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May 8, 1934 - January 5, 2018

August 4, 1930 - January 4, 2018

“The Post ” is kind of like the Yankees of movies. A Steven Spielberg directed film about the Pentagon Papers starring Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep and a murderer’s row of all your favorite television character actors (Jesse Plemons! Bob Odenkirk! Carrie Coon. Sarah Paulson!)? It doesn’t even seem fair. Is there any way it wouldn’t be great or least very good?...

Good For Gary, one of the region’s favorite good-times cover bands, will be in concert during the University of Okoboji Winter Games. Catch them Saturday, January 27, 9:30 p.m. at The Gardens in the Central Emporium at Lake Okoboji. Good for Gary is a Twin Cities cover band that specializes in playing current and past dance hits, focusing on the newest Top 40 songs...

(Seventh in a series on the 2018 Cherokee Jazz & Blues Festival) Popular blues artist Hector Anchondo returns to the Cherokee Jazz & Blues Festival this year. Hector doesn’t just play the blues— he lives and breathes the blues. At 16-years old, the budding musician picked up his first guitar and never looked back, beginning an instant love affair with the instrument, especially Fenders...

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. Storm Lake (including Little Storm Lake)
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Two Iowa Statehouse leaders are expressing concern that the 2018 legislative session could bring sudden, unnecessary changes to Iowa’s pension system.  The two said the changes would harm Iowa public employees and communities where they live.  “IPERS and Iowa’s other public pension plans are secure, strong, and sustainable.  Some current legislative proposals to change IPERS could break the promise we have made to hard working Iowans since 1953,” said Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald. ...

FARLEY, Iowa (AP) — Frigid temperatures are creating challenges for Iowa farmers who say animals can endure cold winter conditions but need extra attention to stay healthy and productive. Iowa entered 2018 with subzero temperatures. The National Weather Service reported a Jan. 1 record temperature in Dubuque of 21 degrees below zero (-29 Celsius). Wind chills on the first two days of the year reached negative 30 degrees (-34 Celsius)...

Iowa grocery shoppers place a great deal of trust in Iowa farmers and according to the latest Iowa Farm Bureau Food and Farm Index, large majorities are confident that Iowa farmers take care of their animals and the environment responsibly. The news is detailed in the latest Iowa Farm Bureau Food and Farm Index, an annual survey conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of Iowa Farm Bureau Federation to shed light on what Iowa grocery shoppers are putting in their carts, as well as the issues and factors that may influence their choices in the new year.. ...

Five Northwest Iowa Law Enforcement agencies in Cherokee, Plymouth and Sioux Counties are proud to announce the formation of the Tri-County Combined Emergency Response Team (CERT). Partner entities include the Sheriff’s Departments for Sioux, Plymouth and Cherokee Counties, and the Police Departments for the Cities of Le Mars and Cherokee...

ACCIDENTS On January 1, at approximately 6:30 a.m., at the intersection of Vestal St. and W 6th St. in Storm Lake, an unknown vehicle struck a utility pole owned by MidAmerican Energy of Storm Lake....

On Tuesday, January 2, Kyle Hadley, local operator for the Dakota Access Pipeline spoke about the pipeline, the process for burying it, the operation of the pipeline and the safety measures built into it to minimize any possible spills from a pipeline rupture...

The memory of Michael Rohan remains etched in the minds of the Spencer community. Annually family, friends and loved ones continue to support a mission outreach in his honor. Michael lost his life in an accident at Spencer Family Aquatic Center in 2012. ...

Adam Sievers has been promoted to the rank of major in the U.S. Air Force. Sievers is currently serving as chief of special technology integration with Space Superiority Systems Directorate, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. He has served in the military for nine years...

Child advocates and child care providers from Dickinson, Clay, O’Brien and Osceola counties voiced concerns over the deterioration of the family, the declining numbers of child care providers, a lack of coverage for those most in need, and wage stagnation in the child care sector to an audience of state legislators...

The first-annual GRiT (Getting Real Together) Multicultural Youth Conference was held last March, and is again being planned for March 23. Recently, the team behind this conference was awarded for its efforts by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Iowa 4-H Program...

Do you help take care of an older family member or friend? If so, you are not alone. Over 65 million family caregivers in America provide a vast array of emotional, financial, nursing, social, homemaking and other services on a daily or on an intermittent basis...

The World Health Organization’s classification of video game addiction as a mental health disorder is similar to a decision in the late 1950s to recognize alcoholism as a medical condition, said Douglas Gentile, a professor of psychology at Iowa State University...

Food poisoning that appears connected to E. coli has struck 17 people in the United States, including one person in Nebraska, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A similar outbreak in Canada was traced to romaine lettuce...

The truck driver accused of causing 10 deaths in a human smuggling incident last summer is scheduled to be sentenced January 22 after pleading guilty to federal charges. James Bradley, Jr. had reportedly been contracted to drive a trailer that had been purchased from his former employer, a Schaller, Iowa trucking company, for a new owner to pick up in Brownsville, Texas. Instead, Bradley reportedly drove to the border area of Laredo...

