Stories from Monday, November 23, 2015

Political candidates are exploiting exaggerated fears of refugees entering the country among refugees. The planned 10,000 refugees will be thoroughly vetted in a process that lasts over a year. All or most of the terrorists in the However, to say that there is no cause for concern whatsoever would be inaccurate. President Obama's ridicule of Republicans who express concerns appears to be an overreaction to an overreaction...

There will be no Chamber Coffee this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Fri, Nov 20 at GTRA (Girls) Ruthven Tue, Nov 24, at South O'Brien (Girls) Paullina Sat, Nov 28 Boys Jamboree Storm Lake Mon, Nov 30, Ridge View Alta Fri, Dec 4 at Storm Lake St. Mary's Tue, Dec 8 Sioux Central Fri, Dec 11 Pocahontas Area Sat, Dec 12...

Monday Nov 16 Jamboree at Marcus (G) Tuesday Nov 24 at Storm Lake St. Mary's (G) Tuesday Dec 1 at South O'Brien Friday Dec 4 at Clay Central- Everly Tuesday Dec 8 at Trinity Christian (Hull) Friday Dec 11 Hinton Tuesday Dec 15 at Harris-Lake Park...

Saturday Nov 21 Jamboree at Storm Lake (G) Tuesday Nov 24 at Neweel-Fonda (G) Saturday, Nov 28 Jamboree at Storm Lake (B) Monday, Nov 30 at Alta-Aurelia (Alta) Friday, Dec 4 at Lawton-Bronson Tuesday, Dec 8 River Valley (at Schaller) Friday, Dec 11...

Tuesday Nov 24 Kingsley-Pierson (G) Tuesday Dec 1 at West Monona Thursday Dec 3 OA/BC-IG Friday Dec 4 Woodbury Central Saturday Dec 5 at West Monona Tues Dec 8 at Ridge View (Holstein) Thursday Dec 10 at MV/A-O Monday Dec 14 at Whiting...

Varsity Basketball Schedule Tuesday Nov 24 Alta-Aurelia (G) Tuesday Dec 1 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn (G) Friday Dec 4 at Harris-Lake Park Saturday Dec 5 Sheldon Tuesday Dec 8 at Hinton Friday Dec 11 Akron- Westfield Tuesday Dec 15 at Unity Christian, Orange City...

Alison Reed and John Haisman of Winterset are happy to announce the birth of their baby girl, who was born on November 17, 2015. Hope Nicole Haisman was born at 7:07 a.m., weighed 7 lb. 4 oz., and measured 19 inches long, and she was welcomed home by her sisters, Grace Kathrynn Haisman and Khallie Elizabeth McGlaughlin,...

Jamboree at Storm Lake (G) at Sergeant Bluff-Luton (G) Jamboree at Storm Lake (B) Manson Northwest Webster (Home) at Sergeant Bluff-Luton (B) Spirit Lake (Home) Estherville/Lincoln Central (Home) at Ridge View (Holstein) at Storm Lake at Emmetsburg...

Cherokee County got its first snowstorm of the season on Friday, when snow started falling about 6 a.m. and continued all day, dumping an estimated 8- 10 inches of the white stuff and forcing several early closings of schools and even some businesses...