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"Is it safe to talk about who I am?" It's a question that LGBTQ people ask themselves all the time. Coming Out Day, celebrated on October 11 and 12, gives those in the community who have yet to disclose their identity a chance to do so - celebrating them for what is often an act of bravery...

After domestic strife escalated into multiple gunfire incidents over the weekend, Storm Lake Police solved the case just in time to catch the fleeing suspect while he was changing planes in Salt Lake City. Shortly after 3:30 a.m. Saturday, police responded to the East 1st and Superior area and the 300 block of Geneseo on multiple reports of shots being fired...

By DANA LARSEN Pilot-Tribune Editor The cups and bottles parents are using are leading to alarming teeth decay in small children in the area. In response, the Buena Vista County Public Health Department is seeking grant money from the Community Chest program to try to provide some education to stem the problem...

I didn't speak the first time because he was my best friend's brother. I was eight and he threatened harm to both of us if anything was ever said. Fear silenced me. There was no one to speak for me. I spoke when I was 17 but was humiliated and harassed by bullies although he admitted to the sexual assault and was sentenced. ...

Ten Storm Lake Middle School students were recently selected for participation in the thirty-second annual Opus Honor Choir Festival.  Over 3,000 students were nominated by their directors for 720 positions in the four Opus Honor Choirs. Selections were made by means of a recorded audition. ...

Fonda photographer Marilyn Tamm-Schmitt has had a passion for nature photography stemming from her childhood love of all natural beauty. During her over thirty year career as an educator in modern languages, Marilyn pursued her interest in photography specializing in birds, dogs and cats, flowers and horses. Her lifetime of rescuing animals as well as operating her own animal shelter, Cedar Creek Sanctuary, has provided willing subjects for many of her photo shoots...

By DANA LARSEN Pilot-Tribune Editor After domestic strife escalated into multiple gunfire incidents over the weekend, Storm Lake Police solved the case just in time to catch the fleeing suspect while he was changing planes in Salt Lake City. Shortly after 3:30 a.m. Saturday, police responded to the East 1st and Superior area and the 300 block of Geneseo on multiple reports of shots being fired...

A proposed 200 MW wind farm in Cherokee County - a well kept secret - will be constructed beginning in spring 2019 and online by December 2019, according to developer EDF Renewable EDF Renewables has signed an agreement to supply Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Energy, with 200 megawatts of wind energy generated from the new, fast-tracking Glaciers Edge Wind Project north and west of Marcus in Cherokee County...

The City of Storm Lake was recognized for their safety programs for the city’s employees by EMC Insurance, Jester Insurance, Stille Pierce and Pertzborn and The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities. The city’s insurance agent Mike Pertzborn II of Stille Pierce and Pertzborn Insurance Services was pleased to have the City recognized for their hard work. ...

The Vietnam War has been over for 43 years. But for some surviving veterans, the conflict still has not been resolved. "I don't care what you say or what I do, Vietnam is always there," says Vietnam veteran Ron 'Gully' Gullickson. "Every minute of every day, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Vietnam is always right there."...