Stories from Wednesday, March 21, 2018

This is the end of the second funnel week. Bills from the House must be passed out of their assigned standing committee in the Senate or they are no longer eligible for further consideration. The biggest bill for my Human Resource Committee that is currently eligible is SF 2351, a Regional Mental Health/Complex needs bill. ...

DES MOINES, (AP) — An Iowa man who said his hometown smelled like “rancid dog food” because of an animal food processing plant sued the city Thursday after he says they threatened to silence him. Josh Harms with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa filed suit in U.S. District Court asking a judge to block Sibley officials from making legal threats or taking action to force him to remove criticism from his website...

The new operators of the Storm Lake Marina are busy doing some interior construction. They plan to open as Buoys Bar and Grill in May, giving the landmark a “tiki” atmosphere.

The following is the Ridge View High School Honor Roll for the 2nd Trimester of the 2017-18 school year: Seniors 4.00 • Cloe Droegmiller Seniors 3.99-4.00 • Jaeden Albers • Juan Amezcua • Klint Blum • Kolton Blum • Hailey Brenner • Katie Brinkman • Andres Carbajal...

Stop, breathe and talk are three simple words that together can have a big impact in everyday parenting. Whether your kids are infants, toddlers, teens or even adults, parenting has challenging moments. Remaining calm, cool and collected in these moments is difficult, but doable, with a little help...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today encouraged students from Iowa to submit artwork to be considered for inclusion in the “From the Farm to You” calendar.  The calendars are distributed by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship at the Iowa State Fair and include artwork that emphasizes the connection between the production of Iowa’s farmers and the products used by people every day...

Emily Archer and Mallory Bjork*, students at Northwestern College in Orange City, have earned a spot on the Academic Dean’s List for the fall 2017 semester. Students who earned a GPA of 3.75 or higher are considered Collegiate Scholars, designated with an asterisk. ...

Baritone vocalist Nick Baack, son of Catherin Demuth of Lakeside, performed his junior recital at Morningside College Friday, March 16. Baack is a 2015 graduate of Sioux Central Community High School. He performed a joint recital with bass clarinetist Caalyn Loehrs Dowling. ...

Buena Vista University (BVU) student Amanda Miley has been named as a Newman Fellow in recognition of her exemplary volunteer service. Miley is one of 268 students nationally who were given the honor by the service organization Campus Compact, for which she was nominated directly by BVU President Joshua Merchant...

WANTED On Monday, March 12, a person wanted by the Storm Lake Police Department was arrested in O’Brien County on an outstanding warrant. O’Brien County Sheriff’s Department arrested Clinto Kreykes, age 35 of Sheldon, after warrants were issued by the SLPD charging him with Harassment 3rd Degree (simple misdemeanor) in connection with the alleged harassment of his ex-girlfriend in Storm Lake reported to police on March 3. Kreykes was transported to the Buena Vista county Jail where he was held on a $300 bond.

In recognition of Severe Weather Awareness Week, which is scheduled for March 26 through March 30, and in an effort to promote public awareness, the City of Storm Lake will participate in a state wide voluntary tornado drill. The tornado drill will take place on Wednesday, March 28. The Storm Lake and Lakeside tornado sirens will be activated at approximately 10:30 a.m. The sirens will sound for approximately 3 minutes...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Steve King is proud to announce that he has joined Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst as a recipient of a score of ZERO on the Humane Society’s (HSUS) latest Congressional scorecard. The annual scorecard produced by the Humane Society, an organization facing leadership turnover in the wake of sexual harassment charges as well as allegations of deceptive fundraising practices, is used by the organization to assess each Member of Congress’s adherence to the activist animal-rights agenda promoted by the HSUS at the expense of Iowa’s farmers and ranchers.. ...

Spring is just around the corner and everyone is looking forward to that. The library has so many things planned for now through June. A few of the things on the schedule can be found below on the calendar of upcoming events. The preschool classes from Newell-Fonda have been coming to the library once a month. They have fun discussing story time books with the children’s librarian, Amber Largent...

Alta-Aurelia Middle School will present the magical adventures of Disney’s Aladdin Junior on March 21 at 1:30 p.m. and on March 22 at 7 p.m. in the middle school gym in Aurelia. Tickets will be available at the door. Prices are $5 for adults and $2 for students...

For nearly 30 years, Alliant Energy’s Iowa utility and Trees Forever have partnered through Branching Out to help Iowa communities plant a diverse mix of trees. These efforts have allowed trees to live longer and provide decades of energy savings to those communities. ...

On the morning of Sunday, March 18, at approximately 2:14 a.m. the Storm Lake Police Department was dispatched to 1017 Russell Street in reference to a motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival police observed that a 2008 Toyota had struck a tree in the front yard of the residence. ...

A 25 percent tariff on imported steel and 10 percent tariff on aluminum announced on March 8 by President Donald Trump may be just the start of the administration’s changes to trade policy. CommStock Investment President David Kruse said the administration is considering tariffs of up to $60 billion on the Chinese technology and telecom sectors...

Quad County Corn Processors, a 12.5-million-bushel corn processing biorefinery in Galva, recently donated $250 to Ida County 4-H members. The donation will help defray the annual participation cost of each individual 4-H member in Ida County. Quad County Corn Processors’ employee Dave Juelsgaard (far left in the back row) is pictured here with members of the Logan Hotshots club from Ida County at their March 11 meeting at the Ida County Extension Office...

The Glenn Miller Orchestra will be the next performance in the 2018 series at the Rosemary Clausen Center in Holstein. Showtime is Saturday, April 14, 7:30 p.m. Some things just belong to the greater world order. The Eiffel Tower. The Pyramids. The Statue of Liberty. The Glenn Miller Orchestra...

