Stories from Monday, October 21, 2019

2 - Childbirth Class, 8:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. KEC 4 - Watch Me Grow, 10 a.m.- 7 p.m. OB Department 5 - Storm Lake Community Blood Drive-LifeServe Blood Center, 12:30-6 p.m. Main Entrance 5 - Sibling Class, 6:30 p.m. KEC 7 - Young at Heart, WellFit: Being an Active Participant in Your Health, Speaker: Melissa Iehl, 10 a.m. KEC...

Do you know someone who has performed a selfless act of courage or dedicated countless hours to a special cause? We are looking for the everyday hero who has done an extraordinary thing to be recognized during this year’s Heroes Game presented by Hy-Vee...

EMMETSBURG - It was a sunny and calm Saturday morning which gave the cross country runners from Alta-Aurelia and Sioux Central a great day to get out on the course and run at the Twin Lakes Conference meet. The Sioux Central boys captured the conference crown as the Warrior boys were sixth. The A-A girls were fifth and the Rebel girls sixth...

EMMETSBURG - With the close of the regular season coming soon, the Storm Lake swim team got another chance to improve with regionals on the horizon. They took on the Algona Bulldogs and walked away with a slim two point loss, 78-76. “I’m proud of the girls’ effort tonight,” SL Coach Lindsay Brown said. “We lost by two points, but we were short two of our varsity swimmers that would have scored points for us and we had a questionable disqualification, so I’m not disappointed in the least.”...

HOLSTEIN - It was the final home game of the season for the Ridge View Raptors on Friday night as they welcomed in Class A-District 2 foe, Manson-NW Webster. The Raptors were unable to defend their home field, falling in a 29-12 setback against the Cougars...

SIOUX RAPIDS - To say that Friday night’s game between Sioux Central and IKM-Manning was vital in the Class A-District 2 race is an understatement. The winner would take control of the district, and Sioux Central held a five point lead at the break. However, IKM-Manning had other ideas and ran away in the second half to not only win the game, but win the district title after a 35-12 contest...

SIOUX RAPIDS - Both the Sioux Central and St. Mary’s volleyball teams took part in the Twin Lakes Conference tournament consolation tournament on Thursday night. The Rebels ended up finishing in ninth place overall, and the Panthers 11th to finish the conference season...

LAURENS - It was a busy night for the top eight teams in the Twin Lakes Conference volleyball tournament as it was a one night event to crown the top team in the conference. When the dust settled, Alta-Aurelia was able to capture fourth place and Newell-Fonda was fifth. East Sac County won the tournament over Southeast Valley in the finals...

ALTA - Friday night was the home finale for the Alta-Aurelia football team as they honored this year’s senior class before the game. The Warriors were able to get their names back in the win column after taking a 33-7 decision over St. Edmond in a Class A-District 2 clash that moves the Warriors to a tie for second place in the district...

STORM LAKE - Storm Lake was playing to keep a shot at a District title alive Friday night, while visiting Bishop Heelan, the hard-luck squad of the season, was playing for respectability and a first District win. In a wild affair, dealing big plays back and forth like heavyweights trading haymaker punches, Heelan dashed the home crowd’s hopes for a share at the crown and a certain playoff bid. ...

Open enrollment season is here, a time when millions of Americans across the country have the opportunity to select or switch their health insurance plan for 2020. To help guide you during this important time, Elena McFann, regional CEO with UnitedHealthcare, shares the following tips that may help lead you to better health and cost savings...

Dr. Elizabeth Dupic has finished her residency and is ready to start accepting new patients at her new practice located at Unity Health Family Health Care Center here in Storm Lake. In an effort to meet potential patients and hospital staff, Dupic held a meet and greet Thursday sfternoon at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center (BVRMC)...

Matt and Katie Brostad recently donated to the “Dyvad Blanket for the Future” in honor of their new baby Emma Kate at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center. They have previously donated in honor of their other daughters Nora and Clare. Donations support the purchase of equipment and services for future babies born at BVRMC. ...

Voter Registration: Registration forms are available in the Commissioner’s office, or may be downloaded at: ‘’http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/ voterinformation/voterregistration.html” httg://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterinformation/voterregistration.html...

The Albert City Fire Department spent the morning of Oct. 10th working with the students at Albert City - Truesdale Elementary. They had special activities planned for the students including a visit to the fire station for the Preschool and Kindergarten students...

Dakota Access Pipeline, LLC is donating $20,000 to each Emergency Management Agency across Iowa in the counties through which the pipeline travels, totaling $360,000. With the aim of helping first responders, each county is encouraged to use the funds where they need it most. ...

