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admin on Wed, 09/04/2013 - 8:09am
More housing urgent, city says
By JOEY AGUIRRE
Bill Menner, the State Director for the United States Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, held a roundtable discussion at Storm Lake United Thursday morning with city officials from surrounding areas.
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admin on Wed, 09/04/2013 - 8:05am
Program size quadruples by adding 30 classrooms
The 2013-2014 academic school year will be impacted with upcoming Junior Achievement (JA) sessions.
‘We do in fact have a broken immigration system.’
Sen. Chuck Grassley, listening to a question at Storm Lake High School
Times photo by JOEY AGUIRRE
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admin on Fri, 08/30/2013 - 9:08am
Legalize pot? Maybe, with certain caveats
By JOEY AGUIRRE
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, visited Storm Lake High School on Tuesday during his 99-county tour for a question-and-answer session with two history classes and student council members.
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admin on Fri, 08/30/2013 - 9:02am
Middle school numbers up 12%
The Storm Lake School District announced enrollment as the new school year gets in full swing.
Elementary principal Juli Kwikkel said during last week’s school board meeting that 886 students came to school Wednesday with roughly 10 more to come.
Last fall the elementary had 852.
Nick Landgraf has been with Methodist Manor for the past nine years.
TIMES photo by DOLORES CULLEN
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admin on Fri, 08/30/2013 - 9:00am
Uses his local ties to develop relationships with residents
By DOLORES CULLEN
Nick Landgraf has been named CEO of Methodist Manor Retirement Community after having served the organization for the past nine years as Chief Financial Officer.
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admin on Fri, 08/30/2013 - 8:48am
Trying to set course for next 20 years
By CLARE CULLEN
After a major renovation to Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in 2010, more changes may be on the way.
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admin on Fri, 08/30/2013 - 8:45am
Weather drives up cost of insured crop casualties
Group urges conservation
Buena Vista and Sac County farms received nearly $50 million in claims checks from Federal Crop Insurance last year because of drought.
Federal Crop Insurance paid BV County farms $13,179,941 in 2012, mainly for losses due to heat and drought. Hail damage amounted to $832,000.
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Up 38 over last fall
Buena Vista University has reversed recent enrollment trends and has unofficially reported to have the biggest freshmen class on campus since 2005.
Vice President of Enrollment Mike Frantz said Wednesday that unofficially Buena Vista University has 262 freshmen on campus this fall, compared to 224 last year.
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A community open house and sanctuary dedication will be held Sunday, Sept. 8 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Storm Lake.
The public is invited. A program is scheduled for 3:15 p.m.
The renovation of the sanctuary began early this summer.
Submitted by
admin on Fri, 08/30/2013 - 8:38am
Wanted SL man arrested, jailed
On Monday afternoon at 4 p.m. a Storm Lake Police Officer located a wanted person in the 500 block of Oates Street.
Police contacted and arrested Ojulu Ogala, 34, of Storm Lake, who was wanted on a warrant charging him with harassment.
