Stories from Friday, August 16, 2019

Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach will host a child care provider training, Preschoolers and Pennies: Read, Talk, Learn and Play on Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the ISU Extension and Outreach Cherokee County office. Child care providers play an important role in promoting beneficial financial behaviors with many adult money habits being influenced at a very early age...

Central Bank and Central Insurance of Storm Lake recently donated $592.33 to Upper Des Moines Opportunity’s backpack program. The funds were raised during a recent Community Impact event at Pizza Ranch and through personal contributions made by the staff at Central Bank and Central Insurance...

Storm Lake artist Mick Polich has created a massive new mural that runs the length of the building that houses BozWellz restaurant on Erie Street. Done in graffiti style, the mural advertises the offerings at the eatery and Lake Avenue Lounge. A small portion of the art is shown. / Pilot photos by Dana Larsen...

The action-packed Moto Maniacs motorcycle stunt show will be performing at the Clay County Fair next month. The show is free with fair admission. Moto Maniacs is a mashup of loud bikes, astounding acrobatics, electrifying modern music and extravagant costuming. ...

High-energy country band Hitchville is up next in the Live at the Lake concert series at the Preservation Plaza at Arnolds Park. The free-admission show is Saturday, August 24. Hitchville has quickly solidified themselves among the upper echelon of regional talent. ...

By JOCELYN NOVECK Pilot Reviews It happens in even the best kitchens: You bring together top-quality ingredients and a promising recipe, but somehow the end result comes out tasting wrong, just wrong. And that’s what’s happened, alas, with “The Kitchen,” a New York mob story starring, for a change, women — the estimable trio of Melissa McCarthy, Elisabeth Moss and Tiffany Haddish, along with an intriguing supporting cast including Annabella Sciorra in a key cameo...

Storm Lake Fire and Police Departments were dispatched to the intersection of Flindt Drive and Richland Drive for a manure spill Tuesday evening. A small amount of water mixed with manure apparently leaked from a truck exiting the Tyson Pork Plant onto the roadway. None of the material reached any storm water intakes or the lake. Authorities believe there was no environmental impact...

The Vote Yes for Kids Committee will be having informational meetings about the upcoming Storm Lake Community Schools’ bond issue which will be held on September 10. The open meetings will be held at Our Place, 114 E. 3rd Street, August 20, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and August 22, 5:30-7 p.m. The meetings are come and go and the committee be giving 20-minute presentations with opportunities for questions during these times. Refreshments will be provided...

A watercolor art exhibit and sale will be held for local artist Boyd Zimmer, August 25 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Storm Lake, 1507 E. Lakeshore, 3-6 p.m. Zimmer has been unable to work for over two months after dealing with medical issues including heart bypass surgery July 2. Boyd and his family are inviting the public to take part in the art sale benefit to raise funds toward his recuperation expenses...

Wood, Wine, & Blues is right around the corner, and Storm Lake United is excited to introduce the 2019 wine vendors. Stop by Wine and Arts in the Park on Saturday, August 17 from 12 – 5 p.m. with your ID to taste free samples of regional wines. Throughout the festival you can also browse local craft vendors and food vendors, and enjoy a free Blues concert by Malcolm Wells and the Two Timers. ...

O’BRIEN COUNTY - The glacier-carved area that has become Waterman Prairie has been important for people and wildlife for more than 1,000 years. It’s an area that native tribes called home and where Inkpaduta, Wahpekute Dakota Indian chief of the Spirit Lake massacre and Little Big Horn fame, hid from the military on his way west...

September 21 and 22 will be the 7th biennial Sac County Quilt-A-Fair. The Quilt-A-Fair committee strives to plan a fun-filled experience for man, woman, and child who comes to the fairgrounds throughout the weekend. 2019’s show will include a Classic Tractor ride that will be leaving the fair grounds at 9:00 on Saturday morning and traveling around the county. ...

The children of James and Sydney (Schramm) Barber happily announce their parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. Jim and Syd were married on August 16, 1969 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, rural Odebolt. They will be celebrating their special day with their children: Staci and Mike, Kelly and Becca, and Anthony and Stacey; and their grandchildren: Shelby, Ava, Emma, Mason, and Drew...

Another Albert City Threshermen & Collectors Show is successfully in the books. At top, a field neatly lined with the featured Massey tractors. Below, the Army of the Southwest Civil War re-enactment troupe fires a cannon blast on the grounds. Planning is underway for next year, when the Threshermen will celebrate their 50th anniversary of the show. / Photos courtesy Albert City Threshermen & Collectors...

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Iowa gas prices have fallen 6.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.49. Gas prices in Iowa are 13.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, yet stand 24.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. Storm Lake pump prices were in the $2.53-$2.56 range at most stations...

Colleen “Coke” Anderson will put her duties at M&C; Anderson Pullets on hold Wednesday for a trip to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. While there, Anderson will be honored twice — once as a 2019 winner of the Farm Environmental Leader Award, and a short time later as the fair’s Iowa Farm Family 2019 Way We Live Award recipient for the day...

A Storm Lake man was jailed after allegedly firing gunshots after arguing with another resident Sunday night. William Ford, 31, faces seven charges including Intimidation With a Dangerous Weapon, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Going Armed With Intent and Assault While Participating in a Felony. He was booked into county jail on $27,600 bond...

A Storm Lake man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for receiving child pornography. James Gailey, 49, was sentenced August 9 after pleading guilty to one count of child pornography in March. At the plea hearing, Gailey admitted to using Dropbox accounts in October 2017 and January 2018 to receive child pornography.  Gailey admittedly received images and videos of sexual abuse or exploitation of victims as young as infants or toddlers. ...

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Western Iowa Congressman Steve King is again making headlines for fire-starting comments. Speaking to a conservative group in Urbandale Wednesday defending anti-abortion legislation without exceptions for victims, King questioned whether there would be any population left on Earth if not for rape and incest...