Stories from Friday, April 2, 2021

Friday, April 2nd, is the second funnel for the 2021 session of the Legislature. In order for a bill to remain alive it must have been passed in one chamber and eligible for floor debate in the other chamber. The arrival of the second funnel signals the end of the duties of the standing policy committees. ...

The art of tattooing has a long history. As early as 2000 B.C. tattoos were found on Egyptian mummies and represented many facets of life for those who chose that form of expression. Declarations of love, status or religious beliefs are themes that have run though body art in history, and are still common themes today - as tattoos are more popular than ever...

Sanford Museum in Cherokee will host a flintknapping demonstration, Wednesday, June 2. The event is open to the public, free, starting at 6 p.m. Archaeologist Mark Anderson will be demonstrating flintknapping, also known as the process of making stone tools in the tradition of the early indigenous people of the region. The event will be outside at the museum, weather allowing...

Maguire Neumann, a freshman at Ridge View High School won “Best of Show” at the Western Valley Conference Art Show on Thursday, March 25th. His winning entry, “The Boy with Goggles” is a graphite image. Maguire also won the painting division with an acrylic painting titled “Luther Neumann”. “(both images can be seen behind Maguire)...

Harper and Midwest Kind will return to Byron’s in Pomeroy for a concert Sunday, April 11. Showtime is 5 p.m. and admission is free. Award winning Australian singer/songwriter Peter D. Harper creates a heady mix of original world roots and blues music through his creative use of the harmonica and the didgeridoo...

The show must — and will — go on, officials with Okoboji Summer Theatre said. Details are still being worked out, and auditions have yet to take place, but OST assured the public Saturday that the 2021 season is moving ahead — though it will be shortened to six weeks rather than the usual 10...

Join Maddie Poppe for an intimate night of music at the fabulous Roof Garden Ballroom in Arnolds Park. The Clarksville native and Season 16 winner of ABC’s “American Idol” is returning to the Roof Garden with a just-announced show on Friday evening, July 2, at 7:30 p.m...

A Storm Lake man was charged with arson after starting a fire near an apartment complex. Police were called to 401 West 4th Street on a report of a small fire outside the building, and as they arrived found that it had already been extinguished by a witness. The fire caused an estimated $1,000 damage to a nearby garage...

An unknown amount of wastewater was recently spilled at the Tyson Foods pork plant, but an attentive response from the company limited the flow. Storm Lake City code official Scott Olesen informed the Storm Water Advisory Board of the situation during a meeting this week...

With Clay County’s 14-day COVID-19 positivity rate sharply declining into low single digits at the beginning of the month, a clause in the county’s face covering regulation was met rendering the countywide mask mandate no longer in effect due to two consecutive Sundays passing with a 14-day positivity rate under 5%. ...

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On April 24th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office, Storm Lake Police Department, Newell Police Department and Sioux Rapids Police Department in cooperation with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to the following sites in Buena Vista County:...

Fonda Ambulance and EMS service will host a drive-through fundraiser dinner, Saturday, April 10 at the Fonda Fire Station. Free will donations will be collected. The meal includes pork loin, cheesy potatoes, green beans and ice cream. Serving will be 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. For home deliveries, call 288-5799...

The garage and book sale continues today and tomorrow at the Buena Vista County Historical Society museum in Storm Lake, starting at 9 a.m. Please use the south entrance. Anything remaining unsold will be available at a bargain price during regular museum hours next week, 1-4 p.m. on weekdays. Funds raised support the society’s historical preservation efforts...

The Turn Around Dance & Gymnastics competitive dance team, the TTA Lightning, continued their 2021 competitive season this past weekend in Bravo National Dance & Talent Competition. The Turn Around is so proud of their dancers and how they performed! Below are the results from this competition...

A northwestern Iowa man has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in a 2019 crash that killed another man. Joshua Mahler, 42, of Sutherland, pleaded guilty last week in O’Brien County District Court to a first offense of operating while intoxicated, a serious misdemeanor, the Sioux City Journal reported...

Rollen and Melva Winkel of Alta will celebrate their 59th wedding anniversary today April 2, 2020.

A Storm Lake native played a key role in the rescue of members of the Iowa State University crew club after their boat capsized in Little Wall Lake during training. Neighbors including Adam Woodle, a 2001 graduate of Storm Lake St. Mary’s, helped to rescue three survivors in the accident last Sunday, while two students died in the icy water...

Vaccine can be opened up to serve the general public in Iowa with no priority limits starting April 5th. The first large local open clinic for all age 18 and over will begin on Saturday of next week, April 10, with about 550 doses of Moderna vaccine expected to be available from Buena Vista County Public Health. The clinic will be 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Storm Lake Elementary School, using Moderna vaccine which requires a later booster shot...

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst fielded questions from an ag-minded audience and media during a stop at Nutra Tech at Storm Lake Wednesday, part of a 99-county tour for 2021. She addressed federal meat production policy, noting that producers face “pretty steep challenges.”...

The Storm Lake Lighthouse art installation project selection committee has chosen the artists and designs for the community’s first 10 lighthouses. The seven-foot fiberglass lighthouses will be painted with unique designs and placed in high-profile locations around Storm Lake...

“We’re losing a big thing, losing a whole year… it is disheartening. Those are our tax dollars.”