Stories from Tuesday, February 21, 2017

The Iowa Lakes Board of Trustees met Feb. 14 and learned about the positive impact of the Title III grant which will help the college strengthen education through technology, curriculum and faculty development. Vice President of Administration Scott Stokes oversees the operation of the $1.7 million grant which was received in September of last year. ...

Come to Milford Memorial Library from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 for Community Game Night. Come by yourself or bring some friends. Play games provided or bring your own. Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy. I have no cover, so read me maybe? All of February you can have a blind date with a book. ...

Congratulations have been extended to the Spirit Lake High School Jazz Band on their second place performance Feb. 13 at the Lewis and Clark Jazz Festival in Sioux City. The band was one of eight 3A bands competing. The students traveled to NWIBA district jazz band contest Monday, Feb. 20, in Le Mars...

Feb. 13, 1934 – Feb. 16, 2017 A funeral service for Althea Meyer, 83, of Spirit Lake and formerly of Harris, was held Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake. Interment was at Union Cemetery in Harris.   Althea Carolyn Meyer, the daughter of Evelyn (Oelke) and Carl Strom, was born Feb. 13, 1934, in Belmont Township, Jackson County, Minnesota. She was baptized on March 17, 1934 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lakefield, Minnesota, and was later confirmed on May 22, 1949...

Feb. 7, 1922 – Feb. 15, 2017 A funeral service for Arlene Reed, age 95, of Spirit Lake, was held Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 at United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake. Burial was at Lakeview Cemetery. Arlene B. Reed was born on Feb. 7, 1922, in Jackson, Minnesota to Edward H. and Pearl Henrietta (Fisher) Grantz...

Sept. 13, 1944 - Feb. 19, 2017 Dennis (Denny) Chester Sill, 72, of Spirit Lake, son of Chester and Sarah Sill, died Sunday, Feb. 19, at home surrounded by family. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Spirit Lake. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake with a Parish Scripture Service at 7 p.m...

Oct. 18, 1929 – Feb. 14, 2017 A funeral service for Hazel Hintz, 87, of Milford, Iowa was held Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, at Faith Pentecostal Church in Spencer. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Langdon at a later date. Memorials may be designated to the Pentecostal Church in Spencer...

Sept. 15, 1934 – Jan. 30, 2017 LeRoy “Lee” William Hesse, 82, of Newton died Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, at home in Newton following a long illness.   Lee was born and raised in Hartley, the son of Will and Nina (Halverson) Hesse. Lee and his family would spend their summer days at a small cabin nearby on Lake Okoboji where they learned to waterski and perform amazing tricks. He was active in sports and music at Hartley High School, graduating in 1954...

July 5, 1924 – Feb. 15, 2017 A Mass of Christian Burial for Ralph Nordstrom, age 92, of Terril and Milford and formerly of Sioux Valley, Minnesota, was held Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Ralph Nordstrom was born on July 5, 1924, to Alfred and Josephine (Forde) Nordstrom at Miller Hospital in St. ...

July 2, 1946 – Feb. 10, 2017 Virgil R. Sheriff, 70, of Spirit Lake passed away on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at Lakes Regional Health Care. A private funeral service took place held at the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home. Virgil was born on July 2, 1946 in Cedar Rapids to George and Betty (Grooms) Sheriff. He graduated from high school in Cedar Rapids...

Five Lakes Region churches will highlight the 2017 Lenten season with ecumenical Lenten services on Friday mornings in March. A different church in the Milford/Arnolds Park area will be hosting the service each week. Open to all men and women, the services are set to begin at 9:30 a.m. followed by coffee and refreshments. No babysitting service will be available. The public is invited to attend the non-denominal services...

It took a while to get there, but once the topic of last week’s collective bargaining legislation hit the floor at the first of two area forums, the gloves came off. The legislation, which was passed by the Republican majorities in the House and Senate before being signed into law by Gov. ...

Dickinson County proved to Iowa that it is an amazing county this past weekend. The Iowa Miss Amazing Pageant took place in Council Bluffs on Feb. 17-18. Three of the six crowned winners had ties to the Iowa Great Lakes area. Senior Iowa Miss Amazing Queen is 28-year-old Lynn Murphy from Lake Park. Her parents, Gerald and Lori Murphy are proud of their daughter's accomplishments and the new queen is excited about her new title. "She is over the moon," her proud father said...

Judge Nancy Whittenburg heard arguments on Monday to determine if a well-known pastor and nonprofit director could get a fair trial in Clay County. As of now, Kevin Grimes is scheduled to stand trial at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 4, at the Clay County Courthouse in Spencer...

The only "good ice" in Dickinson County right now is in a cup – as a way to cool off during a surprisingly early warm spell. While the majority of Dickinson County residents are basking in the spring-like weather, it has become cause for concern for ice fishermen and snowmobilers...

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT, DICKINSON COUNTY Probate No. ESPR014309 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PAMELA STINOGEL, Deceased. To All Persons interested in the Estate of Pamela Stinogel, Deceased, who died on or about January 30, 2017:...

The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office has released new information stemming from its assault, robbery and kidnapping investigation Monday night in Wahpeton. Authorities on Tuesday filed a series of felony charges on suspicion that 20-year-old Tanner Kent Meysenburg and 23-year-old Jordaen Rochelle Duhn broke into a Wahpeton apartment and and took a 19-year-old by force from his residence. The apartment shares the same address as the Kazarelli's at Miller's Bay restaurant.