Stories from Thursday, September 18, 2014

BREAKING NEWS - It appears a construction crew working at Tyson along Flindt Drive broke open an underground sewage line this afternoon (Thursday Sept. 18), with liquid material running down the road toward the lake. There was an exceptional response by the police and the city crews, who were there moments after the report to stop the flow before it could pollute the water. ...

The roar - or in this case the powerful muffled hum - of 100 to 125 tricked-out touring motorcycles will be heard in the Storm Lake area September 26 and 27, as the city is the chosen host for the annual Gold Wing Road Riders Association district convention...

What does hunger look like? It looks a little like Storm Lake. That's according to a team from the Food Bank of Iowa, which spent the day Tuesday in the city, researching and meeting with leaders of local charitable programs trying to answer the need...

A local grandmother is expressing concern about potential safety concerns after her grandchildren were startled by nearby gunfire during a recent visit to the Discovery Center in Storm Lake. According to a local Department of Natural Resources officer, there is little that can be done other than raising awareness that hunters and other nature lovers will need to coexist at the popular area during hunting season...

In their monthly meeting last Monday the Alta City Council set upcoming dates for public hearings. The first was set for a public meeting for citizens to look over plans made by I&S Group with the Industrial Road. The second pertains to an urban renewal resolution. ...

Engineer with I&S Group Reese Sudtelgte came to the Alta City Council meeting last Monday to discuss the final plans they have made for the Industrial Road. He gave the city council an update on a number of details from an engineering standpoint. "The seed we will be using out there is a type one urban seed which is just a regular lawn seed. ...

City council members in their meeting last Monday decided that an utilities easement would be approved contingent on HUD approval. WelCov Healthcare Assisted Living in Alta is hoping to get an easement put in on their property. Tom Konradi, city code enforcement officer, said that city attorney proposal was pretty straightforward. WelCov's attorneys originally wanted $5000 for the easement...

Alepho Deng's life is a story of survival. He told his story to Buena Vista University students and faculty as well as those in the Storm Lake Community on Tuesday night. The experiences that brought Deng, his brother, and cousin out of South Sudan in the early 2000's was a story marked by triumph...