Stories from Monday, April 7, 2014

The Storm Lake Albatross Rugby Club opened its 2014 spring season in somewhat of a dramatic fashion this past weekend. The Albatross traveled to Wayne, NE for the 13th year in a row to play in what is becoming one of the largest tournaments in the country...

The second game of a double header was over; a Beaver base runner was running down the first base line, just in case. Then, Central College's first baseman, while his foot was firmly planted on the bag , leaned forward and gathered in the pass from the third baseman. The throw, however, rolled out of Grant Seuferer's glove and bounced off the field-turf...

HOLSTEIN - The 74th annual Ridge View CO-ED Relays at Russ Kraai field took place Monday afternoon, after being postponed from Friday, April 4. There were 10 schools in attendance at the relays. For Alta-Aurelia and Ridge View this was their first track meet of the young 2014 season outdoors. Both schools had competed at the Elite Indoor meet at Buena Vista campus a couple weeks ago...

"I'm an aggressive warrior, a fighter," Blaise Winter said in a motivational speech Wednesday night at the Storm Lake high school gym. Winter was a second round draft pick in 1984 by the Indianapolis Colts as a defensive lineman. Blaise played 11 seasons in the National Football League with the Colts, the Green Bay Packers and the San Diego Chargers. ...

Currently the Methodist Manor Retirement Community has reached a limit on how many people they can serve. However, on Thursday, CEO, Nicholas Landgraf announced that the community is planning to expand. A project was announced that the retirement community is entered into a partnership with OPN Architects of Cedar Rapids for initial building plans for a 48-bed addition to the facility...