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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 03/22/2019 - 9:47am
Congratulations to the Tornado Individual Speech team and their nominations to the All State Festival at the University of Northern Iowa on March 25. Students considered outstanding include: Zack Brown, double-nominated for Storytelling and Improv; Grant Gasner, double-nominated for Storytelling and Poetry; Carol Grace Riner, nominated in Spontaneous Speaking; and Beatriz Leiva (inset), nominated in Literary Program.
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 03/22/2019 - 9:44am
Storm Lake High School band director Colleen Hecht resigned at Wednesday night’s school board meeting. Her resignation is effective at the end of this school year.
“I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the students at Storm Lake,” she said.
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 03/22/2019 - 9:42am
Woman faces meth, vehicle theft charges
A Storm Lake woman was arrested Tuesday night in connection with a spate of investigations, ranging from methamphetamine possession to the theft a vehicle at the SLPD impound lot in 2017.
At 9:23 p.m. Tuesday, an officer observed a wanted person driving a vehicle near the intersection of Lake Avenue and Ninth Street.
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 03/22/2019 - 9:41am
Spring is officially here. We snuck up on a robin on East First Street Wednesday.
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 03/22/2019 - 9:39am
The Iowa DNR is investigating a complaint of manure runoff into Storm Lake.
Doyle McKeever, a DNR environmental specialist, said a thin, brown sheen of what’s believed to be manure runoff flowed from Don Jackson Pike Farms cattle feedlot, 930 630th St., into Storm Lake and other flooded areas near the shore.
Wednesday afternoon, a complaint sent Iowa DNR staff to investigate a claim that manure runoff was reaching Storm Lake.
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 03/22/2019 - 9:39am
Storm Lake School Administration is proposing a total tax levy of $15.47 per $1,000, a five-cent decrease from last year’s budget.
Supt. Stacey Cole and Board Secretary Trudy Pedersen unveiled the rate during the school board’s annual budget presentation Wednesday night. The decrease almost leaves the overall levy unchanged, Cole said.
“It’s less than a percent change overall,” Cole said. “It’s basically the same as last year’s budget.”
School administration proposed a percentage-point increase in the income surtax (3% to 4%) to offset the property tax asking.
The state hoopla routine. Times photo by Dolores Cullen
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 03/22/2019 - 9:37am
Music and motion kept the audience entertained at St. Mary’s Dance Team Night last Saturday. Supplementing the program were routines by the East Sac Dance Corps and students of Christina Allen. Allen runs Drishti Dance Studio in Alta.
The Panther team consists of seniors Ashley Green, Addie Young, Lizzie Lenhart, Jordan Hewett and Vivian Keenan; junior Grace Murray; sophomore Ariana Elsden and freshmen Ellie Bacon, Danika Demers and Emily Nothwehr. They are coached by Tori Stille.
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 03/22/2019 - 9:36am
Fareway welcomes Jason Williams (right), the new store manager, set to start work Monday. Jason is originally from Carroll and he comes to Storm Lake from Greenfield. He and his wife Angie will soon be moving to The City Beautiful. Above: Departing manager Bryan Baumhover hands the keys to his successor. A farewell party for Bryan is set for Sunday at Lake Avenue Lounge from 1-4 p.m. TIMES photo by WHITNEY ROBINSON
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 03/22/2019 - 9:32am
Conduct cited for his release; Supt. Cole takes over in interim
BY TOM CULLEN
Storm Lake High School Principal Beau Ruleaux has resigned effective immediately following an alleged violation of district policy.
Bryce Widman continues his family’s tradition of raising cattle near
Storm Lake. It’s calving season. Times photos by Dolores Cullen
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 03/22/2019 - 9:30am
FARM TIMES
Widman carries on the family tradition
BY DOLORES CULLEN
Calving season is winding down and Bryce Widman is watching the Black Angus cows like a hawk. Sixty head casually munch corn stalks on the place across from the old Hayes School on the south side of the lake.
