Stories from Monday, October 16, 2017

August 24, 1925 - October 12, 2017

May 19, 1931 - October 17, 2017

October 15, 2017

STORM LAKE - You could say that Spencer won Friday because of a penalty called on… Spencer. You could also say they nearly lost it because of a penalty… called on their opponent. In a showdown of longtime rivals full of potential playoff implications, Spencer never trailed and held off Storm Lake 17-14 on Senior Night for the home team...

FORT DODGE - The Sioux Central football team rode the bus for an hour and a half or so Friday night to play St. Edmond as Rebel Coach Brandon Goodchild wondered how his team would play. They answered the bell quickly, putting up 24 points in the first quarter, 44 in the first half, as they routed the Gaels, 50-6 to all but clinch a spot in the Class A playoffs...

HOLSTEIN - The Raptor ground game found success on Friday night to the tune of 362 yards enroute for a 44-12 win over MMCRU as Ridge View ended a two game slide. Ridge View got going early with a five yard score by quarterback Jake Tokheim with the two point conversion good. The opening drive went nine plays, covering 67 yards with Jake Mitchell picking up a 29 yard gain to aid the cause...

WEST BEND - The fifth ranked team in 8-Man came out of the gate a little slowly on Friday night, but Newell-Fonda found their groove in the second half against West Bend-Mallard, taking a 42-20 win in their final district game of the year. Neither the Mustangs or Wolverines found much success in the opening quarter, the game remaining scoreless for the first 15 minutes or so. ...

MILFORD - Alta-Aurelia rebounded from last week’s loss to Emmetsburg with a 47-0 triumph over Okoboji on Friday night as the ground game found its groove for the Warriors along with a smothering defensive effort. “We played physical on both sides of the ball tonight,” AA Co-Head Coach Grant Peckenschneider said...

LAURENS/SIOUX RAPIDS - Thursday night saw the conclusion of the Twin Lakes Conference tournament for four area schools. The Alta-Aurelia Warriors went 3-0 on the final night to claim the conference tournament championship. Newell-Fonda earned sixth place, St. Mary’s finished 11th and Sioux Central 12th...

EMMETSBURG - The Tornadoes took to the pool in a dual meet against Algona on Thursday night. “The team makes this a fun meet and tries new events or events they don’t swim usually or events they won’t get to swim again during the season,” SL Coach Jodi Mongan said...

Seventeen-year-old Austin Crew of Spencer was in critical but stable condition Sunday after collapsing unconscious in the parking lot at SLHS following the Storm Lake-Spencer football game Friday night. He was lifeflighted directly to a Sioux Falls hospital, with weather too bad for a helicopter to come in from Omaha or Rochester...

Magda Brown is no stranger to the concept of persevering. A survivor of the Holocaust at age 17, a painful journey to Storm Lake to share her story was not about to stop her. On her way, the 90-year-old fell in Chicago, likely breaking her hip. She refused to be stopped from getting on the plane in Chicago, insisting that she had promised to be in Storm Lake. ...

Three candidates are competing for the mayor’s seat in Alta in the Nov. 7 election. They shared their background and thoughts on the current issues.

This weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys and county and state parks staff. For current information, contact the district fisheries office at the phone number listed at the end of each district report...

GrapeTree Medical Staffing announced Friday that CEO Tim Kinnetz has entered into a purchase agreement with Jared and Jacqui Penne, partners at Boji Bay Funhouse & Event Center. With this purchase, GrapeTree Medical Staffing will convert the events space into office space to expand its Milford-based headquarters, escalating the hiring of an estimated 200 new employees...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship encourages all Iowa livestock farmers to make sure that all locations where they have livestock have a premises identification number (PIN) and to make sure their information is up-to-date. Letters will be going out over the next year to farmers that have registered premises...

As area residents see temperatures drop, furnaces will turn on. Area professionals warn unmaintained furnaces may lead to carbon monoxide poisoning. “It’s vital to make sure your heating system is working properly. Just like you take your car to the mechanic for oil changes and maintenance, do the same thing with your furnace; hire a professional for an annual tuneup,” said Heath Richter, operations supervisor for the Spencer Black Hills Energy office...

Anticipation had been building as to where the Sioux Falls Veterans Affairs Medical Center would place its new clinic. Several locations in the region were considered, but Director Darwin Goodspeed with the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System announced Thursday a new clinic will be built in Spirit Lake, near the intersection of Highway 9 and Royal Avenue, just west of the Great Lakes Mall. The announcement was part of the public meeting circuit Goodspeed conducts each quarter...

Schaller Jaycees will be holding their Annual Haunted House The haunted house will be held on the following dates: Saturday October 21, Friday and Saturday October 27 and 28. The haunted house will be opening at 7:30 p.m. until midnight If theres a line it will stay open until everyone is through...

The Lakeside City Council is discussing message signs to make residents aware of announcements, following a recent situation in which residents did not get word of a boil order water situation. The council looked into purchasing a couple of large lettering boards, during its most recent meeting...

Mary Meloy, BVRMC Dietitian, will be speaking on “Healthy Holiday Feasting” at the Albert City Public Library Thursday, October 19, at 7 p.m. In this day and age of highly processed foods and continuing over indulging during the holidays, Mary will present a healthier way of “taming the tummy”, and teach us a healthier, balanced, nutritional lifestyle...

Historian Kathy Wilson has trouble watching many TV shows and movies because, as a historian, she tends to analyze details for accuracy. “As a historian, one of the things that is difficult is to try to combat impressions that the viewing public receive from television and film. ...

October 13, 2017

February 14, 1945 - October 15, 2017