Stories from Wednesday, November 14, 2018

In May 2016, President Obama signed the National Bison Legacy Act into law, which made the American Bison (Bison bison) the national mammal of the United States. While 20-30 million bison used to roam across North America, unregulated shooting and habitat loss led to their population to fall to only 1,091 by 1889. ...

Enjoy the spectacular views and cool weather this fall fishing in northeast Iowa’s hundreds of miles of trout streams. From easily accessible streams in state or county parks, to those found in Iowa’s most wild and remote natural spaces, there are plenty of places to catch rainbow, brown and brook trout...

I was at an ice-fishing Open House at a retail tackle shop recently. There some anglers there who had been looking at a long range weather forecast. According to this forecast, cold weather is headed to the upper Midwest, and these anglers were guessing that they would be on the ice in north Iowa by the end of November, maybe even earlier...

You know what’s funny? I find every season to be my favorite season. Spring, summer, fall and winter, each of my outdoor activities fall into one of these seasons. How lucky can a person be! As each season moves toward its end, I may still be in that season’s activities, but I am also beginning to transition and think about the upcoming season...

Iowa Lakes men's and women's hoops teams both eclipsed 100 points Monday, Nov. 5 in a pair of wins over Dordt JV. The Laker women won 100-58 and the men won 108-75. The Iowa Lakes women’s basketball team blew out Dordt’s JV Monday night 100-58. The Lakers were led by Breanna Wendland’s 27 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Sam Hagedorn added 20 points, Shareece Smith 11 and Shanice Vaughn 10...

Iowa Lakes swimmers had many impressive individual performances at Saturday’s Morningside’s Invitational, but struggled as a team. “Our small team has a difficult time keeping up in the team scores when we go up against teams of 20 or more members," Iowa Lakes coach Todd Peters said. "We consistently placed our swimmers in the top eight in most events and almost took a couple of wins.”...

In its first ICCAC dual of the season, the second-ranked Iowa Lakes wrestling team topped 10th-ranked Ellsworth 25-15 Wednesday, Nov. 7 in Estherville. The Lakers won six of 10 matches on the night. Returning national qualifier and eighth-ranked Kevin Saravia won his 125-pound bout by technical fall. At 141 pounds, Tracy Davis earned a 9-5 victory. Fourth-ranked Anthony Fisher won 3-2 at 149 pounds...

After Mayor Bill Peduto of Pittsburg and other local officials requested President Trump not to follow his plan to visit the city — also after refusals to accompany him by Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan and Republican Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey — Trump came anyway...

Andy Wolf is a champion, again. You may know Andy Wolf as the property manager at the Bedell Family YMCA in Spirit Lake. You can't miss his office or his presence at the facility, as he is often the first person you see when walking in the door. Or you may know Andy Wolf as husband of Amber, father of grade schoolers Lincoln and Reid, and a resident of Milford...

A Spirit Lake attorney's handling of a $1.16 million estate drew the attention of the Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board and has resulted in a 30-day suspension. Lonnie Saunders serves as an Assistant Dickinson County Attorney in addition to his private practice. The disciplinary board filed its decision to suspend Saunders on Friday, Nov. 9...