Stories from Monday, July 9, 2018

Hutch Pederson walked with God Saturday June 23, 2018. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held on July 13, 2018, from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm, at InnSpiration Winery, 5079 180th Avenue, Linn Grove, Iowa. Hutch Pederson was born June 26, 1951 in Mason City, Iowa, the son of Robert and Emilia (Oakland) Pederson. He was raised and educated in Nora Springs, Iowa, where he graduated high school in 1969...

Local bar favorite Brewster's on Railroad Street is up for sale by owner Crystal Gronau. One of the top-rated Storm Lake bars on Google and Facebook is looking for a new owner. The bar, which has been in its location for 16 years, was previous JJ's and Charlie O's. It has served many-a-drink to friendly crowds as a staple in the local bar scene for decades, and remains a place where everybody knows your name...

Storm Lake's Farmers' Market is back in full swing with vendors coming into summer's fresh harvest. The market, running until October 13 this year, is seeing a fresh crowd happy to meet their source of food. From spinach and zucchini to kohirabi and aronia berries, the diversity of vegetable is as wide as the people that shop there...

Alta City Council dealt with street closures, committees, stop signs, permits and more at a lively meeting Monday evening. A committee was created to delegate tasks in the Veteran's/First Responder's Memorial Park for the empty lot on 2nd Street. As plans stand, the chairman of the Park Board may take the reigns on that committee. ...

Heavy rainfall in late spring and early summer has caused widespread ponding and flooding in northwest and north-central Iowa, but a recently announced continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup provides farmers a well-timed opportunity to find long-term solutions for these problem spots in their fields...

A three-year, $90,000 study on student learning needs has come to an end in Storm Lake. Among the recommendations of the long-term consultant: the district would benefit from more ethnic diversity on the school board, committees and community advocacy groups...

Student participation increased in a majority of sports for 2017-18 over the previous years, according to a report prepared by the Storm Lake School District. In grades 9-12, 13 of the 23 sports saw more students going out. Total participation was 387 team members...

A local family is recovering from injuries after an organized fireworks display at the Newell golf course turned tragic. A mortar apparently tipped over during the shooting, and the firework shot across the ground, striking a family viewing the show from the nearby softball park...

ALTA - The races were held on Tuesday night this past week and was the North Central Lines Service Kyle Suter Memorial race. One hundred and nine cars zoomed through race track altogether, and the raceway would like to thank all the drivers that came out and raced for the fans. They also thank Larry and Desi Suter of North Central Line Services for fireworks after the races...

FONDA/HULL - A handful of errors on Thursday night played against Newell-Fonda’s effort to pick up their 17th win of the season. A rough start against Pocahontas Area put the Mustangs behind the eight-ball in a 5-3 loss on Thursday night. PAC was the home team on the scoreboard despite the game being held in Fonda as poor field conditions moved the game...

SPENCER - It was the regular season finale for the Alta-Aurelia Warriors on Thursday night as they took on the Spencer Tigers. A big first inning fueled the Warriors to a 12-2 win over the Tigers for their 17th win of the season. Six runs in the top of the first gave Alta-Aurelia all the cushion they needed in the game. ...

STORM LAKE - The green and white put together a strong offensive output on Thursday night against Ridge View, scoring in four of the five innings that were played, Storm Lake taking a 10-0 decision over the Raptors in five frames. Storm Lake wasted little time in the bottom of the first with getting three runners across home plate before adding one in the bottom of the second. ...

STORM LAKE/DENISON - The post season got off to a rousing success on Thursday night, the Storm Lake softball ladies played host in the first round of 4A-Region 1 play against their rival, the Spencer Tigers. Storm Lake bested Spencer twice this season and they picked up the hat trick with a 6-2 victory to advance in regional play...

FONDA - Through the two 1A-Region 1 playoff games, the Newell-Fonda Mustangs have now outscored their opponents, 22-2. They were able to hammer away on Friday night against River Valley, taking a 13-1 decision in only four innings to move on to the 1A-Region 1 finals...

ALTA - Timely hits in the last two innings of Friday night’s 2A-Region 1 semi-final contest between Alta-Aurelia and MVAOCOU made all the difference in the world for the Warriors. Slowed down through the first four innings, the A-A bats found the juice in the final two frames, the Warriors claiming a 10-0 decision over MVAOCOU to advance to the region final...

HIV awareness has grown silent, but the threat and victims' struggles remain.