Stories from Monday, March 19, 2018

Longtime Storm Lake educator Barb Lange will be recommended as the next principal of the elementary school when the board of education meets Wednesday night. Superintendent Carl Turner confirmed the choice in an email to the Pilot-Tribune Monday. "Barb has been with the Storm Lake Community School District for the past 25 years serving as an elementary teacher, coach and most recently the Instructional Strategist at the Middle School," he said. ...

March 17, 2018

December 3, 1938 - March 15, 2018

On Friday, May 11, the tenth anniversary of the Postville, Iowa, Immigration Raid will be observed in Postville. It will be a time to remember the 389 persons who were arrested on May 12, 2008, to recognize this defining moment as a Summons to challenge current anti-immigrant rhetoric and behaviors, and to unite in demanding just, humane, and comprehensive immigration reform...

When the Legislature gavels in on Monday, March 19, there will only be about 30 days remaining in this session. This past week was the last funnel, so when the dust settles, we will know what bills remain in play and which ones will not be debated this year. ...

ACCIDENTS On March 9, at approximately 1 p.m., at 731 Seneca St. in Storm Lake, a vehicle driven by Darlene Noll of Early, was involved in an accident with a vehicle driven by Barnaby Stout of Nemaha. The two vehicles collided causing total damages estimated at $600.

Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Hayes said today that Tyson Foods is well-positioned to meet the growing demand for protein. Speaking at the 2018 Consumer Analyst Group of New York conference, Hayes and members of Tyson Foods’ enterprise leadership team shared with investors that the company is delivering on its strategy and driving growth across the company’s portfolio of protein – from its Chicken, Beef and Pork segments to Prepared Foods. ...

A former Storm Laker is a hot commodity as western Iowa communities search for new school superintendents this season. Jesse Ulrich, current superintendent of the AHSTW School District in Avoca, has been named as a finalist for the superintendent position in Fort Dodge...

Six students have been selected for Buena Vista University’s (BVU) 2019 Global Fellows Program. The students include: • Emma Bloom, a sophomore history major from Middletown, Md. • Jordyn Daggs-Olson, a sophomore strategic public relations major from Eldora...

Iowa House Republicans on Wednesday advanced a legislative effort to ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected by adding the measure to a separate bill. A Republican-led panel agreed to approve legislation that would ban the sale of fetal tissue. The heartbeat provision, which would prohibit most abortions as early as 6 weeks of pregnancy, was tacked on during the meeting...

Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach will host a ServSafe® Food Safety Training on Monday, April 30 at the ISU Extension and Outreach office located at 209 Centennial Drive in Cherokee. The program meets Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) requirements, and will cover the following topics: providing safe food; contamination and allergens; the safe food handler; the flow of food - purchasing, receiving, storage, preparation and service; cleaning and sanitizing; pest management; facilities and equipment; and food safety management systems. ...

The Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Wound, Ostomy and Continence nurses, Joni Boese and Alicia Heuton, are inviting ostomy patients to an Ostomy Education Day to be held at UnityPoint Health St. Luke’s on Saturday, April 7. This event is free and is designed to offer ongoing support and education to people with ostomies (colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy) and their caregivers/families. ...

For decades, experts have warned that older Americans are taking too many unnecessary drugs often prescribed by multiple doctors. Researchers estimate that 25 percent of people ages 65 to 69 take at least five prescription drugs to treat chronic conditions, a figure that jumps to nearly 46 percent for those betw·een 70 and 79. ...

Three weeks remain until Centers Against Abuse & Sexual Assault hosts its 14th Women’s Night Out event at 4 p.m. April 5 at the Clay County Fair and Events Center. CAASA officials said the fundraiser is incredibly important in assisting its mission to assist survivors of abuse and sexual assault...

Jane Hogue, owner of the Prairie Pedlar Gardens in Odebolt will be the featured speaker at The Meeting Place in Galva on Thursday, April 26 at 6:30 p.m. During her one-hour educational program, Jane will show us simple and creative ways to entertain in the garden this summer. ...

