Stories from Monday, March 17, 2014

On Friday, Storm Lake Police observed a 2014 Subaru with Minnesota dealer registration parked at a residence located at 120 Highway Street #2, adjacent to Radio Park. Officers had previously been asked by Cherokee Police to watch for the vehicle and attempt to identify its occupants in connection with an investigation in Cherokee...

Linda Rae Freese, age 65, of Omaha, Neb. formerly of Early, passed away Friday, March 14, after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be Monday, March 17, at the Farber and Otteman Funeral Home in Sac City. Burial will be at the Union Cemetery in Early...

Mary Ann Brisbois, age 86, of Denver Colo., formerly of Fonda, died Saturday, March 15, in Denver Colo. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 22, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Fonda. Burial will follow in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Fonda. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. The Mahaney Funeral Home in Fonda is in charge of the arrangements...

Linda Helmke, age 64, of Newell, Iowa died Saturday, March 15, 2014 at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Memorial services will be Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. at the Emmetsburg Care Center in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 18, 2014 from 5-7:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Newell. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Newell is in charge of the arrangements...

Many movies and TV shows infer "caring about girls and women is unmanly and gay"

Gary Launderville celebrated his retirement Friday after over 30 years with the Buena Vista County Sheriff's Department. A hundred friends, colleagues, and friends attended Friday's ceremony. He was presented with various awards for his outstanding to service to the community...

An old proverb reads that if you give a man a fish he won't go hungry for a day, but if you teach a man to fish then he won't go hungry for the rest of his life. Something like that can be traced to reading also, and the earlier the children start to read, the longer they can starve off the hunger for knowledge that comes around with not being able to read...

The Warriors are looking to put together a strong running in the Twin Lakes Conference this year. They had one sole State Medaler last year, junior Mitchell Fritz who returns. Fritz placed fifth overall in the 400 meter dash last year as a sophomore...

The Alta-Aurelia Warriors are getting their first shot at playing on the varsity level as a soccer team this year. The Alta-Aurelia boys soccer team has only been a Junior Varsity soccer squad until this season, they have moved up to a Varsity Team. The Warriors lose their team captain from last year, Cory Ballantyne. They return four key starters from last year's squad; Junior Molina, Manny Murillo, Neal Felten and Ben Stange...

After winning the State Championship last year, the 2014 Alta-Aurelia girl's golf team returns this season with their eyes on a repeat. The Warriors out-lasted Dike-New Hartford to win the 2A Girls Golf Team Championship. They posted a 684 total team score, Dike-New Hartford posted a 732. The Warriors only lost three golfers from last year's state championship team. Their no. 1 golfer Kelsi Synder, no. 5 Stephanie Stange and no. 6 Val Hernandez...