An area man died in a snowmobile accident on the Little Sioux River Thursday night. Justin Stahly, 39, of Milford, was traveling northbound on the river ice near 4930 245th Avenue when he struck a tree. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene shortly after 8 p.m. Medical attention was provided on the scene, but Stahly was later pronounced deceased on the scene. Sioux Rapids Fire and Rescue and Webb Rescue, along with Iowa DNR, assisted...

Discussions surrounding improvements to U.S. Highway 18 have led to the beginnings of a collection of local, county and state officials with connection to the highway exploring how progress toward an update of Highway 18 into a super two design (also known as a super two highway or a wide two lane) could occur in the future...

Jenny Schulz reflects that she had such an idyllic childhood growing up in Storm Lake that, at some level, her career has become a matter of trying to share some of that peace with children caught in bitter conflict. Thirteen years ago this month, she took a leap of faith, leaving her safe job as an attorney with the Iowa Legal Aid agency to open Kids First, the first law firm in the country that focuses exclusively on representing children caught in parental divorce battles...

The weather may not be fit for man nor beast to start the year, but five residents of the Prairie Heritage Center near Peterson aren’t bothered in the slightest. “Our bison are built for this below-zero stuff,” says naturalist Charlene Elyea. In fact, it is an especially good time of year for visitors to view the big beasts, as they tend to remain close to the center. ...

August 31, 1931 - January 6, 2018

EMMETSBURG - It was a tough night for the green and white wrestlers on Thursday, splitting a pair of duals in their first action back from the holiday break. Storm Lake lost on a tiebreaker against Emmetsburg, 35-34 but managed to come back and best Spirit Lake, 52-21...

SIOUX RAPIDS - The Rebel boys got off to a quick start and used that down the stretch to get past West Bend-Mallard, 63-44. Sioux Central built a 16 point lead after the first quarter, 20-4. They continued to keep the Wolverines at bay in the second quarter, taking a 31-16 lead to the halftime break. ...

STORM LAKE - Friday night showed St. Mary’s and South Central Calhoun that playing each quarter consistently can make a difference. In the end, the Titans took a 79-69 decision from the Panthers. St. Mary’s came out swinging against SCC, taking a six point lead after the first quarter, 22-16. However, the second quarter swung to the visitors, the Titans outscoring the Panthers by 10 points to take a 45-41 score to the break...

STORM LAKE - It was a long Friday night for St. Mary’s against the #15 team in 3A in South Central Calhoun, dropping a 59-22 decision. The Titans jumped out quickly against the Panthers, taking a 15 point lead after the first, 23-8. Through the next three quarters, the Panthers gave up 12 points in each frame, falling behind 35-12 at halftime. They trailed 47-16 at the end of the third...

NEWELL - The Newell-Fonda boys came back not once, but twice on Friday night to hand Pocahontas Area their first Twin Lakes Conference defeat, 59-53. The Mustangs struggled in the first half and went to intermission down by 14 points, 32-18. An fast start to the third quarter, an 11-0 run, got Newell-Fonda back in the game as they soon tied it up 33 all. PAC went on a 7-0 run to end the third quarter, looking as if they had seized control back in the game...

NEWELL - The Mustangs went on a 17-0 run to start the game on Friday night against Pocahontas Area and never relented for their 10th win of the season, 70-33 the final score. The Mustangs carried that 17 point lead to the second quarter, 24-7. NF continued to dominate on the scoreboard, outscoring the Indians by eight in the second period, taking a 42-17 score to the break...

SPIRIT LAKE - The green and white girls got off to a poor start on Thursday night against Spirit Lake and could not find any sort of traction the rest of the night, dropping a 63-31 decision. In the blink of an eye, Storm Lake trailed the Indians, 21-2 after the first quarter. The Tornadoes showed a bit more life in the second quarter, scoring seven, but went to the locker room down 36-9 at the break...

ALTA - The Alta-Aurelia girls basketball team got off to a good start following their holiday break on Thursday night, dispatching the Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Rams, 73-43. “Our best game of the season. Great ball movement from the second quarter on. It’s a step in the right direction,” Warrior coach Adam Rapp said. “We shot well from the outside making seven three’s. We were able to create transition baskets more of the game. Very proud of the effort tonight.”...

ALTA - Eight of the nine Alta-Aurelia Warriors who played scored a bucket on Thursday night with AA being the healthiest they’ve been in weeks to aid them in a 56-48 win over Maple Valley-Anthon Oto. The first quarter was a back and forth battle between the Warriors and the Rams, the teams exchanging baskets back and forth. ...

SPIRIT LAKE - Thursday night was a rough start for the green and white boys basketball team coming out of their holiday break, having to go against the eighth best team in 3A, Spirit Lake, and their sizable front line. An uneven first half paved the way for the third Tornado defeat on the season, 62-50...

March 21, 1925 - January 5, 2018

HOLSTEIN - Ridge View wrestling held their senior night on Thursday evening with three seniors and three managers being honored on the night. The grapplers had to take care of business and split a pair of duals, falling to Westwood, 57-12 but rebounded to best Kingsley-Pierson, 39-24...