In honor of the 30th anniversary of Copperhead Road, Steve Earle and The Duke will be performing Copperhead Road in its entirety. If there ever has been any doubt about where Steve Earle’s musical roots are planted, his new collection, So You Wannabe an Outlaw, makes it perfectly plain. “There’s nothing ‘retro’ about this record,” he states, “I’m just acknowledging where I’m coming from.”...

The good news is David Oyelowo is a terrific comedic actor (who knew!). The bad news is that the vehicle for discovery, Nash Edgerton’s “Gringo ,” is a contrived action-comedy that is trying its hardest to shock and offend, but, you know, in a funny, cool B-movie way that involves someone’s toe getting cut off with wire clippers and Charlize Theron, a seductress in a corner suite, talking a lot about sex. ...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig highlighted the ongoing biosecurity efforts by Iowa turkey, egg and broiler farmers and the preparations undertaken on the state and federal level following the confirmation of low pathogenic avian influenza in Missouri and Texas in recent weeks...

The Storm Lake Community School District anticipates a smooth negotiation on teacher salaries. This week, the Teachers Association presented an initial request for a 4.24 percent package increase for the coming academic year, for a cost of $554,530 to the district...

Alta Mayor Al Clark was asked Monday by the city utilities department to tag trailer #5 in the Westview trailer court. “The red tag is nothing but an informational’ message to inform that the utilities needs to inspect the property to insure that there are no issues with the water or electric lines. ...

The Postal Service is relocating its Varina retail operation to a yet-to-be-determined location due to tornado damage. The Postal Service’s goal is to select a new customer service location as close to the current site as possible. The Postal Service anticipates providing the same services at the new location as were previously provided to customers at the previous location. Consideration will be given to the sites that are convenient for the customers and meet all postal operational needs...

Iowa Senator Charles Grassley is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to implement the Marrakesh Treaty and facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind or have print disabilities. The treaty would address a “global” book famine for such people the senator said...

Nick Schrunk could have been thinking about his 10-year high school reunion back in 2014, but the Spirit Lake High School grad was presented with a much more difficult connection. It was the kind of connection that overcame decades and distance. It involved unanswered questions between a father and daughter, locations that couldn’t be found on a typical map and customs established half a world away...

Nearly 100 youth from throughout Northwest Iowa attended the GRIT (Getting Real Together) Multicultural Youth Conference on March 9 at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake. The conference was coordinated and hosted through a partnership between Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach and Buena Vista College...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A week ago Creighton didn’t know if it would qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Now the Bluejays are onto the second round. Jaylyn Agnew scored 24 points and Sydney Lamberty added 20 to lead the No. 11 seeded Bluejays to a 76-70 win over No. 6 seeded Iowa in a first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday...

TUCSON, AZ - The bats continued to explode during the early part of the season as the Buena Vista softball team got its 2018 Spring Break trip off on the right foot with a pair of lopsided victories on Thursday afternoon at Lincoln Park. BVU scored in all but two innings during its opener against Hood College, including three runs in both the fifth and seventh innings en route to a 10-2 victory. ...

TUCSON, AZ - The Buena Vista baseball team jumped out to an early 8-0 lead and held off a Wesleyan University rally on Thursday afternoon as the Beavers began their 2018 Spring Break trip with a 15-10 victory. After hitting under .200 as a team over the first five games of the year, the bats came to life in a big way for the Beavers, who chalked up a season-high 18 base knocks. ...

For the past four years Sioux Central senior Regan Sylvester has been part of Rebel athletics as a four sport athlete. She has excelled on the field, court and even in the classroom. Sylvester has been a force for the school. “I love working with people and I love competition. My brother played sports and I wanted to play too,” she said of how she got her love for sports. “I’ve had lots of support from family and friends. I stay healthy and fit too.”...

STORM LAKE - Despite the inclement weather conditions outside, the BVU Elite indoor meet went on with 14 of the 32 teams scheduled to be there arriving. Three area schools braved the conditions as the Storm Lake boys and girls, Alta-Aurelia boys and girls and the Sioux Central girls all took part in the event...