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admin on Fri, 01/31/2014 - 8:22am
A fan since ’76, Turner hails from Washington
By DOLORES CULLEN
Finding a true Seahawks fan is as easy as hiking down to the Storm Lake School Administration building.
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admin on Fri, 01/31/2014 - 8:17am
District boasts 43 ‘minority’ teachers, aides
By ART CULLEN
The Storm Lake School District is making progress in “growing its own” staff of minority teachers and instructional assistants.
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admin on Fri, 01/31/2014 - 8:09am
Found guilty on multiple drug charges
On Monday Mario Neither, 29, of Laurens was sentenced to a term not to exceed five years with the Iowa Department of Corrections after admitting he violated the terms of his probation.
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admin on Fri, 01/31/2014 - 8:01am
The Storm Lake Education Association is asking the Storm Lake School Board for a 6.25% increase in the master teaching contract for the 2014-2015 school year.
The proposal was made Wednesday afternoon and after the increase, it would cost the district $722,000.
The board will present its counter proposal next Wednesday and after proposals are made public, more negotiations are done in closed session.
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admin on Fri, 01/31/2014 - 8:00am
Operating income rises 16.9% from last year
The Hillshire Brands Company (NYSE: HSH) reported Thursday results for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal year 2014.
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admin on Fri, 01/31/2014 - 7:58am
Baker helps vets relax, sleep with ancient practice
By DOLORES CULLEN
An Alta woman is using yoga to reach out to veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Julie Baker has not only begun teaching yoga in Storm Lake again after a four-year break, she’s traveling to the Vet Center in Sioux City.
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admin on Fri, 01/31/2014 - 7:52am
Remains lower than last year’s jobless rate
Buena Vista County’s unemployment rate increased from 3.3% in November to 3.7% in December with the labor force totaling 10,760 workers.
370 residents were unemployed. Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to a post-recession low of 4.2% in December from 4.3% in November.
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admin on Tue, 01/28/2014 - 4:59pm
A bald eagle feasts on a road-killed deer just off Hwy. 71 north of Sioux Rapids on Sunday.
He appeared to be more concerned for keeping his talons on the deer than for the photographer just 50 yards away.
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admin on Tue, 01/28/2014 - 4:57pm
Alta couple chooses $325K beach house
By DOLORES CULLEN
Have you ever dreamed of owning beachfront property in Florida? Viewers of HGTV could watch local teachers Jim and Lisa Brown fulfill that fantasy last week during the series “Beachfront Bargain Hunt.”
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admin on Tue, 01/28/2014 - 4:53pm
Cold snaps 11 pipes in city over last two months
Residents urged to boil water before drinking
By JOEY AGUIRRE
A water main break occurred Sunday night on Cayuga Street leaving homes in the neighborhood without potable water through today.
