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Buena Vista Regional Medical Center employee Evan Franzmeier has been selected as a 2019 Iowa Hospital Association Hospital Hero. Evan is one of 10 selected in the state and will be honored at a ceremony in October. Evan is the Fitness & Health Center Manager. His co-workers and family surprised him with the announcement of the honor...

Well-known former Storm Laker Keith Kollbaum passed away recently. The 1979 Storm Lake graduate is remembered for running for former disco Bojangles in Storm Lake, and as a founder of the competitive rugby program in the community. He was nominated for the Iowa Rugby Hall of Fame in 2016. A founding member of the Storm Lake Seagulls in 1980, Keith managed and played for the team as it transitioned into the Albatross a few years later...

The new football season is underway for the Buena Vista Beavers as Head Coach Grant Mollring returns for his third season. Last year was a difficult one for the Beavers as they struggled to a 1-9 record, winning their first game and then bowing in the final nine. Mollring has four wins in his first two seasons on the sideline, but hopes that his junior class can lead the way to a better year for BVU...

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A Storm Lake educator has been arrested, accused of stealing from fundraiser events at her parochial school. In June, Storm Lake Police took a report of an apparent theft at St. Mary’s Catholic School, and began an investigation. Police met with school administrators and finance personnel who alleged that a school faculty member had been stealing money from several school fundraisers throughout the academic year...

After a two-day search, the body of a 65-year-old Cherokee drowning victim was recovered in the Little Sioux River by local firefighters. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s office received a report of a possible drowning near the Pearce River fishing access near Quimby Wednesday afternoon...

Climbing off her colorful tour bus on Lake Avenue Friday afternoon, Democrat Kamala Harris was met with a throng of national media and a handful of enthusiastic supporters. Despite rough treatment in a recent debate and arriving nearly an hour behind schedule, Harris pulled a small army of reporters along with her, opposed to three other Democrats arriving in Storm Lake this week with no such attention...

A Storm Lake man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for receiving child pornography. James Gailey, 49, was sentenced August 9 after pleading guilty to one count of child pornography in March. At the plea hearing, Gailey admitted to using Dropbox accounts in October 2017 and January 2018 to receive child pornography.  Gailey admittedly received images and videos of sexual abuse or exploitation of victims as young as infants or toddlers. ...

Mark your calendars and save the date for Wood, Wine & Blues, August 16th – 18th in Sunset Park! Wood, Wine & Blues consists of a three-day chainsaw carving competition with five chainsaw artists from across the country. This year the competing chainsaw carvers are Keith Gregory (returning), Clint Henik (returning), Fernando ‘Don’ Dulnuan, Jimmy Hobbs, and Brent Pope. ...

Wood, Wine, & Blues is right around the corner, and Storm Lake United is excited to introduce the 2019 wine vendors. Stop by Wine and Arts in the Park on Saturday, August 17 from 12 – 5 p.m. with your ID to taste free samples of regional wines. Throughout the festival you can also browse local craft vendors and food vendors, and enjoy a free Blues concert by Malcolm Wells and the Two Timers. ...