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Students Battle Depression (Local News ~ 05/06/14)
Anxiety, depression and stress are reality for Jordon Deutmeyer, a 23-year-old University of Northern Iowa student who has dropped out of two schools, attempted suicide, and failed a multitude of classes. "I just remember trying really hard in all of my classes," Deutmeyer said. "I never skipped, I never did anything, I tried really hard. I would just get C's back or fail... -
Lakeside waits for Cobblestone volunteers to make first move
(Local News ~ 05/06/14)
While an effort to preserve the vacant Cobblestone Ballroom has slowed this season, officials of the city where it is located say they are still waiting to hear from the volunteers on their plan. "They have never contacted us, so we don't know for sure what their plans are," said Mayor Aaron Johnson, who took over the position at the start of the year. ...
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Facebook followers 'break case wide open' in SL thefts
(Local News ~ 05/06/14)
Storm Lake Police report that leads received on the police department's Facebook page have led to several charges in a theft investigation. On April 4, officers took a report from the Walmart store that an adult man and woman had allegedly left the store with $300 worth of merchandise in a cart without paying for it. They fled in a vehicle...
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
(Local News ~ 05/06/14)
On Saturday, April 26, National Prescription Drug Take Back Day was conducted at four locations in Buena Vista County. Helping with the Prescription Drug Take Back Day were Buena Vista County Sheriff's Department, Storm Lake Police Department, Sioux Rapids Police along with Compass-Pointe Behavioral Health Services and Buena Vista County Public Health...
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Humans battle zombies at BVU in a 'live action' game (Local News ~ 05/06/14)
This past weekend the campus of Buena Vista University was running with humans and zombies, well, hypothetically that is. Co-moderator of the game Zachary Schmidt best explains it as "a giant live action game of tag" that lasts all weekend long starting at noon on Friday and finishing Sunday at 6 p.m. with a pizza party. Although, the game is humans versus zombies, it remind Schmidt of cowboys and Indians, a game many people his age played when they were little...
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