5/24/13 Safe Room For SLHS Discussed
The massive Oklahoma tornado that struck school buildings is prompting a closer look at tornado safety procedures at schools.
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5/24/13 SLHS Design Drawings
Designs for the Storm Lake High School auditorium and remodeling project were discussed by the school board Thursday evening.
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5/24/13 Area Unemployment Drops
Iowa's unemployment rate dropped again in April… down two-tenths of a percent to four-point-seven percent.
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5/24/13 SLSM Centennial 100 Photo
Storm Lake St. Mary’s School yearbook advisor Kaye Otto arranged to have Buntrock-Salie Photography Studio take a memorable “100” photo for the Centennial Yearbook.
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5/24/13 Governor's Award Program to Honor BVU Students for Volunteering
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5/24/13 BVRMC Hosting Mini CPR Training Sessions at Hy-Vee
June is National CPR Month, and the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center is partnering with the American Heart Association and offering free CPR education training sessions on Monday, June 3rd at the Storm Lake Hy-Vee parking lot from 4 to 6pm.
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5/24/13 Assault Arrests
Two arrests were made in connection with the reported assault of a female patron at Malarky’s Night Club last Sunday morning.
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5/24/13 Lost Child Leads To Arrest
A Storm Lake woman was arrested after police Thursday morning investigated a report of an unattended small child.
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5/24/13 Ortega Sentenced
A Storm Lake man… arrested in May of last year after police investigated a report of a possible sexual assault to a child… has received a suspended sentence.
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5/23/13 Area Rainfall
for the 24 hours ending at 7am Thursday.
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5/23/13 AC-T & Newell-Fonda To Share Superintendent
Albert City-Truesdale and Newell-Fonda will be sharing a superintendent next school year.
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5/23/13 Goodwill Plans Storm Lake Career Center
A new resource for people looking for jobs and employers looking for workers will open in Storm Lake later this year.
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5/23/13 8th Grade Appreciation Mass
Storm Lake St. Mary’s eighth grade students participated in an appreciation mass Tuesday evening to mark their transition from middle school to high school.
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5/23/13 Tractor Rollover Fatality
An Albert City man was killed Tuesday night when the tractor he was operating rolled over on him.
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5/23/13 1st and 2nd Graders Help Buenification
Over 2000 people participated in Buenification Day last month… sponsored by Buena Vista University… but some of the youngest participants were at the Storm Lake Elementary School.
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5/23/13 Council Approves Budget Amendment
A budget amendment for the current Storm Lake city budget was approved this week by the city council.
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5/23/13 History Day Finalists
Three Storm Lake Middle School students were among 32 in the state who qualified to advance to the National History Day competition next month.
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5/23/13 Almendarez Sentenced
A Storm Lake teen… charged in June with assault and weapons charges… has been sentenced in Buena Vista County District Court.
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5/23/13 Henderson Sentenced
A Storm Lake man… arrested last October as part of an investigation by the Storm Lake police and the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office into the manufacture of meth… has received a suspended prison sentence.
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5/23/13 Collection Underway For Tornado Victims
Buena Vista University is partnering with Larson Oil in Storm Lake to collect bottled water to be taken to the Oklahoma City tornado victims and the volunteers who are helping with the disaster recovery work.
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5/22/13 Area Rainfall
for the 24 hours ending at 7am Wednesday.
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5/22/13 Iowa Lakes Franchise Fee
The first steps in establishing a franchise fee for Iowa Lakes Electric customers in Storm Lake were taken this week by the city council.
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5/22/13 Supervisors Discuss Condo Site
The Buena Vista County Supervisors held a public hearing Tuesday morning on the disposal of the Sunset Bay condo property in Storm Lake… and determined they won’t sell the property by auction in June.
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5/21/13 Weekly Crop Report
Iowa farmers made significant progress planting crops last week, according to the USDA.
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5/21/13 FEMA Contract
The Storm Lake city council has approved increasing the local match cost of the FEMA sanitary sewer project.
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5/21/13 Bottle Water To Tornado Victims
Buena Vista University is partnering with Larson Oil in Storm Lake to collect bottled water to be taken to the Oklahoma City tornado victims.
