Stories from Monday, August 5, 2019

If you have an old couch you want to replace you might call your local trash pickup service to find out how to dispose of it the right way. They may tell you to place it on the curb with a sticker. However, if you try to do the same thing with your old computer or laptop without doing more, you’re asking for trouble...

Crew members from Mid America Sports Construction of Lees Summit, Missouri, arrived in Le Mars last week to begin laying the artificial turf at the Le Mars Community Stadium. The artificial turf is just one of the many new features that will be enjoyed by the students of LCS and Gehlen, as well as community members. ...

Even if you miss the Perseid meteor showers, the Sanford Sanford Museum in Cherokee has you covered. Moonless nights will make the spectacle of the annual Perseid meteor shower even more scintillating this weekend, but it will be visible for the following week as well. The shower will actually peak with the most number of meteors during the early morning hours of August 11, 12 and 13 - though this coincides with a bright moon that may outshine the Perseids...

Hope Haven recently received a $1,500 Walmart Giving Grant through the Storm Lake Walmart. The grant will provide school supplies for the children of Hope Haven’s Faith, Hope & Charity (FHC) division in Storm Lake, IA, to be used for the upcoming school year...

Becky Tunink will be having her come and go bridal shower on Saturday August 10 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Linn Grove community center. The family is registered at Target. Everyone is invited.

Happy 90th birthday to Jack Stanley Anderson, a life long resident of Storm Lake. He will be celebrating on August 11 and all are invited to send him birthday cards for his card shower. Cards can be sent to 705 Vestal Street in Storm Lake.

The official start of school in Iowa is less than a month away. As you prepare, keep in mind that there are a few important back to school items that have nothing to do with notebooks or backpacks. These three essential preventive and wellness exams need to be scheduled with your family medical provider, your optometrist and your dentist ASAP...

United Community Health Center (UCHC) will hold a series of events to mark National Health Center Week 2019 from August 4 - l0. United Community Health Center is part of a nationwide network of locallyrun health centers that serve more than 28 million people nationwide. They are on the front lines of national public health challenges. Nearly half of health centers (44 percent) are located in rural communities...

The annual Nel Tymeson 4-Gal Best Shot was held on Friday, July 26 at Buena Vista University Golf Course at Lake Creek Country Club in Storm Lake. There were 89 golfers who attended the event. Proceeds from the event will go to BVRMC P.i.n.k. This fund was established to help women who are underinsured, or do not have insurance, access mammography services...

A fresh, new name and some top musical acts from across the country are sure to lure many to Cherokee’s annual winter music festival held each year in January. Still six months away, but fast approaching is the 20th anniversary celebration of Cherokee’s annual music bash staged at several venues during the weekend of January 17-18...

The Army of the Southwest encampment will return to the Albert City Threshermen and Collectors Show, set for August 9-11. The group demonstrates life in the Civil War period, visits about lifestyle of that period and on occasion does teaching reenactments of the time with replica rifles and cannon...

You might think that the history of roller-skating in BVC would be rather mundane—but you would be very, very wrong! It is actually a story of daredevils, flamboyant performers, unique innovations, and breath-taking risks—all of which brought a multistate notoriety to Storm Lake. ...

Iowa officials approved lastweek a final set of rules for the state’s new law allowing sports betting, which is set to go live at noon on Aug. 15. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved the new rules during a meeting in West Des Moines. Iowa’s new bill was signed into law in May establishing a legal way to bet on professional, collegiate and international sporting events. ...

The Latest on former Iowa Department of Human Services Director Jerry Foxhoven (all times local): 5 p.m. Ousted Iowa Department of Human Services Director Jerry Foxhoven says aides to Gov. Kim Reynolds are lying when they say he never objected to paying a portion of the salary of a governor’s staffer out of his budget...

Truck Pull fun at the Humboldt County Fair as Iowa Central Community College Diesel technology Students debuted the truck they built and maintained for competition.

Environmental groups Food & Water Watch and the Organic Consumer Association have filed a lawsuit in Washington, D.C. against Tyson Foods, alleging that the protein giant is engaging in deceptive marketing by touting a commitment to environmental stewardship...

Brittany Tillman, a Buena Vista University biology major, splits time this summer between sites in Indiana and Michigan. There’s no place she’d rather be. The first part of the summer finds Tillman counting tadpoles, salamanders, frogs, toads, and more as part of an internship at Indiana Dunes National Park near Chesterton, Ind...

As demographic trends outpace predictions of even the best models used by sociologists, professionals face challenges as they encounter populations from a multitude of countries. In Iowa, these populations speak about 180 to 190 languages, many of them extremely rare with only a handful of people in the world able to speak them...

Last week the Iowa Girls Coaches Association released their All-State teams with the 2019 season now in the rear view. In total, seven Pilot-Tribune area players got a spot on the first, second or third team in their respective class. In 1A: Newell-Fonda led the way with three players making an All-State team this season. ...

Youngsters find a challenge in scaling the wolves chainsaw sculpture in Storm Lake’s Chautauqua Park.

Picture yourself - pedaling across the entire country on a safe, seamless and scenic pathway - or walking a local trail that connects along historic routes. Imagine the incomparable experience of exploring America’s heritage by trail - the potential, beauty and bounty, its people and places. Consider the economic opportunities and the benefits for communities along the route of a multiuse trail that stretches more than 3,700 miles from Washington to Washington...

On the morning of Thursday, August 1, at approximately 9:30 a.m. Storm Lake Police received information that a counterfeit $100 bill had allegedly been passed at the Yesway Store located at 1101 North Lake Avenue. Police recovered the counterfeit bill and determined it matched others that had been passed in the community. ...