at 32,000 dairy goats and 217 licensed dairies. The Iowa State University Extension Dairy Team has recently completed a survey of the licensed goat dairies in Iowa and is processing the data; however, Fred Hall, dairy program specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach, said to start the conversations with dairy goat producers, the dairy team held its first program with concurrent programs in Orange City and Elkader on Dec. ...

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Buena Vista Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) are co-hosting a soil health and cover crops workshop called “Making Money with Soil Health”, to be held March 6 at 10 a.m. at Prairie Lakes AEA in Storm Lake...

Aimee Helmers recently received the Outstanding Contributor Award for Storm Lake McDonald’s restaurant and Hart2Hart Inc., determined by peers. The honor recognizes an employee who “leaves the world better than they found it, who never fails to look for the best in others or give the best of themselves.” / Photo submitted...

The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation announces the beginning of the 2020 Business Expansion & Strategic Trends (BEST) of Iowa interviews. BEST of Iowa is a strategic partnership between economic development organizations and utility companies throughout Iowa that provides a state-wide existing business strategy. The Corridor has conducted these interviews for 14 years...

Tyson is welcoming their new Community Liaison, Cynthia Trujillo, with a Storm Lake United Coffee at King’s Pointe. Everyone is welcome to join at King’s Pointe Resort on Wednesday, February 19, at 10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach invites area residents to join them for a two-session retirement preparation workshop on Feb. 13 and Feb. 20. Participants can choose to attend sessions at Cherokee Regional Medical Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. or at the ISU Extension and Outreach Cherokee County office from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m...

Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach will host two soil fertility workshops to help ag producers interpret soil test results and determine fertilizer needs and recommendations. The first workshop will be held Wednesday, Feb. 26 at the ISU Extension and Outreach Sac County office location at 620 Park Street in Sac City. ...

HyVee stores around the region will no longer be available for the midnight munchies. Starting Monday, stores that had been open 24 hours a day were reduced to close overnight. Some of the stores had already moved away from 24 hour service. HyVee has 265 stores in Iowa and seven other states. Employment is not expected to change...

Storm Lake father-son duo Bruce and Kerry Edwards were among those honored as Maser Pork Producers during the 2020 Iowa Pork Congress. A Master Pork Producer award denotes an individual’s or family’s excellence in pork production, as measured by their pork production statistics, their commitment to We Care® principles, and their contribution to their community. ...

The Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency Board of Directors has selected Dr. Susie Meade as its next Chief Administrator. In her new role, Meade will support the agency’s 247 full and part-time employees who provide special education and school improvement services in 14 counties across north central Iowa. ...

The new Junk Rescued store will be opening next week at 516 Lake Avenue in Storm Lake. / Photo submitted

Storm Lake native Meredith Daley has been named as CEO of the Worthington Area YMCAs in Minnesota. She was most recently the Senior Aquatics Director at the Upper Main Line YMCA in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. Daley’s past work history includes aquatics positions at Pennsylvania State University and Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey. ...

Kiley Miller, President & CEO of the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation, has been awarded recertification by the International Economic Development Council (JEDC) through April 2021. Miller first achieved the Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) designation in 2015. Recertification required that he fulfill demanding standards for continuing education and service to the profession...

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center and Buena Vista Anesthesia Associates welcomes Jeremy Jensen, who recently moved to Storm Lake as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). CRNAs work in BVRMC’s Surgical Services Department providing anesthesia services to surgical patients...

Abby Bean, the 2019 Buena Vista County Pork Queen, was crowned Wednesday night as Iowa Pork Queen for 2020 during the Iowa Pork Congress at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. She is the daughter of C.J. and Christine Bean and is a senior at Sioux Central High School. Abby also represented the county as a 2020 Iowa Pork Youth Team contestant during the event. ...

Pocahontas and Buena Vista County landowners with acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) are welcome to attend an informational meeting about required Mid-Contract Management (MCM) at 1 p.m. on Thursday, February 13 at West Iowa Bank in Laurens...

In November, Scooter’s Coffee locations collected donations to benefit Wounded Warriors Family Support,  a nonprofit that provides support to the families of those who have been wounded, injured or killed during combat operations. Over $22,000 was donated. / Photo submitted...

The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team will host a five-session webinar entitled “Eye on Employees,” beginning Wednesday, Feb. 5 from noon to 1 p.m. The webinars will address the main concerns that farm and, more specifically, dairy employers face...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is opened general signup for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) through February 28, 2020. Farmers and ranchers who enroll in CRP receive a yearly rental payment for voluntarily establishing long-term, resource-conserving plant species, such as approved grasses or trees (known as “covers”) to control soil erosion, improve water quality and develop wildlife habitat on marginally productive agricultural lands...

Junk Rescued and Harper Moon Photography are moving to a new location at 516 Lake Avenue - formally the Quilt Shop, just down the block. The two businesses are selling some furniture and decor items ahead of the transition at their current building, 524 Lake...