Stories from Wednesday, July 25, 2018

With the conclusion of the 2018 baseball season for all 12 Twin Lakes Conference teams, the two conference teams, honorable mentions, coach of the year and final standings have been released. Alta-Aurelia won the conference title this year with an 11-0 record in the conference, 20-5 overall with a trip to the 2A State tournament. Newell-Fonda finished fourth, Sioux Central fifth and St. Mary’s 12th...

DES MOINES - Alta-Aurelia had their chances on Monday afternoon against Van Meter in the 2A State Tournament and fell just shy of picking up their first ever win at State. The Warriors and Bulldogs battled all game long, but Van Meter took advantage of an A-A miscue to help seal their 4-3 victory in a wild final two innings...

Eunice Louise (Heisler), Meyer of Independence, IA died July 19, 2018, at Lexington Estates in Independence, IA. Eunice was born on April 16, 1940, in Spencer, IA to Walter G. and Anna P. "Katie" (Christensen), Heisler. She was baptized in May of 1940 at the First English Lutheran Church, Spencer, IA and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church, in June of 1954, Spencer, IA. ...

Dayton Kraai, son of Harold and Henrietta Kosts Kraai passed away on July 6 at Loring Hospital in Sac City, He was born and baptized in Orange City. At the of 4, his parents answered the call to serve on the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation in Dulce, New Mexico. They spent five and a half years before they moved to iowa for several years. The family moved back to Dulce, where Dayton attended his freshman year of high school...

Harlan and Deb Matasovsky of Storm Lake are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristin Matasovsky to Derek Benson, son of Randy and Julie Benson of Newman Grove, NE. Kristin is a 2003 graduate of Storm Lake High School and a 2007 graduate of Concordia University, Seward, NE. ...

Storm Lake's Board of Education renewed a variety of contracts, discussed its Early Childhood Land Survey, set the Tornado Academy fee schedule and set legislative action priorities at its monthly meeting on Thursday. Iowa Central Community College's annual 28E agreement was renewed with the district to offer college credits to high school and charter students in ninth through 12th grade. ...

Meaghan McCleary, alumni from Storm Lake St. Mary's has been living the dream. As an incoming junior at Iowa State University studying Aerospace Engineering, McCleary is finishing up her second internship in Hampton, Virginia at NASA's Langley Research Center...

The Newell Historical Society is ramping up for Newell Pride Days this August. Allee Mansion will be celebrating with Pride Days on August 4, from 1 to 4 p.m. New displays throughout the Allee Mansion make the heritage of the historical building come alive with details that tell stories of the Allee family's passions...

New straw bale garden stocks Newell Pantry.

Iowa Central Community College hopes to break ground on its new Industrial Training Center this fall. A "handshake agreement" is in place for a site that would provide 13-14 acres of land to build on, though the site will not be announced until the purchase is finalized, according to Mike McLaughlin, industrial technology instructor for ICCC in Storm Lake...

Poverty in Buena Vista County is running above statewide levels, according to the most recent study on the issue from Iowa State University. It estimated that 2,575 people in the county were living below poverty level. About 13.3 percent of all residents in the county are in poverty, compared to 12.3 percent for the state overall...

The Rembrandt Alumni & Friends Band presented a one-hour concert before the annual Rembrandt All-School Reunion on Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Rembrandt. Rod Shedenhelm is the longtime director. Several area band directors and musicians joined the alumni in “making music” together. ...