Stories from Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Dr. Nathan Backman, associate professor of computer science, was named the 33rd recipient of the George Wythe Award, Buena Vista University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching, at the conclusion of the University’s Employee Recognition Celebration on Friday, May 24...

At the State Conference in Ames it was announced that Sydney Herrig was the Iowa Society DAR 2019 Memorial Scholarship winner. Sydney graduates this May from Sioux Central High School. Her entry was sponsored by Buena Vista Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution...

The Storm Lake High School band performed at the recent Memorial Day ceremonies held at the school auditorium.

Storm Lake St. Mary’s Elementary School STEM program will be receiving a robotics kit from the Science Center of Iowa Making STEM Connections, awarded by the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council. Fourth grade educator Denise Hull earned the award for the school...

Brett Sundberg, age 51, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota died on Thursday, May 30, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Graveside services were held on Tuesday, June 4, at 11 a.m. at Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids was in charge of the arrangements...

Lester Delbert Bjorklund Jr., 80, of Bondurant, passed from this life on June 1, after his short fight with cancer. Lester was born to Lester Delbert Sr. and Margaret (Beadell) Bjorklund on January 15, 1939 and was raised into a generation of farmers in Albert City, Iowa. After graduating high school, he went on to pursue and earn his degree in agriculture. “And on the 8th Day, God created a Farmer.”...

A broken sewer force main under the Little Sioux River in Cherokee .County has caused wastewater to flow into the river. The city of Quimby reported the break about 10:30 a.m. Monday. The city’s wastewater operator said they can’t get close to the area because of flooding. After water levels drop, they can determine where the sewer line is broken and how to fix it...

On the morning of Sunday, June 2, at approximately 1:38 a.m. Storm Lake Police were conducting a foot patrol at an apartment complex located at 401 Cayuga Street. While on location police allege they detected an odor of marijuana coming from apartment #106. Police made contact with the occupants identified as Daniel Jimenez Parra, age 22 and Ervin Dewalt Jr., age 25 both of Storm Lake...

Star Camp at All Saints Episcopal Church -121 Marina Rd. Please join them for an exciting evening with Lenny Muni on Wednesday, June 12 from 5-11 pm for our first tree Star Camp. Children (4th grade and older) will be involved in cooking and singing around the campfire, nature walks, games, and star-gazing. ...

Fundraising has begun for the 2019 Star Spangled Spectacular. This year’s theme is “Coming Home” and events and activities take place July 3-4, free of charge. Fundraising Co-chairs Matt Brostad and Josh Newhouse, with assistance from their daughters, prepared a mailing of 700 letters sent out to residents and businesses asking for donations for this year’s event. Newhouse said their goal will again be to raise $30,000, but this year they want to get closer to meeting or exceeding that goal...

This Saturday June 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.the 14th Annual Veteran Appreciation Day program will be at the Cherokee Fairgrounds, Highway 59. Free food, VA and other vendors will be available. For information contact: Dana C. Evans 712-229-6061 or [email protected]...

Lonnie and Lynda Wilson celebrating their 50th Anniversary this Friday, June 7th.

Community Couple Shower celebrating BJ Baskerville and Tessa Prochaska will be held at Fonda Golf Course Saturday, June 22, 6 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. Hosted by BJ’s aunts. All are welcome to join us in celebrating. Registered Target & Menards. Order from their website www.theknot.com for contributions to St. ...

A come-and-go bridal shower will be held for Erin Rachuy bride-elect of Dallas Heuton on Saturday, June 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Our Savior’s lutheran Church in Albert City, IA. Erin is the daughter of Kendall and Becky Rachuy of Sioux Rapids. Dallas is the son of Tim and Kathy Heuton of Albert City. The happy couple is registered at the Straw Horse in Albert City, Bed Bath & Beyond and Target...

The summer concert season is officially underway at Buoys Bar and grill at Storm Lake Marina. Jessica McClintock will be on stage Friday, followed by The Expressions on Saturday and Brad Morgan Band next week on the 14th. Jessica (a Johnny Cash, Fleetwood Mac, and George Strait super-fan) will offer a cozy, slightly country concert. ...

Iowa acoustic blues musician, singer and songwriter Rob Lumbard will make his first appearance at the Star Spangled Spectacular this summer. Rob will offer an hour-long concert on July 3rd at Sunset Park bandshell, 6:45 p.m., sandwiched between the Municipal Band and Avey/Grouwe Band...

Northwest iowa’s family gospel act The Browns return to the Star Spangled Spectacular in Storm Lake. They will be on stage at the Sunset Park Bandshell Thursday, July 4th at 12:30 p.m. for a two-hour show. Admission is free. It’s truly a family affair when The Browns hit the stage. ...

The Buena Vista County Historical Society and Museum has lost an irreplaceable treasure with the death of its president of five years-- James (“Jim”) Kennedy. Jim has served as the elected president for the past five years, until his recent, untimely, and shocking death. ...

The Buena Vista County Historical Society and Museum has lost an irreplaceable treasure with the death of its president of five years-- James (“Jim”) Kennedy. Jim has served as the elected president for the past five years, until his recent, untimely, and shocking death. ...

