Stories from Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Before a monarch chrysalis hatches, it turns black and then clear with the bright orange monarch visible all scrunched up inside. It doesn’t last long, but it’s a sight that just puts a person in awe of the beauty and majesty of such a small creature...

Sign up today for the 2nd Annual Cherokee Trail Run that will be held on Saturday, September 16. The race will again take place on the amazing trail system at Martin’s Access County Park east of Larrabee. The race starts at 9 a.m. at the South Entrance of Martin’s Access and includes a 10k Run, a 5k Run/Walk and a kid’s run...

The Buena Vista University Archives has been awarded a $10,400 grant from the State Historical Society of Iowa to microfilm and digitize the Buena Vista College and Buena Vista University print newspapers. At the completion of the project, done in cooperation with Advantage Preservation in Cedar Rapids, the newspapers published from 1895 to 2012 will be readily searchable and available to read on the BVU Archives web site. Archivist Joan Curbow wrote the winning grant...

Last year two students were expelled from Storm Lake Schools·and the Board of Education set credit requirements for these students to be able to return to school in 2017. At this month’s board meeting, it was reported that neither student completed the requirements. The expulsions will remain in effect...

A historic resort in northwest Iowa is up for sale, marking another turn for a property that has been owned by six financial institutions since 2013. The Sioux City Journal reports that The Inn at Okoboji Resort & Conference Center at West Lake Okoboji is being sold in an online private auction in September...

From flying Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft to writing a book detailing his decades of exploits, 92-year-old Arlan D. “Jack” Van Norman loves to share his wealth of stories about his time among the clouds. After writing his autobiographical work, “Flying Over the Hump With Captain Jack,” the author has been touring book signings and meeting with many interested in his story. The pilot and author stopped for a book signing at the Spencer Public Library Wednesday...

Every objects has a story to tell, and some of them can tell us about family history. Each month, the curators at the Sanford Museum in Cherokee feature a favorite artifact from our collection to inspire a tabletop discussion of history, archaeology, and culture...

On Saturday, Aug. 26, a free, potentially lifesaving Child Safety event will take place in Cherokee and Storm Lake, both events at Rasmussen Ford from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a digital fingerprint and photo safety program. Using a digital video capture device, a digital ink-less fingerprint capture device and specialized software, data is assembled and a quality 8 1/2 by 11 inch printout is given to the parent. ...

The 2017 Sulphur Springs School Reunion will be Saturday, September 2nd at the United Methodist Church Family Life Center at the corner of 3rd and Cayuga, Storm Lake. Social time begins at 3:00; dinner will be served at 5:30. Cost of $14.50 is payable at the door. Make reservations by Monday August 28th with Janis Johnson Dewey at 712-288-5331; Mary Tillman Wolterman at 712-732-5546 or Judy Gerken Anderson at 712-299-2304. All Sulphur graduates, former students, parents and friends are welcome!...

Prairie Lakes AEA is offering a course that would allow an individual to be a substitute teacher. This class is for those who want to be a substitute teacher in Iowa schools and don’t have a teaching license. Anyone who meets the following criteria can receive a Substitute Authorization license:...

BVU Homecoming will be kicking off Friday, September 29 with a baseball golf outing starting with lunch and registration noon. Contact Coach Steve Eddie at eddies@bvu.edu for details and to register. From 4-5:30 p.m. there is a Football Alumni Templeton Rye Tour in Templeton. To RSVP send an email to devalum@bvu.edu. Coronation of the BVU Homecoming King and Queen begins at 7 p.m. at the Siebens Fieldhouse...

The SLPD is attempting to identify the subject above in a theft case that occurred at the SOS Thrift Store on August 17 at 12:30 p.m. If you know this person, please call SLPD at 712 732-8010 or 712 749-2525.

On the afternoon of Monday, August 21, at approximately 12:54 p.m., the Storm Lake Police Department was dispatched to the SOS Thrift Store located at 409 Cayuga Street in reference to an assault. Upon arrival police were advised that a store patron, later identified as Levi Watt, age 19 of Storm Lake, had allegedly been following a female patron around the store for approximately 30 minutes at which time he inappropriately touched her...

The Senate today passed, by voice vote, bipartisan legislation championed by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) to secure new protections for minors and improve accountability measures in the federal juvenile justice grant program...

Storm Lake received about 1.4 inches of rain Sunday night into Monday morning, and Cherokee about 1.5 inches, while surrounding towns including Spencer, Ford Dodge and Sioux City saw only a trace. In the area, Holstein had the biggest downpour at 3.25 inches, but that pales in comparison to Denison, where 6.5 inches fell in 24 hours...

Employees from Edwards of Storm Lake (Jason Hastings, Moises Medina, and Matt Pearsen) and Rasmussen Ford (Kris Badker and Melinda Cords) gathered school supplies for Upper Des Moines Opportunity. / Photo by Mara Rohwer

“Buena Vista University prides itself on its continuing commitment to quality student learning, and the new faculty cohort starting in fall 2017 reaffirms and enhances that commitment,” said Dr. Jim Salvucci, vice president for academic affairs/dean of faculty. “We sometimes take for granted that BV faculty are top educators who are devoted to student success, and the start of new faculty gives us a chance to pause collectively and take stock of what we have built here...

Storm Lake St. Mary’s preK-12 School welcomed new teachers and staff members Wednesday for the 2017-18 school year. Enrollment is open to students of all faith backgrounds. Students from 14 area communities attend St. Mary’s School. Tuition assistance is available. St. Mary’s website is www.stormlakecatholic.com. Principals are preK-5 Diane Jones and 6-12 Cindy Cone...

Family fun for everyone is always the focus at the Clay County Fair, September 9-17. “Our guest surveys tell us that the number one reason people attend the Fair each year is family time and tradition,” said Fair Manager Jeremy Parsons.  “Much of that family time is spent in several traditional places on the fairgrounds that provide activities for all ages.”...

The Grammy-Award-winning band, Paramore, will be bringing it’s “Tour Two” tour to the Orpheum Theatre in Sioux City on Tuesday, September 19 at 7:30 p.m. Paramore is celebrating the release of their acclaimed fifth studio album with a wide-ranging storm of international activity...

Critics loved “Logan Lucky” and gave a big collective shrug to “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” but when it came to the test of the marketplace, audiences went their own way. The two action flicks faced off this weekend, and “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” emerged the victor with a chart-topping $21.6 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, while “Logan Lucky” sputtered on arrival with $8.1 million...

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After months of delays, a plan for on-street bike paths across Storm Lake rolled into the city council chambers Monday night, and was approved unanimously in a matter of minutes. "It's a great idea," said Council Member Mike Porsch. Path symbols will be painted onto the streets next spring...

Residents plead to keep quiet neighborhood, duplexes left in limbo

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