Stories from Thursday, October 20, 2016

SPENCER - The Storm Lake Girls’ Swim Team ended their regular season here Tuesday night with a double dual meet against host Spencer as well as Sioux City Metro. The team split the meets, winning against Metro 61 to 33 and losing to Spencer by a similar score, 28 to 66. Spencer beat Metro 73 to 21...

St. Mary’s season ends against Newell-Fonda in regional play NEWELL - The Panthers took the first set against the Mustangs, but couldn’t take anymore than that falling three sets to one on Tuesday night in 1A-Region 1. The set scores were 25-14, 22-25, 18-25 and 9-25...

#5 Storm Lake hosts Sgt. Bluff-Luton, District title on the line On Friday night might be the biggest game in Storm Lake football history as they host SB-L with the 3A-District 1 title on the line. Storm Lake comes into this contest with a perfect 8-0, 6-0 record while SB-L has a 7-1, 5-1 mark. The Tornadoes routed Spencer 40-14 last week while the Warriors needed a late interception to seal a 19-18 win over Spirit Lake...

As college students walking on campus for the first time our freshman year, we are bombarded with sexual assault statistics. Here’s one. According to the Association of American Universities (AAU), 1 in 4 college women experience sexual assault during their undergraduate education...

BVU panel shares coming out experiences, seeks understanding

Two housing projects were approved in a series of votes by the Storm Lake City Council Monday - a low-to-moderate-income 60-unit complex that would be located on 10th Street, and a market-rate condo/apartment project with 110 units for the former Sunset Bay site adjacent to the golf course...

The Storm Lake City Council has approved a Community Development Block Grant as part of a National Disaster Resilience Grant Agreement, and will be awarded $6.4 million toward stormwater and sewer projects to eliminate some of the last flooding problem areas in the City...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will be awarding grants to 10 Iowa projects to help enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops grown in Iowa. The Department received $244,401.98 through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service to support the program...

ARNOLDS PARK — The sound of footsteps coming from the woods won’t be made by Rev. Dr. Sarah Rohret’s floppy shoes. As Sarabelle, she chooses a mid-morning parade route over an ominous trail at nightfall. “Scary clown” sightings have left areas of the country unsettled in 2016. Authorities have been called out to clown reports about 15 miles south of Rohret’s Calvary Untied Methodist Church location in Arnolds Park...

Alyssa Eaton’s family is happy to report that Alyssa received a special needs tricycle, thanks to everyone who contributed to Alyssa’s GoFundMe drive. She received her tricyle in September and is loving it. Her family hopes that she will be able to use it all winter by taking it to school to ride in the hallways which will keep her strength improving...

The ongoing issue of a Pioneer Cemetery ordinance was revisited by the Clay County Supervisors on Tuesday. As discussed at their previous meeting, establishing the ordinance would require the board to appoint a Pioneer Cemetery Commission, which would consist of five members. As it stands, the commission would only be responsible for two cemeteries within Clay County; Burr Oak Cemetery and Zion Methodist Cemetery...

• On a scale of 5 popcorn buckets, “The Girl on the Train” delivers 4 tasty tubs of edge-of-the-seat suspense. Who is involved in Megan’s disappearance? There are lots of people to consider as law enforcement doesn’t even know whether she’s dead or alive. MPAA rating: R. Running time: 1 hour, 52 minutes.

Fright Night Halloween and costume part will be held at the Hard Rock in Sioux City on October 29 at 8 p.m. featuring music by the nation’s ultimate 90’s cover band Run Forrest Run. Costume prizes will be awarded: • $700 for best couple or group costume...

The Fort Dodge Choral Society opens its season with a concert for choir and four-hand piano, titled, “When Two Hands Aren’t Enough.” The music has been chosen to highlight the wonderful things happening in the area communities, and selections include folk songs, spirituals, waltzes and even operetta choruses. ...

Demolition was underway Wednesday on a former emergency entrance area at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. A new emergency department was created in the recently-opened addition to the facility, allowing for an aging portion of the campus to be eliminated. / Pilot photo by Doug O’Bannon...

Philip Becker, son of Steven and Therese Becker of Storm Lake, and Kayla Sweeney, daughter of Gina and Mike Hill of Ankeny, were married on June 11th at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Urbandale, with reception at the Science Center, downtown Des Moines...

A Denison man suffered a self inflicted gunshot wound to his thigh from a pistol he was carrying in his waistband shortly after he began walking to the field to hunt deer with his muzzleloader. The injury occurred around 5 p.m. on October 17, in southern Crawford County...

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Fight at El Mariachi Dance Club results in minor injuries On October 16, at 1:30 a.m., the Storm Lake Police Department was called to a report of a fight at El Mariachi Dance Club, located at 523 Erie Street in Storm Lake. On arrival, police found a male and female victim with facial and arm lacerations. ...

Members of the Providence Go-Getters 4-H Club recently painted the windows at Fareway to celebrate National 4-H Week, and to promote joining a local 4-H club. 4-Hers painting were (left to right): Ben Stark, Lexie Roberts, Paige Roberts, Jake Roberts, Kendall Snyder, Clare Peters, Dalton Lullmann, Madison Stull, Tanner Snyder, and Carson Lullmann. ...

Recently, IGL TeleConnect’s Marketing Director, Vanessa Moore, delivered a sponsorship check to Braden Falline, Director of Collections at the Clay County Heritage Center. The donation will help support the Clay County Heritage’s newest exhibit, The Great Depression Era, which will feature a life-size shanty-style home exhibit among other historical items specific to the Clay County community. ...

The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team will conduct a series of workshops starting Nov. 17 in the Campus Center Board Room at Dordt College in Sioux Center. The series, Dairy Start to Farm, is for beginning and early-career dairy farmers looking for an edge in managing and growing their dairy business...

Junk Rescued will be holding their occasional sale in November in the Lake Avenue Lounge area, on the third floor above Celia’s Antiques. The sale will take place Thursday, November 10th from 5-7 p.m.; Friday, November 11th from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, November 12th from 10 a.m-3 p.m.; and Sunday, November 13th from 12-4 p.m...