Stories from Thursday, August 18, 2016

Politicians call them heroes and strangers thank them for their service. But when their enlistment comes to an end, veterans need more than a pat on the back as they return to civilian life. They need jobs. And increasingly, they seem to be getting them because the unemployment rate among veterans has been on the decline in recent years. ...

With construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline looming in and around Buena Vista County, workers are beginning to flow into the Storm Lake Campgrounds. To accommodate them, the City Council was asked to consider extending the camping season into the winter for the first time at a premium price...

A Storm Lake man is trying to clear his name after being accused of sexually abusing his daughter. Tut Wool, a Sudanese immigrant who has lived in Storm Lake for nine years, was arrested after a staff member at his 7-year-old daughter's school apparently reported suspicions to police...

The concern for the welfare of our fellow Iowans continues in many ways, as Newell Cafe assistant Karen Manthe and Cafe owner/chef Angelina 'Teena' Durham -- Simmons are planning a benefit at the Cafe on September 3rd, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., to assist Kayla Rose, a 16 month old girl who lost her mom in an AVT accident back on July 30th of this year. ...

Shakespeare in the Park graces addition of Deegan Pavilions

A donated home was moved on Tuesday to become the next project for the local Habitat for Humanity program. Two homes were purchased and given to the program to make way for the expansion at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center. Plans are to get both homes onto foundations in the new development area on 13th Street by the end of the year, and to have the first renovated by spring of 2017 for a limited-income family. ...

The City of Storm Lake will be closing two parking spaces in front of 524 and 526 Lake Avenue (Harper Moon Photography and The Daily Apple) on Thursday August 18, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. The closure is to allow a dumpster to be placed in the parking spaces for disposal of debris from the building...

Front Row, L-R: Heydee Torres- 6th grade ELL: Ceila Garner-Prouty- grade 4-12 Orchestra, Kari Etherington- 7th grade, Terrin Bern- 6th grade, Leah Graham- middle school guidance counciler, Angela Fay- 7th grade, Bailey Mathews- 7th grade, Joshua Walls- 8th grade...

Boaters heading out for the Labor Day holiday will likely find busy waterways across the state. Susan Stocker, boating law administrator and education coordinator for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said boat operators need to operate with caution and to watch for hazards in the water...

Here is a look at the DNR Fishing Report. Storm Lake (including Little Storm Lake) The dredge is in operation in the northeast portion of the lake. Boaters should use extreme caution in this area and must maintain a 100 foot distance from the dredge, booster pump and all dredge pipes at all times. ...

Standing Rock Reservation, ND -- As protests earlier this week grew, construction was halted on the Dakota Access Pipeline after a group of tribal women led protesters and allies onto the construction site. Since the protests began last week, each morning has begun with a ceremony and prayer at the gates to the Dakota Access Pipeline Construction site. On Monday, five arrests were made after North Dakota State Troopers gave dispersal orders and protesters stood their ground...

A Storm Lake resident took the City Council to task Monday night over the unfinished North lake Trail. The North Lake Trail was to connect the central part of the city with the Walmart business area, but comes to an abrupt stop short of its destination, after the project ran out of money. Where the sidewalk ends, a sign has been put up asking people to stay off the grass...

The Sac County Sheriff and Sac City Police departments have arrested two men following a delivery of methamphetamine Monday night. Levi Scott Blum, 23 of Lake View, and Ralph John Freese, 22 of Wall Lake, allegedly sold over five grams of meth to a sheriff's informant in the 100 Block of South 6th Street in Sac City shortly before midnight. ...

Kickoff event to take place on September 7

A Portland cement concrete overlay project on U.S. 71 in Clay County will require a road closure and detour between the Buena Vista County line and Clay County Road B-63 beginning Monday, Aug. 22, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation's Cherokee construction office...

"Pete's Dragon," a Walt Disney Co. release, is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for "action, peril and brief language." Running time: 103 minutes. Three stars out of four.

Join in for the 23rd Annual Chili & Salsa Cook-Off benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Siouxland. This event will take place Saturday, September 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This fun, family friendly festival is the perfect time to enjoy a lovely fall day with your family while supporting a great cause. ...

Wanted person On the afternoon of Monday, August 15, at approximately 2:30 p.m., a wanted person surrendered himself at the Storm Lake Police Station. Police arrested Justin Curry, age 20, of Storm Lake, who was wanted by the SLPD on a warrant charging him with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (simple misdemeanor) relating to an incident which occurred on August 11 where police allege they located four containers used to manufacture Psilocybin Mushrooms...

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Grave side services for Emmett and Viola Skov will be held on August 24 at 11:30 a.m. at Buena Vista Memorial Cemetery in Storm Lake.

From July 27-29, the Iowa Library Association provided their Leadership Institute for 25 people employed in various library services throughout the state. Mary Johnson, Director of the Albert City Public Library, was chosen by the ILA to attend this year at the Hotel Kirkwood Center in Cedar Rapids. ...

Shirley Henrich has been working at Newell Good Samaritan Center for 35 years, as of August 20th. She says, "The great thing about this place is the Christ-centeredness of it. You can't find that just anywhere these days. And the staff here is like one big family, we help each other out through good times and bad."...