Stories from Thursday, August 28, 2014

Barbara Griggs, age 81, of Marathon, died Saturday, August 23, at her residence. Funeral services will be Thursday, August 28, at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Storm Lake. Visitation will take place from 9:30 a.m. until the beginning of the service at the church. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Lea Gaes, age 95, of Storm Lake, died on Sunday, August 24, at North Lake Manor at Storm Lake. Funeral services will be Friday, August 29, at 10 a.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake. Visitation with the family present will be Thursday, August 28, from 4-8 p.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Sometimes a change of scenery is just needed. Whether or not that change comes from a far distance or not may not be what is needed, but the change of scenery is. That is part of the reason that after 30 plus years of being in one location that The Uniform Shop took on a move...

He started in southeast Iowa spending time building up organizations and the chamber of commerce there, with no intentions of ever leaving his hometown, let alone moving to a place four hours away. "I really never had an intention to move outside of Mt. ...

The Alta Community School District is asking for public support of the Voter Approved Physical Plant and Equipment Levy. The election date has been set for September 9th. All registered voters residing in the Alta School District are encouraged to participate...