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5/21/13 Mother Leaves Young Children Unattended
A woman has been charged for leaving her two young children unattended.
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5/20/13 Area Rainfall
for the 24 hours ending at 7am Monday.
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5/20/13 $10,000 Powerball Ticket Purchased In Aurelia
The official results show 77,640 tickets sold in Iowa won prizes in Saturday's record Powerball jackpot drawing… including three tickets that came within one number of having at least a share of the jackpot.
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5/20/13 Woman Sought In SL Assault
Storm Lake Police are asking the public’s help in the investigation of an assault at the Malarky’s Night Club on Sunday morning.
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5/20/13 Kids Fall From 2nd Floor Window
No charges were filed in connection with two small children falling out of a second story window in Storm Lake Friday afternoon.
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5/20/13 Jeep Jumps Track, Hits Car
A Storm Lake man faces numerous charges after police Saturday night were dispatched to West Sixth and College Streets to investigate a reckless driver.
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5/20/13 Simonsen In Spencer Re-opening
A plant in Spencer… which closed a week ago… has a new owner and employees are back to work Monday.
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5/20/13 Storm Lake Lightning Strike
Sunday evening, the Storm Lake Fire Department was dispatched to 748 Leona Circle to investigate a possible lightning strike.
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5/20/13 SL Council Agenda
The Storm Lake city council will hold public hearings Monday afternoon on an amendment for the current city budget… and on a franchise agreement with Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative.
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5/20/13 SLHS Design Drawings
Updated design drawings for the Storm Lake High School renovation and auditorium project will be presented to the school board this Thursday evening.
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5/20/13 SL School Budget Amendment
A public hearing is planned for later this month on a budget amendment for the Storm Lake school district.
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5/20/13 SL Schools Musical Instruments
Twenty-five thousand dollars has been approved to purchase needed musical instruments for the Storm Lake school district.
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5/18/13 Schmitt Guilty Of Meth Charges
A woman from Early who conspired to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine was convicted by a jury after a three-day trial in federal court in Sioux City.
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5/18/13 Onawa Mom: Involuntary Manslaughter
An Onawa woman has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of her 15-month-old son.
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5/18/13 Lightfoot Forgery Arrest
A Cherokee man has been charged in connection with a series of checks being forged in Storm Lake.
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5/17/13 SL School Lunch Price Increase
Lunch prices will be going up for Storm Lake public school students this fall.
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5/17/13 SLHS: New Classes
Several new classes will be offered at the Storm Lake High School this fall.
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5/17/13 BVU Choir Concert This Sunday
The Buena Vista University Concert Choir will perform its annual “Concert in the Park” this Sunday at 3:00 p.m. in the Storm Lake Band Shell in Sunset Park.
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5/17/13 Flores-Lopez Sentenced
A Storm Lake man… charged in January after police investigated a burglary at 1112 East Third Street… has been sentenced.
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5/17/13 Lightfoot Sentenced
A rural Cherokee man has been sentenced in Buena Vista County District Court for a sex offender registry violation.
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5/17/13 Area Rainfall
for the 24 hours ending at 7am Friday.
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5/17/13 FHC Campaign Continues
On April 10, Faith, Hope & Charity began its campaign to raise funds for their Annual Campaign.
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5/17/13 Margie Robinson Retires From FHC Board
Margie Robinson, owner and realtor at Century 21 in Storm Lake, is retiring from service with Faith, Hope & Charity’s Foundation Board of Directors on July 1.
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5/16/13 Homeless Man Charged For Odebolt Burglaries
A man has been charged in connection with multiple burglaries that occurred in Odebolt in late April.
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5/16/13 Rowlands/Mach Farewell
The entire Storm Lake St. Mary’s student body bid farewell to principals Erv Rowlands and Bev Mach this morning.
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5/16/13 Levin Murder Trial Moved To Ft. Dodge
The murder trial of Kirk Levin of Early has been moved from Sac County District Court to Webster County District Court.
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5/16/13 Guidry Appeal Denied
The Iowa Court of Appeals has rejected an appeal from Richard Guidry of Havelock… who was convicted in 2006 of two counts of attempted murder.
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5/16/13 Brock Sentenced
A Storm Lake man who conspired to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison.
