Stories from Wednesday, February 6, 2019

On the evening of Saturday, February 2, at approximately 6:20 p.m. the Storm Lake Police Department was dispatched to Puff’s Bar located at 1205 East Lakeshore Drive in reference to a patron causing a disturbance. Upon arrival of police they met with staff who alleged that a patron identified as Chester George, age 26 of Storm Lake, attempted to start a fight with other patrons and displayed offensive behavior towards other patrons...

The 2018-2019 application period for Storm Lake Dollars for Scholars is open through February 8. Any graduating senior at Storm Lake High School or Storm Lake St. Mary’s who plans to pursue higher education may apply. Storm Lake Charter School students who plan to further their education may apply when they have completed their Charter School program...

On the afternoon of Friday, February 1, the Storm Lake Police Department was on location in the 1800 block of East Milwaukee Avenue investigating a disturbance. While on location police made contact with a 17 year old male of Storm Lake who had in his possession a backpack which police allege had the odor of marijuana permeating from it...

A Storm Lake woman was arrested after allegedly entering an apartment, attacking residents, destroying property and pulling the fire alarm. Friday night, police were called to an apartment complex on East Milwaukee Avenue, on a report of a woman yelling and throwing things in a hallway...

Fort Dodge – Due to the recent increase in influenza (flu) activity within the Fort Dodge community, UnityPoint Health – Trinity Regional Medical Center is limiting patient visitations to minimize potential patient exposure to the flu virus and other respiratory viruses going around...

Ronald Dean Shaeffer was born 11-19-1941 to Roy and Mabel Shaeffer in Storm Lake. Ron graduated from Storm Lake high School May 1960. Ron joined the U.S. Air Force in January 1961 and served his country for four years. On 8-16-61 he married his high school sweetheart Diane (Luft). He became a very proud father on Feb. 1, 1971 to his daughter Ronnette...

STORM LAKE - On Monday, Feb. 11, BVU will celebrate the official opening of the new Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) on campus with a 12-5 p.m. open house in the Harold Walter Siebens School of Business/Siebens Forum. At noon, President Joshua D. ...

STORM LAKE - On Monday, Feb. 11, BVU will celebrate the official opening of the new Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) on campus with a 12-5 p.m. open house in the Harold Walter Siebens School of Business/Siebens Forum. At noon, President Joshua D. ...

The Iowa Rock ‘n’ Roll Music Association jumped in feet first this month to engage with a younger demographic. Students from Okoboji and Spirit Lake High Schools learned from Iowa Rock ‘n’ Roll staff, and the staff learned from the students while working together on a couple projects during J-Term 2019...

Friday marks the second anniversary since Rev. Mark Wilms began his duties at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Royal and also the completion of a goal he began on his first day as pastor in Royal — to visit his entire congregation one-on-one at their home. ...

Democrat Rep. Tim Ryan filed a complaint last week with the House Ethics Committee claiming that Steve King is using his official House website to promote a white nationalist blogsite. Ryan had earlier supported a formal censure of King for racially-charged remarks that has appeared in a New York Times article...

Storm Lake heart transplant recipient Aspen Wiederholt is going strong as she nears the five year anniversary of her surgery. Now 24 years old, the former Alta-Aurelia student graduated in 2018 from Northwest Iowa Community College with a certification medical coding and billing, but is currently working at the Regatta at King’s Pointe Resort, and plans to go back to college in August to pursue a degree in Hospitality Management...

LE MARS — The Total Motors Collision Center received a surprise, Monday morning, Jan. 28, when mechanics found a Great Horned Owl inside the grille of a 2014 Dodge Charger. “The vehicle was dropped off at the dealership for an estimate,” explained Jeff Kool, manager of Total Motors Collision Center. “We were looking at the damages when we noticed some big eyes staring back at us.”...

Ryne Doughty will be in concert at Byron’s in Pomeroy, Sunday, February 17. Showtime is 5 p.m. Doughty is a roots-americana musician out of Des Moines, whose music is deeply rooted in real life stories of love, loss, work and play. His stripped down, earthy sound is directly influenced by the small, rural town where he was born and raised - Washington, Iowa. ...

Metal band Saul out of Sioux City has quickly been building a following among hard rock fans. The group will make a local appearance Friday, March 1, at the VFW in Cherokee. Saul is the result of a profound passion for music shared by brothers Blake and Zach Bedsaul. ...

