Stories from Thursday, October 31, 2013

Newell-Fonda (10-0) continues their playoff run Monday night in Newell against Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayshire (7-3) in a week six rematch. Last time these two teams got together severe thunderstorms ran across Northwest Iowa, forcing them to play a delayed game which N-F won 28-6 in Graettinger shortly before midnight. It was the lowest point total for the Mustangs all season and the second lowest for the Titans who were blanked by Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn in week one...

On paper the Ridge View Raptors (9-1) appear to have a slight edge over their next playoff opponent, ninth ranked South O'Brien (9-1). The Raptors have racked up 4,073 yards and 48 touchdowns on offense. The Wolverines have tallied 3,533 and 42. Ridge View's defense has snared 20 takeaways, including a pick six. South O'Brien has snatched up 18, one of which was a fumble returned for six...

What started out as helping a lady while Pam Allen worked at the library eventually led to Allen becoming an owner of a business on April 13, 1999. Now, after 14 years, she is selling Village Boutique in Aurelia. "I want to sew, read, and catch up on all the things I haven't done in 14 years," explains Allen...

Colorize was awarded with two Hermes awards in this year's graphic design competition. Local designer Angela Weitzel from Colorize created the two advertisements that won the awards. Designs were made for King's Pointe and Ag on Point. Representatives Ryan Rosentrater from Ag on Point and Nick Edwards and Lance Bellinghausen from King's Pointe congratulated Colorize. Lona Munger of Colorize says, "It's an honor to share awards with our customers." / Photo by April Allen...

Emma Kiefer, 17, was injured when her vehicle was struck in a t-bone accident October 27. The driver of the other car reportedly failed to yield when pulling into Highway 169, striking Kiefer's driver-side door. She was headed home from babysitting...

The Pilot's eerily-growing collection of creepy local tales has become a Halloween tradition. As the bewitching hour nears, settle in for these stories of haunts and horrors, gathered from books, historical records, law enforcement reports and personal interviews - every one sworn by their sources to be true. Just try to explain them - we dare you

Storm Lake Police were called to the Walmart store Tuesday afternoon for a woman customer acting strangely. Officers were told that the woman was flailing her arms and crawling around on her hands and knees in the store. As they arrived, the woman had made her way to a car in the parking lot of the store...