Stories from Wednesday, February 19, 2014

No, the heavily decorated red car out in Smith's Bay isn't abandoned. And no, it's not a ice fishing contraption. Actually, it is part of an annual service group fundraiser. The eighth edition of the Spirit Lake Sunrise Kiwanis "Car Drop" fundraiser may go well into the spring once again this year. The car has been sitting out on the ice now for several weeks and if current ice conditions hold, that $1,000 prize may go unclaimed for awhile...

Lon Noble has always considered the residents of the Iowa Great Lakes his extended family, but soon, he will be stepping down to focus more time on his actual family. The longtime Bomgaars manager is leaving the retail store at the end of the month, after 38 years in the community. The husband and father of two is ready for the next chapter in his life...

April 12, 1988 -- Feb. 9, 2014 John Claude Fettig: Debater. Historian. Zombie expert. Fighter. Entrepreneur. Dreamer. Adventurer. Explorer. Clever and witty observer. Entertainer. Loving and loyal son. Chief grandchild-in-residence. Rebel. Spiritual. Persistent and determined. Focused on family. Always concerned about those less fortunate...

The Lakes Area Farmers Markets would like to thank Iowa Farm Bureau and all of their members for donating about 1 million plastic market bags to farmers' markets across the state of Iowa for transporting fresh, locally-grown fruits and vegetables from markets to homes...

MILFORD MAN ACCUSED OF DITCHING POT IN PATROL CAR A deputy's a driving while barred investigation became more complicated after the person being detained allegedly tried to ditch the marijuana in his patrol cruiser, according to the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office. A deputy stopped a white Chevrolet Silverado registered to Elijah Hix at around 12:50 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. The 33-year-old from Milford was then detained in the patrol car for driving while barred...