Stories from Friday, September 30, 2016

Editor's Note: This is the sixth installment of a weekly series previewing prep football in Dickinson County. The rankings are according to the Associated Press poll. Dickinson County squads are coming off the their third 4-0 outing in five weeks, as Spirit Lake, Okoboji, Harris-Lake Park and Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire each picked up victories this past Friday. ...

A fourth person has come forward and an additional felony charge was filed Thursday night involving a former Spencer pastor accused of trying to sexually exploit vulnerable individuals under his care. Kevin Grimes now faces four Class D felony counts and two aggravated misdemeanor counts of sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist. Grimes was director of the Spencer Dream Center and pastor at DaySpring Assembly of God Church as allegations of inappropriate conduct began to surface...

The phone call only lasted a moment and for some reason, I confess, the name of the caller is escaping me right now. I guess I must have been so happy to hear what came after the introduction that it slipped my mind. The most important part is: Colleen Daly is getting a kidney transplant within the next couple of weeks. ...