Stories from Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Remember lighthearted throwback adventure movies? “The Mummy”? “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”? “Pirates of the Caribbean”? The first one, at least? How about the classic romantic banter of a handsome but wholly mismatched pair in “Romancing the Stone” or “The African Queen”?...

Iowa Artists announces the launch of its 50th Anniversary Reboot 2.021 Traveling Art Exhibit, which will be showcased at five galleries and museums in Iowa. The traveling exhibit will be on display across the state from Aug. 3, 2021, through Feb. 26, 2022...

The Badger Lake Dragon Boat Bash is one of the premier community events in Fort Dodge. The event is a fun filled, family-friendly weekend that includes everything from a rock concert on the beach to the thrill of community teams competing in the centuries old Chinese sport of dragon boat racing. Area teams and those from around the Midwest paddle the long, narrow vessels across the lake as their fans cheer them on from shore. Teams from as far as Texas and Wisconsin are on their way...

Storm Lake (incl Little Storm Lake) Water temperature is in the low 80’s.  Water clarity is around two feet in most areas. Channel Catfish - Fair: Use cut bait or dip baits fished on the bottom along shore and near rocky structure. Largemouth Bass - Fair: Pick up largemouth bass along shore in areas with vegetation and along docks with traditional bass lures or weedless lures.  Walleye - Fair: Pick up walleye mid-lake while trolling along the dredge cuts using crankbaits or bottom bouncers. ...

Visitation for Steve Samelson, 72, of Newell, was held be Monday, August 2, with Masonic services, followed by a memorial service at the First Congregational Church in Newell, with Pastor Greg Baskerville officiating. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements. Private inurnment will take place at the Newell Cemetery...

Corn and soybean fields in the heartland recovered from June’s drought conditions after timely rains in early July, but the cash crops are characterized in many areas as “running on fumes” again as farmers await more precipitation, according to the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers U.S. Crop Conditions Report...

Parent-taught driver’s education applications are skyrocketing in Iowa after a bill that expanded the option was enacted earlier this month. The Iowa Department of Transportation has seen an exponential increase in inquiries about parent-taught options and applications to begin driver’s education from home, said Driver Education Program Coordinator Steve Stonehocker...

With coronavirus cases rising throughout Iowa and around the nation, health experts are becoming increasingly worried about next month’s Iowa State Fair, which will bring more than 1 million people to Des Moines from around the state, including many from counties with low vaccination rates and increasing prevalence of the disease...

Let’s shower this wonderful couple to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary! Please drop a card in the mail by August 19th, 2021. Send all cards to: Don and MaryEllen Hatch 700 Oak Hill Dr Sac City, Iowa, 50583

Not many people can say they started their own business before they graduated high school. However, JD Bumgarner is not like most people. With the mind and ability to create a poodle out of springs or a tree out of horseshoes, his welding business, JD’s Creations, is able to provide junk metal a new life...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has no plans to offer $100 incentives to Iowans to get the coronavirus vaccine after President Joe Biden pleaded with states and local governments to use federal funds to entice people to stop the rapid spread of a virus variant, an aide said Friday...

Vision Care Associates P.C. invites you to register for their first annual Bike4Sight event on Saturday, August 14. The ride will start at 9 a.m. with registration beginning at 8 a.m. Participants may choose the option of an 18 or 24 mile ride beginning at Chautauqua Park in Storm Lake. Helmets are required...

Iowa Central Community College Storm Lake campus held its Pinning Parade for Storm Lake nursing graduates recently, with loved ones taking part in the special moment to “pin” the future nurses. See the Pilot-Tribune Facebook page for more event photos...

Inspiration for writing this piece was finding the 1879 Assessor’s Book for Hayes Township in the BV County Historical Society Museum. This hand-written ledger is in remarkable condition and contains fascinating details of land ownership and farming during the earliest days of our county. ...

A second suspect has been charged in the death of a Lake Park woman in December. Justice Berntson, 23, was charged Thursday with first-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Angel Bastman. He was arrested at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility and his bond was set at $1 million...

After a year of deployment, more than 20 soldiers from the Storm Lake National Guard Unit have returned home, along with their fellow service members from the 194th Field Artillery. A large group of the soldiers arrived at the Fort Dodge airport Saturday for a Final Formation Ceremony before rushing across to the fences where family members waited for their tearful reunions...

Western Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra last week asked for unanimous consent for the House to immediately consider H.R. 180, the No Taxpayer Funding For Abortions Act. Democratic leadership shot down the effort, Feenstra said, which would make the Hyde Amendment - a policy that ensures federal tax dollars cannot be spent on abortions - permanent...

Buena Vista County is considered high-risk for transmission of COVID-19 virus, as the delta variant begins to spread. Sixty percent of new COVID cases in the state are now delta variant. As of late last week, BV County had seen 13 COVID cases confirmed within seven days. ...

A full scale disaster exercise was held Thursday in Rembrandt with several fire and EMS units in the area responding. It was hot, humid and smoky but that didn’t stop responders from working together to deal with the incident. The exercise simulated a loaded diesel tanker careening off the road and into parked cars, trapping wounded victims. ...

With five teams at or above a .500 record and three teams in the substate finals this area is filled with talented baseball players. We had the top teams in the Lakes Conference and Twin Lakes Conference to top our area teams. Narrowing the cream of the crop in the area down to a couple of teams was difficult, but I’ve put together a team of sluggers that would make most scouts salivate...