Stories from Monday, August 13, 2018

After conducting interviews and discussion Friday morning, the district court judges of the 3A Judicial District have appointed Andrew J. Smith, of Storm Lake, to the 3A District Associate Judge vacancy created after Judge Charles Borth's appointment to the district court bench. Smith said the road to his appointment was difficult, but was excited to begin his new role...

Mark Anderson, age 65, of Marathon, Iowa died Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at the Pleasant View Home in Albert City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 13, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Marathon. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements...

Earlier this year, the Buena Vista County Soil and Water Commissioners donated funds to the Buena Vista County Conservation Board to purchase new seeding equipment. The goal of the seeding equipment project is to assist property owners by providing proper equipment to conduct a seeding project, regardless of their project size and horsepower needs. ...

This is your chance to see two of Iowa's best attractions. The trip includes a tour of the Gold Star Museum @ Camp Dodge in Johnston and a visit to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter. The trip is being organized by Peggy Dettmann, SacCity. The bus will leave the parking area of the Courthouse South Annex, Sac City...

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center is proud to announce that Emily Bodholdt has been selected as a 2018 Hospital Hero by the Iowa Hospital Association (IHA). Every year the IHA awards those committed health care professionals that go above and beyond. Hospitals are asked to submit applications and provide examples of how the individual could be considered a hero. Only ten people were awarded the status this year and they will be honored at the IHA Annual Meeting in October...

Storm Lake Police requested the public's help in locating a suspect in a reported possible attempted abduction in the Sunrise Park area Friday. Shortly after 12:15 p.m., a white male in a pickup truck reportedly ordered a 14-year-old female to get into his vehicle. The girl screamed and fled on foot without being harmed...

A difficult choice has been made to wall off a shared-use space in Storm Lake Elementary School to make way for an additional section of kindergarten. The student population in the school continues to grow, creating overcrowding issues. The elementary was built with a capacity of about 750 students. By the end of the last school year, the number of students had ballooned to over 900, and Superintendent of Schools Stacey Cole expects that the number could be higher this school year...

For the first time in his young life, baby Jack - or "Squirt" as he is known to family and supporters - is experiencing life outside an intensive care hospital room. Odds were that Jack would never see that day. But at five months old, the youngest heart/lung transplant patient in more than a decade is thriving, and a few days ago, was released for the first time from Children's Hospital to stay with his parents in a St. Louis Ronald McDonald House setting...

Steven O'Bannon's nomination at a special convention is spicing up the race for the only contested local seat up for grabs this midterm. Local democrats now have a name on the ballot for their party after a special convention on Tuesday that nominated O'Bannon of Sioux Rapids for District 2's seat on the BV County Board of Supervisors. District 2 covers the eastern half of the county...

ALTA - Wednesday night was the last regular season race for the five different classes at the Buena Vista Raceway as this week will see the culmination of the two and a half month season with the crowning of championships. This past week saw more turns on the track as well as the ever popular nickel toss for kids 12 and under...