DES MOINES - Zac Brown Band’s winning combination of country, bluegrass, reggae and Caribbean music hits the Iowa State Fair Grandstand for the first time, August 11 at 8 p.m. Known for chart toppers that include “Chicken Fried,” “Goodbye in Her Eyes,” “Sweet Annie” and “Jump Right In,” Zac Brown Band: The Owl Tour tickets go on sale Friday, February 8 at 9 a.m...

NEW YORK — The Beatles’ farewell documentary “Let It Be” is getting an encore, and a reinvention. “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson announced Wednesday that he is making a new film out of some 55 hours of footage — shot in January 1969 — that has never been seen by the public. ...

The Storm Lake City Council jumped on an offer Monday to sell all of the remaining lots in the City-owned 3rd Addition. The offer, from developer and local real estate professional Joe Aube, is to purchase 20 lots (excluding two the City provided for Storm Lake High School Building and Trades program), for $15,000 each, or a total of $300,000...

Storm Lake United is excited to announce the arrival of Fall in Love with Storm Lake, a sales promotion that will run through February 16th and features numerous prizes as well as a downtown Chocolate Walk on February 9th! The Witter Gallery is also holding a Chocolate Extravaganza on Saturday the 16th. During the promotion period, shoppers can register at each participating business for a chance to win the following prizes:...

After responding to a report of a man standing in the middle of the road yelling in the early morning hours Sunday, Storm Lake Police found themselves struggling with an intoxicated suspect who reportedly resisted arrests, kicking one officer in the face and biting another...

Storm Lake Police were called to the Tyson pork plant early Saturday morning, where two pedestrians had been struck and injured by a vehicle. Officers located the female victims near the security office of the plant. One was suffering from serious upper body and facial injuries and the second had a leg injury. Both victims were transported by ambulance to the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center for treatment...

Love is in the air, and the Women of the Hope Evangelical Free Church in Storm Lake want to make sure no one is left out. The group recently made 90 Valentine’s Day cards for the residents of Methodist Manor, as well as cards for some of the shut-ins they know of around the community...

For some, hogs are more than a living—they’re a way of life. Newell-Fonda High School graduate Carli Grau is proud to carry that legacy. Though she concedes that she hadn’t previously entered a barn since she was 9, the connection she had with her father and grandfather kept a flame burning, even after they passed...

FORT DODGE - Saturday was one of the biggest meets of the year for the Storm Lake boys swim team, Districts. The green and white faced some stiff competition and were unable to advance anyone on to the State meet. Senior Cole Keenan once again broke his own record in the 200 freestyle on the day with a time of 1:56.19. He also came close to breaking some records in the 100 freestyle, his time clocking in at 50.75 seconds, and then close again in the 50 freestyle, just 1.5 seconds off...

MAPLETON - It was another day of wrestling for the Alta-Aurelia Warriors and three of them kept their seasons alive after sectional wrestling. Alex De Roos, Brandon Mier and Nick Gaes all survived to move on to Sibley on Saturday. The Warriors finished fourth place in the team scores behind Woodbury Central, Westwood and South Central Calhoun...

SPENCER - The Ridge View wrestling team qualified two wrestlers for the District tournament on Saturday. Wrestlers moving on include Lucas Else at 106, and Zander Ernst at 132. “All of our guys wrestled well Saturday. We have come a long way this season in terms of technique, conditioning, and experience. From day one to now you can see a definite difference in this squad,” RV Coach Caleb Christensen said...

RUTHVEN - It was the third game in as many nights on Saturday for the Newell-Fonda boys. With a chance to erase memories of the tough loss against Alta-Aurelia, they did just that against Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Aryshire, dismantling the Titans with an 87-53 victory...

SAC CITY - The defense struggled once again on Monday night for the Alta-Aurelia girls. The Warriors gave up 70 points to East Sac County and dropped a 70-24 decision, but A-A Coach Adam Rapp did see a few things he liked. “I liked the ball movement offensively tonight. ...

SAC CITY - A poor opening quarter set the tone for the Alta-Aurelia boys on Monday night. They went the entire frame without a field goal and put themselves into a hole they were unable to climb out of against East Sac County. The end result was a 56-44 loss for the Warriors in their Twin Lakes Conference finale...

SCHALLER - Eleven different players got their name in the scorebook on Monday night for Ridge View when they hosted St. Mary’s. The Panthers tried to keep up with the Raptors, but were unable, and bowed in a 71-47 decision. “The boys played pretty well tonight. ...

As jail bookings wane at the county jail, the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office says an emerging crisis in mental health care, in conjunction with a deteriorating mental health care infrastructure, is becoming a bigger part of their work. The County Jail saw 1,196 bookings in 2018, with an average population hovering around 24 inmates, said Captain Marty DeMuth, jail administrator. ...