Stories from Monday, July 14, 2014

Discussions on establishing a YMCA in Storm Lake have been on hold since June, waiting for a response from the Spencer YMCA. To be approved by the YMCA parent organization, a Storm Lake program would have to be a branch of the existing Spencer Y. While the board did discuss the issue in its most recent meeting, the response was not a definite "yes" or "no."...

Plans for the 2014 Albert City Threshermen and Collectors Show are "zipping right along," show secretary Karen Feeley says. Last year, the historical show attracted an all-time record 15,000 people for its three-day run; this year, with good weather, organizers plan to make a run at the record again...

A Newell man is accused of threatening his own pregnant sister by holding a knife to her belly, assaulting his brother in law, and then turning the weapon on himself and stabbing himself twice. On Saturday night shortly before 11:30 p.m., Newell Police were called to an address in the 300 block of North Fulton for an attempted suicide. A second call then came in reporting that an angry individual had a knife and was threatening to harm others...

On a recent trip to St. Louis, the Kevin Cone family of Storm Lake stopped at the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association Hall of Fame in Wentzville, Mo., just west of St. Louis. The facility was opened in 2007 and includes biographies and pictures of Hall of Fame members and many historical facts, figures and items. ...

PALM SPRINGS - Ethan Kenkel a 2013 graduate of Storm Lake high school and current student at South Dakota State University has been selected to play in the California Collegiate League All Star game on Wednesday July 16th. Kenkel plays for the Walnut Creek Crawdads in Walnut Creek California which is just 20 miles Northeast of Oakland...

CARROLL - The Ridge View Raptors baseball team locked up their 18th victory of the season on Saturday as they defeated IKM-Manning 9-8 in the opening round of the 2A district baseball tournament. The Raptors took no time getting on the board as they scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 3-0 lead. IKM-Manning would answer back in the top of the second inning with two runs of their own to cut the Raptor lead to one...

Matt Hanson, 28, is an assistant Professor of Exercise Science at Beuna Vista University. Aside from being a professor Matt also holds the title of professional Triathlete. Matt began competing in Triathlons in 2011 and began competing professionally this season...

ALTA - The Newell-Fonda Mustangs only had two extra base hits in their 22-1 victory over Clay Central-Everly in the play in round of the 1A District 3 tournament. Ten Mustangs combined for 13 hits on the night as Newell-Fonda posted 17 runs in the first inning Saturday night. For Clay Central-Everly Freshman Sean Kosters scored the lone run in the second inning. Newell-Fonda added five more runs in the third inning just before the game was called in the fourth inning due to the mercy rule...

FONDA - Newell-Fonda softball team defeated Algona Bishop Garrigan 13-7 Friday night in the 1A Regional semi-final round to advance to the Regional Final. Algona got on the board early in the top of the first inning scoring two runs off a solo home run and on a Newell-Fonda error. The Golden Bears added another run in the top of the second inning with a RBI double off the bat of Kelsey Hovey...

Raymond Walsh, age 86, of Varina, died Tuesday, July 8, at the Good Samaritan Society in Newell. Funeral services were held Friday, July 11, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Columbkille Catholic Church in Varina. Burial followed in the St. Columbkille Catholic Cemetery. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...