The calls have been coming in to field offices and conservation officers for the past few weeks and will only increase as the calendar flipped to June - the peak fawning season is right around the corner. Callers report finding an “abandoned” fawn in an unusual place, like a flowerbed or small patch of cover. Rest assured this is normal deer behavior...

Leaders focus on need to attract workers Four area leaders joined U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, to discuss workforce shortages and what could be done to attract workers to Clay County and its surrounding communities. The congressman was joined by Spencer Mayor Kevin Robinson, Iowa Lakes Corridor Corporation CEO Kiley Miller, Longhouse-Northshire administrator Tim Christy and Grand Avenue Community Outreach Director Kevin Brown at GACO on Thursday afternoon...

Storm Lake city officials will host a pair of meetings for downtown property owners in continuing discussion of snow removal and parking concerns. The meetings will be held Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday at 7 a.m. at City Hall for anyone wanting to ask questions or express an opinion...

A simple call over a rude camper last Friday night has led police to a drug bust. Officers were called to the Sunrise Pointe Campground around 9:15 p.m. for a dispute with a camper repaortedly being rude to the campgrounds manager. Officers made contact with William Rysavy, age 40 of Storm Lake, and observed Karen Kleet, age 52 of Storm Lake, also at the campsite. An active protective order prohibited Kleet and Rysavy from being together, so police took both into custody...

A Storm Lake man took the city council to task this week for the mess left by a contractor on the lakefront near the Sunrise Park Campgrounda. The city is policing people to clean up their own yards, but has allowed the lakefront to “look like a junkyard,” Dale Phillips said during the council meeting monday...

After some debate, the Storm Lake City Council agreed Monday to a plan to repair damaged rental slip docks at the marina at Casino Beach. The marina site is owned by the state, operated by the city, and run by concessionaire Buoys Bar and Grill. City council members said they have received many calls and visits about the condition of the docks...

This is the fourth article in a 10-part series, a collaborative effort of the newspapers of Rust Publishing NWIA, examining the myriad issues surrounding the mental health care crisis in Iowa. Reporters and editors from the Spencer Daily Reporter, Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune and Dickinson County News have contributed to the report...

Storm Lake Scout programs held their flag burning ceremony Sunday at Scout Park, properly retiring flags that have become worn or are no longer needed. Over 350 flags were burned throughout the afternoon, from giant to tiny versions of Old Glory. The ceremonies are held twice a year. A flag depository at the courthouse is a past Eagle Scout project, and the scout programs have provided the burn pit and a flagpole at the park...

The Storm Lake Farmer’s Market kicks off for the season this Saturday, rain or shine, at the courthouse green. Markets will again be held Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon, through October 12. Thursday markets from 4-6 p.m. will begin June 26 and run until October 10...

HOLSTEIN - Ridge View struggled on Monday night against Sioux City West as they only managed three hits in a 19-1 loss. West jumped out to a 12-1 lead after three innings and finished off RV with seven runs in the fifth. Karlo Weldon picked up the loss for Ridge View as the Raptors went through five pitchers on the night to try to slow down the West attack. Logan Gross had two of the three Ridge View hits the the other going to Zander Ernst...

RUTHVEN - The Rebel baseball team picked up their fourth win of the year on Monday night when they got past Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire, 9-2. The Rebels were up 4-1 after the first four innings and then scored five runs in the fourth and fifth innings to put the finishing touches on the Titans...

TERRIL - It was just one of those nights for the Sioux Central softball team where everything on offense seemed to go right. The Rebels had 14 hits to pace themselves to a 20-7 win over Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Aryshire on Monday night. “The girls had their best offensive output of the season,” Sioux Central Coach Kasey Krager said. “The girls went to the plate with discipline and hit the ball well. They were relaxed and it was nice to see the production.”...

EMMETSBURG - The Mustang baseball offense found their groove on Monday night against the Emmetsburg E-Hawks. They were able to put together a 16 run effort to take a 16-7 decision against E-Burg for their fifth win of the year. “I was really pleased with the way that we started the game. ...

ALTA - After the first inning on Monday night, one could have expected the St. Mary’s and Alta-Aurelia game to be a back and forth affair. The Warriors, though, had other ideas as they kept momentum going and used it to take an 18-5 decision from the Panthers...

EMMETSBURG - The Newell-Fonda softball team continues to find their groove on offense through the early slate of the season. For the fourth time in five games, the Mustangs put up 12 runs on their opponent, taking a 12-1 contest over Emmetsburg. The Mustangs wasted little time against the E-Hawks with four runs in the top of the first to get the ball rolling. ...

ALTA - Alta-Aurelia senior pitcher Abby Kraemer took control of the game on Monday night against the St. Mary’s Panthers. Kraemer gave up just a single hit through seven innings to aid the Warriors taking a 7-0 decision from the Panthers. “Another great pitching night for Abby. ...

STORM LAKE - The first inning belonged to LeMars on Monday night, but Storm Lake took over the rest of the way in a Lakes Conference contest. The green and white scored 12 runs in the final four innings to take a 12-2 decision in five frames. “I thought we played a pretty good game. ...

STORM LAKE - It was an early season Lakes Conference battle on Monday night as the LeMars Bulldogs visited Storm Lake. The Tornadoes and Bulldogs played evenly through the first half of the contest, but the green and white pulled away late to take an 8-3 decision, and their fourth win of the year...