Stories from Monday, January 6, 2020

MANSON - The Ridge View boys basketball team hit the road to start the new year on Friday night as they went to Manson-NW Webster. The Raptors used a strong opening and closing quarter against the Cougars to take a 55-33 decision for their second win of the season...

NEWELL - The Newell-Fonda boys basketball team got back at it on Friday night against OA-BCIG. The Mustangs had a clear game plan of slowing down the Falcons’ Cooper Dejean and it worked, the Mustangs taking an 80-60 decision. Newell-Fonda got off to a fast start against the Falcons, outscoring them by 11 points in the opening eight minutes to take a 24-13 score to the second period. ...

HUMBOLDT - It was the first time the Storm Lake wrestlers were able to get on the mat in 2020 as they hit the road to take on the ninth best team in 2A, Humboldt, on Friday night. Storm Lake gave it their best shot but fell to the Wildcats, 60-21. “Humboldt in a tough team, one of the best in 2A and they showed it tonight,” SL Coach Ben Seaman said. “They are solid from top to bottom.”...

NEWELL - It was a sloppy start for Newell-Fonda on Saturday night as they took on the Woodbury Central Wildcats. Both teams needed a quarter to get under control as the Mustangs used their strong defense to once again force a team into mistakes, taking a 77-38 contest...

STORM LAKE - Storm Lake girls head coach Sam Lipps stated that his team goes into a lull in the second or third quarter in nearly every game this season. It happened once again on Friday night as the Tornadoes took on Estherville-Lincoln Central. The Midgets took advantage of the Tornado miscues in those two quarters to take a 96-42 decision...

STORM LAKE - Friday night was the first time that the Storm Lake boys basketball team had been in action since December 20 when they knocked off Spencer. The green and white showed little in the way of tired legs against Estherville-Lincoln Central after taking an 80-75 decision for their fourth win of the season...

A mental competency evaluation has been ordered for a man accused of beating to death a pastor outside a central Iowa church. A judge approved a request Monday from the attorney for Joshua Pendleton, 36. Pendleton has pleaded not guilty to charges of robbery and first-degree murder in the slaying of the Rev. Allen Henderson...

Bonnie M. Bauman-Neuhring, age 89, of Sac City, formerly of Schaller, Iowa died on Tuesday, December 31, at Parkview Care and Rehab Center in Sac City. Funeral services were held on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Schaller. Burial will be in the Schaller Cemetery. Visitation took place on Friday, January 3, 2020 at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Schaller. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Schaller was in charge of the arrangements...

The Buena Vista Soil and Water Conservation District is sponsoring a soil health workshop Friday, January 17, 10 a.m. to eight at the Storm Lake ISU Extension Office, 824 Flindt Drive. Doug Peterson, a soil health specialist will discuss basics of soil health, steps for implementation and economics. A free lunch will beprovided by Buena Vista county Farm Bureau...

Sanford Museum and Planetarium in Cherokee will host Meet the Scientist Day Sunday February 16, 1-4 p.m. At this come-and-go event, kids will have a chance to learn more about different jobs and applications of science. This is a family-fun event that will showcase a variety of scientists from around Northwest Iowa and beyond. Admission to this event is free and it is open to the public...

The last 10 years will probably go down as the decade of Marvel’s domination and Netflix’s ascension. But despite all the tumult and the perpetual rumors of cinema’s supposed demise, good stuff — no, great stuff — kept getting made. It can be harder to find. ...

Entertainment to suit all tastes is on tap for the 40th Annual University of Okoboji Winter Games, January 23-26. Here’s the full performance schedule: Thursday, January 23 • 6-9 p.m. - Rock the Roof, doors open at 5, The Majestic Pavilion, Arnolds Park...

The children of Duane and Karen Ploeger woul like to thank God for blessing their Dad and Mom with 60 wonderful years of marraige. Duane and Karen were married on January 10, 1960 at Grace Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. You may help celebrate their anniversary by sending cards to 326 Otsego St., Storm Lake, IA 50588. Thanks Dad and Mom for your ongoing example of Christian faith and love. Kevin Ploeger, Keith and Kristi Neumann, Chad and Kathy Stern, Tim and Karla Geyer...

The second meeting to inform the people of the Diocese of Sioux City regarding the amendment proposal to the Iowa State Constitution will be held Jan. 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the Fort Dodge Corpus Christi Parish Center. Tom Chapman of the Iowa Catholic Conference will be presenting...

The Storm Lake, one of the few existing glacial lakes, is a rare phenomenal asset to not only Buena Vista County, but to the region, the state and the nation as well. What if it dried up into a swamp, or just a wetland? It would be a tremendous loss--indirectly to the country, but a direct catastrophic loss to the immediate region. The loss would diminish our economic structure, our environment, our population, and our life, as we now know it...

The United States is suffering from several different simultaneous opioid epidemics, rather than just a single crisis, according to an academic study of deaths caused by drug overdoses. David Peters, an associate professor of sociology at Iowa State University, co-authored the study, which appeared in the academic journal Rural Sociology. ...

At its monthly meeting held December 19, 2019, the Buena Vista Regional Healthcare Foundation elected officers for 2020. Larry Schultz, Storm Lake, was elected Chair, Suzette Radke, Aurelia, Vice-Chair and Joshua Newhouse, Storm Lake, Secretary-Treasurer. ...

One consequence of the 2020 Census could be an impact on current voter precincts and the districts where county supervisors are elected. While the supervisors in Buena Vista are elected county-wide, they come from geographic districts, seeking to ensure wide representation. However, as Storm Lake dominates the population, and the districts are to have similar numbers, all of the districts now include part of, or touch, the city...

Struggling to find enough election workers, Buena Vista County Supervisors this week considered whether they should increase the wage, even though the commissioner of elections had not requested it. With a new requirement for bilingual precinct services, finding Spanish-speaking workers is especially difficult. Most already have jobs that pay as much or more than the $10.50 per hour the county offers, and may not want to take a vacation day to work the polls...

Riding a bike. Going fishing. Learning to cook spaghetti and meatballs. These are moments we may take for granted. But for children in Iowa’s foster care system, having an adult to care about the little things makes a big difference. Fifty kids from around the region spent the holidays in the few available children’s shelters around the state. There’s no place else for them to go...

Naomi Marroquin of Storm Lake has been named to the University of Iowa “Dare to Discover” list for 2020. She is one of 52 student researchers honored. They will be featured in the “Dare to Discover” street banner campaign, an annual activity coordinated by the UI’s Office of the Vice President for Research...

The cast is set and dancing will take place on January 25 at the KC “Dance Hall” in Storm Lake, where courageous performers will put their amateur skills on display. A catered dinner and entertainment from five couples and one group of performers will highlight this gala evening. Tickets are available now at $40...