Will Smith is usually an asset for a movie. He’s the kind of true movie star whose charisma can elevate even the most mediocre material. You’d think then that it would be a good thing to have not just one but two Will Smiths in a movie if you can. That was at least part of the idea behind ”Gemini Man .” The action film from Ang Lee also uses state of the art de-aging technology to create a basically believable 20-something version of Smith and has billed itself as a “true event film” that “redefines action cinema.”. ...

Music icon, TV star and life-long Type 1 Diabetic Bret Michaels is bringing his five city Hometown Heroes Tour featuring Night Ranger, Lita Ford and Joe Nichols to Sioux City at the Tyson Event Center on Friday, November 8. In celebration of Veterans Day, Michaels will also honor hometown heroes onstage via a community nomination contest to recognize local heroes...

Ernie Haase + Signature Sound will present “Inspiration of Christmas,” the second show in the 2019-20 Storm Lake Community Education Performing Arts Series, November 21 at Storm Lake High School auditorium. It will be the group’s first stop on its A Jazzy Little Christmas tour that will span from from the East Coat to Colorado...

Iowa gas prices are unchanged in the past week, averaging $2.44/gallon earlier this week. Gas prices in Iowa are 2.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago, yet stand 41.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. Storm Lake prices have jumped, from $2.33 at most stations to $2.45 at midweek...

This weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys and county and state parks staff. For current information, contact the district fisheries office at the phone number listed at the end of each district report...

Never underestimate the difference YOU can make in the lives of others by giving back to your community. Meet Kiwon, Esteban and Danny. These three Storm Lake High School students volunteered their time to help some police officers clean graffiti from a citizen’s fence. ...

The Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association board announced Wednesday that David Strohman has accepted the position of the organization’s executive director, effective Oct. 21. Strohman comes to the Iowa Great Lakes after serving as the managing partner for Executive Technologies, an information technology company out of Sioux City. The company was recently purchased by St. Cloud, Minnesota-based Marco, another technology service provider...

Cherokee’s newest employer, Lopez Foods, is scheduled to tentatively begin producing product for vendors in their plant in early spring. According to Bill Anderson, Cherokee Area Economic Development Corporation (CAEDC) Director, presently the plant is going through a significant construction phase, and next will come a certification process before opening the facility for production, tentatively by April 1...

The Elements is decked out in high style for the coming holidays season. The store will host another Holiday Design Event on October 20, noon-5 p.m. with demonstrations, treats, wine and The Elements’ famous “5 Minute Tree.”

“A recreation center would be fabulous for Storm Lake… but in my mind its not going to happen unless it is in cooperation with the university. If it could have, it would have,” Mayor Mike Porsch says of hopes for a community development. During a “Meet the Mayor” event aimed at gathering input on future capital expenditures, City officials said they feel a joint project isn’t off the table after controversy over use of Scout Park for the construction. ...

The new Iowa schools testing system is likely to hold some surprises, and some frustrations. Iowa Statewide Assessment of Students Progress test scores have been slow coming back to districts. Although Storm Lake opted to take the new tests online to speed the process, it now appears that results from last spring’s tests will not be available to share with parents at upcoming conferences. ...

A Newell man who has been an area firefighter has been arrested a second time for arson. The Newell Police Department, in conjunction with the State Fire Marshall, arrested Brent Alan Mack on October 15, in connection with a September 2017 blaze at 111 South Fulton in Newell. Mack was charged with Arson 1st Degree, Burglary 3rd Degree, and Criminal Mischief, all felonies...

The Sudexo Cru5h cafe, located within the Seibens Forum on the campus of BVU, hosted the Community Campaign Kickoff Wednesday night. The event began with a Storm Lake United Business After Hours reception catered by Sudexo. Buena Vista President, Joshua Merchant, gave the initial speech to the attendees concerning all the milestones the University has surpassed...

In Darrin Crow’s one-man-show, Morbid Curiosities: An evening with Edgar Allen Poe, Crow brings the dead poet to life entertaining the audience with Poe’s mistakes and triumphs in life and how they affected his work. The night promised spooky stories but, unless you consider the life story of a alcoholic hebephile who can’t hold down a job spooky, then the outcome only left audience members feeling sorry for such a brilliant chronicler...

On Friday, the Storm Lake Elementary School set an all-time mark for population, enrolling its 1,000th and 1,001st students. The school threw a “1,000 Celebration,” including gathering students on the playground in the form of the number for a drone-aided photograph. Even the exclamation point is overflowing at #America’s School...

On Wednesday, October 16th, the Cherokee/Buena Vista Household Hazardous Waste Agency was awarded a “Regional Collection Center Innovation Grant” from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (lDNR). The purpose of this grant is to provide funding to insulate the receiving, sorting and lab packing building. ...