Stories from Tuesday, February 23, 2016

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The unique duo Transcendental Cowboys will be in concert Thursday, March 12, at Byron's in Pomeroy. Showtime is 8 p.m. Expect four solid hours of music. The driving force is Dr. Doug Anderson, aka "Ol' Moose." Moose's most recent CD, "The Darkness Inside,: highlights some favorite songs from his solo tours...

Woman arrested at the Social Security Office for illegal drugs On the afternoon of Tuesday, February 16, at approximately 1:54 p.m., the Storm Lake Police Department was dispatched to the Social Security Administration Office located at 800 Oneida Street in reference to a report of illegal drugs located at that location...

Storm Lake Police located a suspect in a multiple assault case hiding behind a dumpster Saturday morning. Officers were called to an address in the 1800 block of East Milwaukee Avenue around 12:20 a.m. Saturday. Responding officers were advised that the suspect in the assaults was Trevor Namanny, age 25, of Storm Lake...

Rep. Gary Worthan (R-Storm Lake) hosted Mike Sibble, of Carrol, Kevin and Deb Jesse, of Storm Lake, and Gary Langbein, of Sac City, on the floor of the Iowa House of Representatives. The group visiting the Capitol to talk to legislators about water quality and other agriculture related issues as part of Farm Bureau Day on the Hill. Pictured here are Mike Sibbel, Kevin Jesse, Deb Jesse, Rep. Gary Worthan, and Gary Langbein. / Photo submitted...

The Peterson Lions Club members accepting the grant award of $5000 from the Buena Vista County Community Foundation. This award and generous donations from the community, made it possible for the Club to purchase a medical camera for the sole purpose of photographing the eyes of pre-school children. ...

On February 11th, the Buena View Garden Club hosted a presentation by Anita Patrick of the NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Services) at Otsego Place. Patrick addressed water quality and soil health, saying "Many of our water quality issues are attributable to our soil practices- they go hand in hand."...

The Buena Vista University Concert Band, under the directin of Assistant Professor of Music Jerry Pertrand, will present its annual Winter Concert in the Schaller Memorial Chapel on Sunday, March 13th from 3-4 p.m. The performance is free and open to the public to attend...

Paige Cavanaugh of Storm Lake has been named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2015 semester at Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines. To qualify for this academic recognition, students must attain a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.749 on a 4.0 scale, in their most recent semester, for a minimum of six credit hours...

Nine Buena Vista University business majors and nine science majors have been selected for the Clifford A. Rae Academic Achievement Award for the 2015 calendar year. The awards, which range up to $5,000, were created by a $750,000 endowment from the foundations established by Dr. Harold Walter Siebens and named after the long-time advisor and counsel to Siebens and the foundations...

Iowa Central Community College is excited to open the William G. Smith Simulation Center to provide health care students, and professionals, an opportunity for "hands on" learning. The Simulation Center is currently being used as a part of Nursing and EMS student clinicals, but will be available later this year for use by current health care professionals...

The Buena Vista women's tennis team played three of its four spring matches over the last three days, including a 3-3 tie here in Storm Lake against Grand View University on Tuesday afternoon. Playing with only four players in all three matches, BVU dropped a 9-0 decision against Doane College on Saturday before being edged in a 7-2 setback against Midland (Neb.) later that afternoon. BVU then came back and split six matches against the Vikings to earn the draw...

The Turn Around's GK Blaze & GK Storm competitive gymnastics team continued their competitive meet season on February 6th and 7th by heading to Waterloo Iowa to compete in the Candy Land Classic! The GK teams brought 19 gymnasts competing in 4 levels, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. Below are the results from this meet...

The Buena Vista men's basketball team put its recent long range shot struggles aside on Saturday afternoon as the Beavers made 16-of-29 from downtown en route to a 100-84 road win at Coe in the regular season finale. "We just had a great focus," BVU head coach Brian Van Haaften said. "We really shared the basketball, and we finished on the defensive end."...