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5/16/13 Drug, Theft Charges Filed
An arrest has been made after Storm Lake police investigated two reports of theft of prescription drugs from local residences.
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5/16/13 SL Schools To Hold Auction
The Storm Lake school district will hold an auction in July to sell no longer needed equipment.
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5/16/13 Sexual Assault Arrest
An arrest has been made in connection with an alleged sexual assault of a young girl in Storm Lake.
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5/16/13 SL School Board Purchases
Seventy new computers to replace three computer labs were Wednesday night by the Storm Lake school board.
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5/15/14 Police Warn Of Phone, Text Scams
The Storm Lake Police Department is warning the public to be vigilant for ongoing telephone and texting scams.
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5/15/13 $50,000 Lottery Winner
An Ida County woman has won a 50-thousand dollar lottery prize.
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5/15/14 Tuesday's High Temperatures
Storm Lake hit 97, breaking the record of 90 set in 1932.
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5/15/13 SL School Board Meeting Tonight
The Storm Lake school board holds their regular monthly meeting Wednesday evening.
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5/15/13 Aurelia Fire Cause Undetermined
A house was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon in Aurelia. Firefighters were called about 1:30 p.m. to the 200-block of West Sixth Street.
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5/15/13 Spencer Plant Closes
A Spencer manufacturer that had been awarded a state expansion loan has closed.
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5/14/13 Fisher Named Grand Marshal
Former Star Spangled Spectacular Commodore Pat Fisher has been named grand marshal for the 2013 Fourth of July Star Spangled Spectacular Big Parade.
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5/14/13 SW Shoreline Sewer Problems Continue
The Southwest Shoreline Sanitary District trustees are getting frustrated with how long it’s taking to get repairs made to the sanitary sewer system on the south and west sides of the lake.
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5/14/13 Weekly Crop Report
Wet conditions during the week ending May 12th continued to hinder planting progress in Iowa.
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5/14/13 SLSM Hall of Pride Challenge Awards
Storm Lake St. Mary’s Athletic Director Tracy Schultz presents the Iowa Hall of Pride Challenge Award to student body president Dillan Smith.
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5/14/13 Fire Warning
for northwest Iowa Tuesday afternoon.
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5/14/13 Alta Students See Artifacts
Collection of Middle Eastern Artifacts at BVU Available to Check Out.
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5/14/13 Dredge Pipe Moving Thursday
The City of Storm Lake will be moving dredge piping to the lake for the beginning of the dredging season on Thursday morning, beginning around 8:00am and running through 3:00 pm.
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5/14/13 BVU Buenification Day
On the 100th anniversary of the founding of Buenafication Day at Buena Vista University, over 47-hundred hours of service were performed.
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5/14/13 Drug Arrest In Storm Lake
An arrest was made Saturday afternoon after Storm Lake Police were dispatched to the 500 block of Lake Avenue to investigate several people fighting.
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5/14/13 One Driver Injured In Crash
One driver was injured and the other arrested after a two-vehicle accident Sunday night at Lake and Milwaukee in Storm Lake.
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5/14/13 One Driver Injured Near Spencer
Minor injuries were reported in a collision involving a semi and an SUV Monday in Clay County.
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5/14/13 Sac City Woman Charged With Theft
A Sac City woman was charged after Storm Lake police Friday afternoon investigated a theft at Hair Unlimited at 1427 West Milwaukee.
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5/13/13 Otho Sentenced
A Storm Lake man… arrested in October after police investigated a disturbance involving a person armed with a knife… has been sentenced in Buena Vista County District Court.
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5/13/13 Galva Man Charged After Pursuit
A Galva man is behind bars after a high speed chase through two Iowa counties Friday afternoon.
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5/13/13 Traffic Up On Highway 20
Traffic on a new section of four-lane highway 20 has increased considerably.
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5/13/13 SL City Budget Amendment
A public hearing on a budget amendment to the current Storm Lake city budget will be held during the city council meeting on May 20th.
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5/13/13 Sutton Sentenced
A Storm Lake man… charged with assault last July… has been sentenced in Buena Vista county District Court.
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5/11/13 Frost Advisory
for northwest Iowa early Sunday morning.
