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Council reviews strong field of 5

By WHITNEY ROBINSON

City Manager James Patrick is a finalist for a city manager position in Longview, Wash.

4 locals charged with Odebolt home invasion

The Sac County Sheriff’s Office arrested four people after investigating a home invasion that occurred on Jan. 19 at 2 a.m. at 536 Second St. in Odebolt.

Mother charged after calling family in Minnesota while son bled

Police were dispatched to 1500 N. Seneca St. #208 on an anonymous report that a mother was attempting to find a ride to the hospital after her child had been stabbed on Monday at 6:47 p.m.

Elected officials in Des Moines are showing mixed support regarding the Des Moines Water Works lawsuit against three counties, including BV County.

Water Works CEO Bill Stowe and Graham Gillette, president of the Water Works board of trustees, shared details about their intent to sue three Iowa counties with drainage districts feeding high nitrate concentrations into the Raccoon River.

Little Lake restoration may be working for delectable game fish

By DOLORES CULLEN

Anglers in the second annual Big Fish Ice Fishing Tournament this Saturday are likely to pull in more of these than they did last year: yellow perch.

Superintendent for N-F, AC-T to take over at Washington

By WHITNEY ROBINSON

Jeff Dicks is leaving his job as superintendent of Newell-Fonda and Albert City-Truesdale at the end of this school year.

Dicks will take over as superintendent for the Washington School District near Iowa City as of July 1.

Faith, Hope and Charity has hired Tony Napierala as development director.

Napierala is responsible for fundraising activities, public relations and working with both FHC Board of Directors and the FHC Foundation Board in supporting the mission of Faith, Hope and Charity.

The new director was born and raised in Ida Grove and graduated from Buena Vista University with a degree in education. Napierala furthered his education at Northwest Missouri State, graduating with a master’s degree in education.

The online reservation system for the Sunrise Campgrounds will open up on Feb. 3 at 8 a.m.

 Campers can start to book their stays for the 2015 season online at www.campingfriend.com/sunrisecampgrounds/ including stays for the three biggest camping weekends of the year: Memorial Day, July 3-5 and Labor Day weekend.

Man charged with burglary, harassment

Police took a report in reference to harassment on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Police were advised by the reporting party that a tenant who was renting property from him, identified as Troy Krause, 30, of Storm Lake, had allegedly threatened the reporting party via texting and stated he was going to injure the reporting party.

BV attorney willing to lead talks, yet he remains skeptical

Ag Secretary Bill Northey in Storm Lake: ‘We’re not gonna say this is a war and we’re going to go choose our corners’

By ART CULLEN and WHITNEY ROBINSON