Jasmyn Flynn-Graves scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Becca Pennington added 17 points and five boards, but the Buena Vista women's basketball team could not make that final late-game push, as they fell at Coe College, 92-78, on Saturday to conclude the regular season...

Newell-Fonda efficient against spunky Audubon for a 65-47 Regional Final win; face 23-0 Exira/EHK to open State

Clutch free throws down the stretch bring SL from behind over rival Spencer, 72-67; first District win in 4 years

Is it just me, or has the presidential race gradually become less fun, as we begin to realize that one of these people is actually going to be our leader for at least the next four years? The early giddiness, excitement and promise are wearing a little thin. ...

I'm sure you've heard the argument that if we raise the minimum wage, the cost of that raise will just get passed along to you, the paying customer. You'll have to pay more for your hamburger, more for your convenience at the convenience store. I bring this up because recently, it was reported that a television executive got paid $156 million. ...

I expect to cast the most important health care vote of my service in the Iowa Senate. I will vote to shut down Governor Branstad's push to privatize Iowa Medicaid. Governor Branstad claims privatizing Medicaid will save money and will not deny Iowans essential health care...

The area is enjoying the cheapest gasoline prices in over 12 years as wholesale gas prices plunge and supply remains high. Midwest wholesale gas has lost more than half of its value since the start of the year, meaning that prices could go even lower...

MidAmerican Energy Company (MEC) has announced that it had recently commissioned the Highland Wind Farm in O'Brien County and an Adams County wind farm. MEC said wrapping up these two major projects added more that 1,200 megawatts (MW) of wind generation capacity for customers...

SIOUX CITY -- An appeal filed by the former operator of the Argosy riverboat casino in Sioux City will be heard by the Iowa Court of Appeals this week. The Sioux City Journal reports the case challenging decisions the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission made will be heard Tuesday...

Watching a bald eagle soar overhead is a breathtaking sight. Bald Eagles have very been active in the area in the past few weeks! Between the breaks in the storms, the eagles have been busy finding food in the area near the center. Other raptors are also on the move in the Little Sioux River Valley...

Melting snow has revealed the statue of the kite-flying boy at the Kolb Memorial Gardens in Storm Lake. The ground is beginning to thaw on the Great Lawn, and activity is picking up with walkers, runners and bikers. / Pilot-Tribune photo by Dana Larsen...

The City of Storm Lake will be closing the 800 block of Oneida Street on Wednesday, February 24, from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. The closure is to allow for removal of trees in the right-of-way of Oneida Street. Citizens using this route should be aware of the closure and use an alternative route during this time...

A Storm Lake teenager has been arrested after allegedly shooting another boy twice with a pellet gun. Police were called to the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center emergency r around 8 p.m. Friday. The 14-year-old victim told officers that he was at a residence in the 100 block of Hudson Street with a group of friends Friday evening, when Joan Monsivais, age 15 of Storm Lake, acquired and loaded a pellet gun and then shot the victim in the leg. ...

A bill that would create a system for manufacturing, dispensing and possessing medical marijuana in Iowa has advanced in the Legislature, but a Storm Lake legislator feels that it has an uncertain future. "Discussion I have had on it with my colleagues is really mixed. I don't know if it has legs" to survive to a floor vote, Republican Gary Worthan told the Pilot-Tribune...

This biker has ramped up the concept of taking dogs for a walk, as his two canines tow their master at a fast clip through the AWAYSIS beach area. / Pilot photo by Dana Larsen

Two health centers development arrangement going forward

Tuesday, Rachael Nadeau Johnson and Jack McKinney departed the warmth of Waco, Texas, boarded a plane for Minneapolis where they spent the night before renting a car and making the four-hour drive south to the snow covered property of Dale and Kay Meyer in southeast Spencer...

Informant details killing of Wisconsin child after suspects are caught in Storm Lake