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5/10/13 Area Counties Receive Disaster Designation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 14 Iowa counties as part of a Presidential or Secretarial Natural Disaster Designation.
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5/10/13 Bond Sale For Storm Water Project
The issuance of one-point-one million dollars in storm water revenue bonds was approved this week by the Storm Lake city council.
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5/10/13 BVU One Day Without Shoes
The recent “One Day without Shoes” event on the Buena Vista University campus generated over $790 from t-shirt sales and other donations.
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5/10/2013 Diane Schulte Named 2013 Storm Lake Radio Teacher of the Year
May 6th through the 10th is Teacher Appreciation Week and Storm Lake Radio has named OA-BCIG First Grade teacher Diane Schulte the 2013 Storm Lake Radio Teacher of the Year.
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5/10/13 Boating Season
Statistics from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources show that with one exception, the Iowa Great Lakes has ranked consistently among the top five regions in the state for arrests for boating while intoxicated, or BWI, since 2008.
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5/10/13 Disturbance Leads To Arrest
A Storm Lake man was charged after an incident at a local restaurant Thursday morning.
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5/10/13 Arrest at BVRMC
A Sioux City man was arrested Thursday afternoon after Storm Lake Police Department were dispatched to the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center to investigate a silent alarm.
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5/10/13 BVU Boat Races Rescheduled
Buena Vista University's Office of Student Affairs and the Outdoor Adventure Club will host the fifth "Beavers' Annual Great Boat Float Challenge" on Monday afternoon, after the event was rained out this week.
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5/9/13 Sac County Extortion Charges
Three people have been charged in connection with a month-long investigation in Sac County.
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5/9/13 SLHS Renovation Designs
Design drawings for the Storm Lake High School auditorium and renovation project will be unveiled in two weeks.
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5/9/13 SLSM First Communion Celebrations
Storm Lake St. Mary’s Parish held two First Communion celebrations recently.
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5/9/13 SLSM Maycrowning
Storm Lake St. Mary’s School celebrated the annual Maycrowning this week in St. Mary’s Church.
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5/9/13 Storm Lake To Spray Parks
for weeds on Tuesday, May 14th and Wednesday May 15th.
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5/9/13 SL Teacher Contracts Approved
Contracts for Storm Lake teachers, administrators, and support staff for next school year were approved Wednesday evening by the school board.
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5/9/13 Man Sought In Mapleton
A search is underway for a man who tried to entice a girl into his truck in Mapleton on Tuesday.
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5/9/13 Area Rainfall
for the 24 hours ending at 7am Thursday.
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5/8/13 Sac County D59 Closure
Sac County Road D59, west of Wall Lake between M55 and Jackson Avenue, will be closed started on Monday, May 13th due to a bridge being removed.
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5/8/13 Spencer Disturbance
A disturbance Tuesday at Spencer Livestock landed a Windom, Minnesota man in jail.
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5/8/13 SL Council Approves Subdivision
A subdivision was approved this week by the Storm Lake city council… in preparation for construction of an apartment complex.
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5/8/13 NW Iowa Subsoil Moisture Improves
The area of Iowa where last year's drought was most severe has gotten welcome moisture in recent weeks.
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5/8/13 Grant For BVSO Reserve Equipment
The Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Reserve recently received a grant from the Buena Vista County Community Foundation… allowing the purchase of equipment for new reserve members.
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5/7/13 Teen Injured in Semi and Car Accident
A teen was injured, and a car was totaled in a two-vehicle accident, which was reported at about 7:45 yesterday this morning.
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5/7/13 Bus and Car Collision Leads to Injuries
Two people were injured as a result of a collision between a Pocahontas Area school bus and a car around 7:30 this morning in Rolfe.
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5/7/13 Shoes For Sports Does Well in First Week
Shoes for Sports, who has partnered with Brown's Shoe fit in a public service project has raised over 50 pairs of shoes in the first week.
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5/7/13 SL Neighborhood Outreach Announced
The City of Storm Lake is coming to a street or neighborhood near you this summer.
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5/7/13 SL Utility Franchise Fees
Gas and electric franchise fees could appear on Storm Lake utility bills in October.
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5/7/13 Council Approves Easements
The Storm Lake city council this week approved a large number of easements in connection with three projects.
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