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Jason "Fred" Friedrichsen (Obituary ~ 06/25/18)
Jason "Fred" Friedrichsen, age 41, of Wall Lake, IA, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018. -
Irene June (Radtke Floy) McKenney (Obituary ~ 06/25/18)
Irene June (Radtke Floy) McKenney (88) of Rochester, MN, entered the church triumphant on Sunday, June 17, 2018. Born on June 8, 1930, she was the daughter of dairy farmers, Ethel (Laabs) and William Radtke. Irene was a 1948 graduate of Hutchinson (MN) High School. ... -
Circle Park project done, airport work set
(Local News ~ 06/25/18)
The Storm Lake City Council accepted completion of the Circle Park storm sewer reconstruction project during its meeting this week. The storm sewer had collapsed at the park, and 300 feet of pipe had to be removed and replaced, with two manholes constructed, The cost, $32,421, will be covered by storm sewer funds on hand and franchise fee revenue. ...
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Storm Lake school board has a busy meeting, many items approved
(Local News ~ 06/25/18)
Building & Trades home sells for top dollar, a resignation, and nursing and mental health programs continued.
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SLHS project is officially finished, cost at $18.6M
(Local News ~ 06/25/18)
"This is a great day," Storm Lake Superintendent of Schools Carl Turner said, as the school board recently approved completion of the lengthy Storm Lake High School renovation and expansion project. The final payment to the contractor was approved to take place in a month. Total cost for the project came in at $18.6 million, below the $19.7 million original construction estimate. Including architectural fees and other costs, the district has actually spent about $20 million...
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Teens charged with rioting in attack on boy
(Local News ~ 06/25/18)
Two Storm Lake teens have been charged with Rioting and Assault Causing Injury after reportedly beating a juvenile male victim behind the Casey's Central store Friday night. The victim was treated for injuries to the head, at the medical center following the incident...
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Police chiefs weigh in on Trump's executive order
(Local News ~ 06/25/18)
After a barrage of protests from opponents and allies, and with the confrontation of pictures and sounds of young children traumatized by family separation at the hand of U.S. border authorities, President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday ending his administration's policy of separating migrant children from their detained parents at the southern border...
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New SL ICCC director shares vision for campus (Local News ~ 06/25/18)
The new director of Storm Lake's Iowa Central Community College campus, Chris Cleveland, is coming back to his roots. His love for Storm Lake is bringing his vision for community outreach into focus to continue keeping Iowa Central as an anchor for education and training in town... -
DNR 'amazed' by lake's water clarity improvement (Local News ~ 06/25/18)
Things are looking good in the lake, thanks in part to a $50,000 donation from the Lake Preservation Association and regulation over recent years, said George Antoniou, coordinator for the Lake Restoration Program with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources... -
Newell-Fonda softball competes at Spencer tournament
(High School Sports ~ 06/25/18)
FONDA/SPENCER - The Thursday night game between Newell-Fonda and Sioux Central softball teams was a bit of an unusual one. The contest was moved from Peterson to Fonda, which saw the Mustangs at the visiting team at their own field. However, Newell-Fonda was able to best the Rebels, 17-5 in a four inning contest...
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Rebels win twice on Saturday
(High School Sports ~ 06/25/18)
MILFORD - The Sioux Central girls played a trio of games on Saturday and walked away with two wins for their efforts. They bowed to Sheldon, 1-0 but bested Sibley-Ocheyedan, 2-1 and Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Aryshire, 4-2. Sheldon scored their lone run in the bottom of the third in what proved to be a pitcher’s duel of a contest, the two teams combining for just seven hits and a walk. ...
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Ridge View wins back to back games
(High School Sports ~ 06/25/18)
HOLSTEIN - A couple of big run producing innings aided the Ridge View boys on Thursday night against MVAOCOU, the Raptors claiming a 13-6 victory, their seventh on the year. The Raptors wasted little time getting their bats fired up with four runs in the bottom of the first. ...
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Tornado softball split a pair of games
(High School Sports ~ 06/25/18)
STORM LAKE - The Storm Lake girls saw their record hit .500 on Thursday night as they were able to best the Carroll Tigers, 7-5, the green and white warding off a late rally bid. The Tigers scored twice in the top of the first to take an early advantage. ...
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Ridge View battles hard in two straight
(High School Sports ~ 06/25/18)
GALVA - The production from the lineup was there on Thursday night for the Ridge View ladies with all nine spots in the batting order getting a hit, the Raptors taking a 9-4 win over MVAOCOU. MVAOCOU took a run lead after the top of the first, but the Raptors tied it up in the bottom of the third. ...
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Panther softball picks up win after eight day layoff
(High School Sports ~ 06/25/18)
LYTTON - After a long lay off from games due to scheduling and rainouts, the St. Mary’s ladies were able to collect themselves after an eight day layoff to pick up a 4-1 win over South Central Calhoun on Thursday night. Both teams scored a run in the first inning, the Panthers breaking the tie in the top of the third. They added two insurance runs in the top of the seventh, their defense able to hold the Titans at bay for their fourth win of the year...
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Warriors bow for the first time this season
(High School Sports ~ 06/25/18)
ALTA - The Alta-Aurelia came into their game on Friday night against Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Aryshire riding a 15 game winning streak and are ranked as the third best team in 2A. However, streaks come to an end as GT-RA was able to upset the Warriors, 3-1...
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Tornado baseball picks up fourth straight win
(High School Sports ~ 06/25/18)
ORANGE CITY - The green and white picked up their fourth straight victory on Thursday night, besting MOC-Floyd Valley, 5-2 for the 12th Storm Lake win of the season. The Dutchmen scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the first, Storm Lake getting that run back in the top of the third. ...
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A-A baseball close to a TLC title
(High School Sports ~ 06/25/18)
ALTA/SAYDEL - The Alta-Aurelia baseball team picked up their 14th win of the season on Friday night thanks to another big effort on the mound from Alex Snyder on senior night. The Warriors were able to best Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Aryshire on the night, 10-0 in six innings...
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Mustang baseball picks up three wins in four games, sit at 15 wins (High School Sports ~ 06/25/18)
FONDA/LE MARS - Despite the game being play in Fonda on Thursday night, Newell-Fonda was the visiting team on the scoreboard in their game against Sioux Central. The game was moved to Fonda due to the field conditions in Peterson. The Mustangs were able to best the Rebels, 12-3 for their 11th win on the season... -
Storm Lake, Ridge View and Alta-Aurelia battle one another (High School Sports ~ 06/25/18)
ALTA - Saturday saw the Tornadoes, Raptors and Warrior softball teams do battle with one another at the Alta-Aurelia tournament. Alta-Aurelia was the lone undefeated team on the day, beating both Storm Lake and Ridge View. Storm Lake bested River Valley as did Ridge View...
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