Stories from Friday, April 30, 2021

Hy-Vee, Inc. announced this week that it has made USA Today’s 10Best Supermarkets in the nation list in the 2021 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. Hy-Vee ranked No. 2 on the list among grocery retailers across the country. Hy-Vee is a Midwestern grocery retailer with more than 275 stores across Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin. ...

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced that local community banker Verlin Gus Barker, President/CEO of First Community Bank, Newell, Fonda, Pomeroy & Rockwell City was named to serve as chairman of ICBA’s Ag-Rural America Committee as well as serving as a member of the Federal Delegate Board. ICBA is the nation’s voice for community banks...

Tyson Foods, Inc., is celebrating the five-year anniversary of its on-site education program, Upward Academy. The innovative program provides educational opportunities to frontline team members at no cost to help build a strong workforce and strong communities...

The first death in the “Mortal Kombat” reboot occurs less than three minutes in, which is actually pretty coy. This is a movie, after all, based on a video game where the point is bloody violence. A katana slices a man vertically in half, triggering a burst of controlled murders. By the 6-minute mark we’ve seen seven more men cut to pieces, including one who has a sword slammed directly down through the top of his skull...

The Battle Creek Fire Department is celebrating its 126th year. BCFD is hosting a beer garden and concert on July 3. “Riddled with Class” will perform at 4 p.m. to open the night. “Over the Border” will follow at 8 p.m. “Ultimate Aldean: The Jason Aldean Experience” will headline the night with performance starting at 9:30 p.m. ...

Lil Red & The Medicated Moose Band will perform at Shiny Top Brewing in Fort Dodge, Saturday, May 8. Showtime is 7 p.m. Admission is free for the three-hour concert. The band features married couple, Bryan and Tiffany Jurries. The two met as neighbors, living next to each other in a rooming house, hearing each other’s favorite music through the walls. ...

For the first time ever, the superstars of the Monster Truck Racing League are set to smash through the Clay County Fair grandstand in Spencer on May 15 for one huge show. See some of the top pro monster trucks in the world compete in wheelies, doughnuts, full throttle racing and a no time-limit freestyle showdown on the huge outdoor track. Gates will open at 10:30 a.m. with the show getting underway at 1 p.m...

The Storm Lake Public Library will partially reopen starting Monday. Limited walk-in service will be available by appointment only. Appointments can be made during business hours by calling 732-8026. A limited number of appointments will be accepted to maintain social distancing, and will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Masks are required...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ spring fish spawning season is over and Iowa’s cool water fish hatcheries at Fairport, Rathbun, and Spirit Lake are filled to capacity. “Our goal was to collect 1,858 quarts of walleye eggs to produce 149.9 million walleye fry that we can stock in Iowa lakes or raise to a larger size in hatcheries before being released,” said Jay Rudacille, DNR warm and cool water fish culture supervisor...

Members of the Storm Lake Dollars for Scholars Chapter of Scholarship America announced scholarships for 34 seniors from Storm Lake High School and Storm Lake St. Mary’s High School in a ceremony Sunday. The awards total $44,900. This amount includes five $1200, 17 $900, and 12 $700 chapter scholarships generated through the Dollars for Scholars community campaign as well as 33 sponsored scholarships. ...

“Inspiring Climate Action in Your County” is the theme of a one-hour Zoom meeting at Tuesday, May 4, at 7 p.m. Iowa chapters of Citizens Climate Lobby are teaming up with the Sunrise Movement, Interfaith Power & Light, farmers, business, and the Climate Reality Project to host 99 Counties for Climate Action, an online education event...

The day Joe Powell began working at Buena Vista University Golf Course at Lake Creek in May 2019, he was greeted by Evan Krause, a BVU sport business and marketing major who had just completed his sophomore year. It was Krause’s first day on the job as well...

On Tuesday, March 30 Cub Scout Pack 105 held a recognition event at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. All Cub Scouts were presented with the adventure pins they had earned in the last few months. The Pack’s five 5th grade Webelo Scouts received special recognition for earning their Arrow of Light awards, the highest achievement in Cub Scouting. ...

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Iowa State University has completed their spring survey of subsoil moisture in northwest Iowa, according to Paul Kassel, ISU Extension and Outreach Field Agronomist located in Spencer. The amount of subsoil moisture is sampled in the fall and spring in six northwest Iowa counties. ...

Rhubarb has long been a popular crop to grow in the home garden. In this week’s Yard and Garden entry, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulture specialists Ajay Nair and Patrick O’Malley give answers and advice on some frequently asked questions about rhubarb...

The last couple of weeks have involved a lot of windshield time, most of it in a tractor and driving back and forth to Des Moines. Floor time has been limited in the House as the final touches are put on some policy bills as well as the give and take of the budget discussions that are ongoing. ...

Iowa’s top academic students have been chosen by their member schools for the 2021 Governor’s Scholar Program. Honors were presented Sunday at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. The 424 seniors being honored have been selected by their high schools as the highest academic achievers - one student each from smaller schools and two from larger ones. All students receive a recognition plaque and certificate to commemorate their achievement...

Dr. Chad Cardani-Trollinger, a 1996 Buena Vista University graduate, returned to BVU on Thursday for the 108th edition of the University’s celebration of service: Buenafication Day. Hundreds of students joined staff, faculty, and other BVU alumni in blanketing campus and beyond, picking up sticks, shoveling mulch, painting, parading, and more, accounting for 2,457 hours of volunteer service, resulting in an economic impact estimated at $61,207...

A Storm Lake man has been arrested on a report of a child abuse incident earlier this season. On Friday, April 23, Storm Lake Police were notified of a belated sexual assault of a child which occurred at a residence in Storm Lake.  After conducting an initial investigation, police allege that about one month ago, Hector Victor, age 29 of Storm Lake, had sexual contact with a child under the age of 14. ...

There are several options aimed at relaxation and stress-busting, under the headings “Sounds,” “Visuals,” “Games,” “Create” and “Motivation.”

75 years after groundbreaking women’s pro baseball league, ‘Gutzie’ passes at 95

Jeffrey Miller strolled his way through Storm Lake Tuesday afternoon, on a mission. “I’m walking across the state of Iowa, starting in Akron and ending in Dubuque to honor my sister, Linda,” he explained. “My sister had Alzheimer’s and she passed away four years ago so I thought, let’s walk across the state, bring awareness to Alzheimer’s in her honor and raise some money at the same time.”...

What looks like a humble dirt-covered vacant lot today will soon be Storm Lake’s newest park, with a playground to be installed in May courtesy of the community’s Kiwanis club members. The project coincides with the 100th anniversary of Kiwanis Club in Storm Lake. Hy-Noon Kiwanis president Lee Dutfield traced the unique history of the group, during an outdoor gathering Monday at the future site of Kiwanis Park, a vacant lot at 5th and Russell...

ALTA - Alta-Aurelia hosted the Warrior Coed Track Meet on Tuesday where they, the Ridge View boys, Sioux Central and Storm Lake St. Mary’s competed. Ridge View took first in the boys standings with 174 points, Sioux Central placed second with 110 points, Alta-Aurelia took fourth with 74 and St. Mary’s got 11th with one point...