Iowa Rock ‘n’ Roll Music Association and Pearson Lakes Art Center have come together to offer youth in and around the Iowa Great Lake educational opportunities in music. “Iowa Rocks Talent,” a statewide competition for musicians under 21, encourages participation in music outside of school. Opportunities for professional development will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at the Pearson Lakes Art Center in Okoboji...

Tickets are on sale now for a Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Cancer AWARE fundraiser concert at Lake Creek Country Club March 24, featuring the country/southern rock Nashville duo Walker McGuire with their full band. Tickets are $27 and are limited to the first 150 sold. More information is available from Storm Lake Radio. Doors open at 7 p.m. with a full night of music planned, with SmithField band, and acoustic solo performers Ted Stockton and Ronley King also on the docket...

J. Jeffrey Messerole and The Stone Horses will be in concert Sunday, April 1, 5 p.m., at Byron’s in Pomeroy. Country/alternative/folk performers J. Jeffrey Messerole is an award-winning, story telling, songwriter from Spirit Lake. Messerole masterfully blends the sound of his guitar, with haunting lyrics, and harmonica to tell gritty American tales, bound to evoke emotion from all of his listeners...

A Carroll man was killed Monday in a one-vehicle accident in Sac County. Deputies were called to the scene on N28, three miles south of Lytton, at 2:30 p.m. Deon Levi Wingert, 44, of Carroll, was operating a 2007 Jeep south bound on N28 when he drifted off the right shoulder and struck a field drive. ...

This week the Storm Lake City Council approved a grant request for a trail project which would run 3,800 feet of 10-foot-wide, five-inches thick concrete along C49 (south of Walmart), south along a former railroad right of way along the city limit, connecting to on-street trail on 13th Street. City officials feel the trail would improve pedestrian and bike access between residential and business areas. Cost is estimated at $454,000...

A Storm Lake woman has been arrested for Dependent Adult Abuse after allegedly assaulting her wheelchair-bound son in public Monday. Police were called to the courthouse area Monday around 11 a.m. on a report of a woman striking an adult male in a wheelchair on the east side of the grounds. Responding officers determined the male victim was dealing with mental health issues. He was transported to the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center by ambulance for an evaluation...

As of Monday, four candidates had filed papers for Buena Vista County positions in the upcoming election. They include incumbent Paul Merten for District 3 Board of Supervisors seat, Kelly Snyder of Marathon for District 2 Supervisor, incumbent Sherie Elbert for Treasurer, and Paul Allen for County Attorney. Allen has been an assistant county attorney since 2013. Current County Attorney Dave Patton plans to step down from the office at the end of the term...

Two local activists are asking the Storm Lake City Council to join in an effort to force a constitutional amendment in hopes of reducing the impact of campaign money in politics. Jim Eliason and Eric Chase, members of the county Democratic Committee, align with an ongoing national effort in the wake of the 2010 Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, dealing with regulation of political campaign spending by organizations...

After deliberation, the Storm Lake School District Board of Education has decided to move forward with three finalist candidates for the soon-to-be-vacant superintendent position. “Due to the small pool of applicants, the Board elected to interview three rather than four candidates as originally planned,” said hiring consultant Les Dauma. Six applicants had sought the job...

Eighteen-year-old weather enthusiast Kirk Langner of Langner Storm Spotting in Schaller, used his expertise to keep locals informed about severe weather. The presentation, given at the Alta Community Library on the evening of Thursday, March 15, gave attendees key information on severe weather, preparedness, and what to do in the face of weather emergencies in preparation for Severe Weather Awareness Week, held March 26-30...

“I’m not embarrassed to say it,” Governor Kim Reynolds said in an early campaign stop in Storm Lake Saturday, speaking of her graduation at Iowa State University in 2016 - at age 57, while serving as the state’s lieutenant governor. “I want people to know it’s never too late,” she said...

Freshman Carlee Guyett has been recognized for her play over the last week by being named the Iowa Conference Female Athlete of the Week for the period ending, March 18. The first-year catcher/outfielder went 13-for-21 (.619) at the plate in six games last week from the leadoff spot, including six extra-base hits (five doubles, one triple). She has hit safely in all 12 of the team’s games to start her career and was tied for the team lead in RBI with 11...

Buena Vista sophomore Bryce Rheault has been recognized for his play over the past week by being named the Iowa Conference’s Baseball Position Player of the Week for the period ending, March 18. Rheault went 14-for-25 at the plate during that stretch (.560), including four extra-base knocks and six RBI. ...

TUCSON, Az - Senior Moriah Guyett tossed a no-hitter and the Beavers offense was alive once again, as they blanked Gustavus Adolphus 8-0 in five innings in game one of a doubleheader. The Gusties did come back to take game two, 7-3. Guyett had her best performance of the year so far, holding Gustavus to only two bases runners in the contest. The first was a walk issued in the third inning before a fielding error put on the second. She finished the game with six strikeouts and the one walk...

TUCSON, Az - The Buena Vista baseball team picked up its third win in its last five outings on Sunday afternoon by blanking Oberlin College, 10-0 (7 innings) while also giving head coach Steve Eddie his 400th career victory. Freshman Coleman Roberts put the Beavers on the board first with an RBI single in the bottom of the first inning. Senior Devin Wagenman made it 3-0 with a double down the left field line in the third followed by an RBI groundout off the bat of Tyler Tennyson to make it 4-0...

The GK Storm Gymnastics team is gearing up and working hard in the gym to prepare for the 2018 Iowa Xcel Meet that will take place on March 23-25 in Cedar Rapids. The best gymnasts in the state of Iowa show up to showcase their moves and routines and to take home some well-deserved medals and trophies. ...