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Headlines from May 24 - Volume 24, Number 41
News  •  Sports  •  Family & Friends
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BVU, Larson Oil team up to get drinking water to Oklahoma Buena
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County to auction condo site later
Waiting four months for claims to clear
The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors still plans to auction the former Sunset Bay Condominium property upon taking full ownership — but not for at least four months.

SLHS may request FEMA aid to build safe haven
No school buildings have storm shelters
Safest place now is in interior rooms
School safety was put in the spotlight again this week after a massive tornado destroyed a
suburban Oklahoma City elementary building and left a dozen children dead.

Tractor roll kills Albert City man
Fondroy was working with gravel in
drive when rig tipped
A local man was killed after he was pinned under a tractor at a farmstead five miles west of Albert City Tuesday evening.

Goodwill offering job hunters help
Expanding in SL to help with work connections
A vacuum created with the closing of Storm Lake’s Iowa Workforce Development office will be filled by Goodwill Industries, officials announced Wednesday.

Storm Laker gets close-up look at Oklahoma tornado
Moore on Ryan Rust's regular work route
Storm Lake Mike Rust can take at least partial credit that his son Ryan didn't head into the path of the killer tornado that walloped Moore, Okla., on Monday.

SW District committed to making sewer system work
Bonding agent affirms warranty
Aug. 1 deadline for Lessard
The Southwest Shoreline Sanitary District is committed to working with Lessard Contracting to resolve problems with its $3.6 million sewer system, district Attorney Dave Jennett said.

Jeff Dicks doubles up as school chief
Takes on added job of leading AC-T
next fall
Continues as superintendent of Newell-Fonda
Newell-Fonda Supt. Jeff Dicks will also serve as superintendent at Albert City-Truesdale beginning in the fall.
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SL soccer one game away from state
Storm Lake rallied in the second half to beat Spirit Lake 6-4 in a substate game Wednesday night. The Tornadoes, now 12-1, will play Spencer for the right to advance to state. Also: Storm Lake won its baseball opener, 5-0, against Pocahontas Area on Wednesday. St. Mary’s girls topped Harris-Lake Park 13-8.
Family & Friends
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More is better
Daughters and mothers celebrated Mother's Day recent at Hy-Vee with cookie decorating. Here, Ashlee Anderson of Rembrandt goes heavy on the sprinkles for her mother Sarah.
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Diversity Dancing
Students from East Early Childhood Center and Gingerbread House celebrated Diversity Day last week. Above, Abril Torres, Bhavik Patel, and Brenda Rivera dance to a Spanish band tune.
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