Stories from Thursday, March 13, 2014

Storm Lake Police are asking for assistance in locating person(s) in connection with an alleged attempted abduction of two children in Storm Lake. Police were told by a 9 year old male and a 7 year old female that they were walking home from school at approximately 3:45PM in the 800 block of East 8th Street when an unknown gray or silver colored Traverse style vehicle occupied by two Hispanic males reportedly asked the children if the wanted some candy and also asked them to get into the SUV. ...

By DANA LARSEN Pilot-Tribune Editor The Laurens-Marathon school district finds itself without a superintendent. During a school board meeting Monday night, Superintendent Iner Joelson submitted his resignation to the board, effective immediately. On Tuesday, the school board secretary confirmed that Joelson had already departed the school. She said that the board had not asked for Joelson's resignation...

A tweet sent out from Ridge View High School last Friday showed a picture of Ridge View Principal Ken Slater, duct taped to a pillar in the High School Commons. No worries, Mr. Slater was not being taken hostage. The tweet was High School Secretary Dena Stille's recording of the High School Dance Marathon "Razz a Raptor" Fundraiser coming to completion...

Storm Lake Police have issued a warning to citizens in connection with a telephone scam that is saturating the area. Police have learned that citizens in and around Storm Lake are receiving automated text messages from www.well-fargo.com. The message informs the recipient that their ATM check card has been blocked and asks the recipient to click on a link to reactivate the card. ...

The Ladies VFW Auxiliary went to classrooms in October to present the essay challenge to the 4th and 5th grade classrooms at Alta Elementary. In November the essays were sent to competition and winners' essays were then sent to district competition in December. ...

IDOT meets with trails committee, discuss safe routes to school

Allen Romo, age 73, of Albert City, died Monday, March 10, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 15, at 1:30 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Albert City. Burial will be at a later date at Lands Lutheran Church Cemetery in Zumbrota, Minn. Visitation will take place Friday, March 14, from 6-8 p.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in charge of the arrangements...

Lakefest will take place on June 21 this year with the North Carolina band Parmalee as the headliner of the concert on Saturday. Parmalee's latest single, "Carolina" went to No. 1 on the U.S. Country charts in December. They were recently announced as a 2014 semi-finalist for the Academy of Country Music's coveted New Artist of the Year award...

As the Storm Lake Marina closed its doors at the end of last season there was some debate over when or even if it would open back up again. The answer is that it will open back up again, but it's not going to be the same as it has been in the past. The first change is a new Marina operator...

Lakefest will take place on June 21 this year with the North Carolina band Parmalee as the headliner of the concert on Saturday. Parmalee's latest single, "Carolina" went to No. 1 on the U.S. Country charts in December. They were recently announced as a 2014 semi-finalist for the Academy of Country Music's coveted New Artist of the Year award...