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A wanted Dickens man and his passenger were both charged with drug-related charges after a short vehicle chase last week. Deputies with the Clay County Sheriff's Office attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Jon Scott Dallman at approximately 7:40 p.m. ...

July 23, 1925 — Nov. 26, 2018 Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, at Warner Chapel in Spencer for Stanley H. Tripp Sr. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Jennifer Hesebeck is officiating. Stanley Tripp, Sr. was born July 23, 1925, to Herman K. and Fae Tripp. He received his education in Excelsior, Iowa schools and attended Buena Vista College in Storm Lake...

Jan. 24, 1921 — Nov. 28, 2018 Nellie J. Hammerstrom, 97 of Okoboji and formerly of Sioux City passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 at Accura Health Care of Spirit Lake. Funeral services were Monday, Dec. 3, at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel, 3220 Stone Park Blvd, Sioux City. Rev. Kathy Martin will officiate. Burial will be at Logan Park Cemetery in Sioux City. Visitation with the family will be from noon until 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to meyerbroschapels.com...

Dec. 31, 1968 — Nov. 22, 2018 Kristen Noelle Newton, 49, passed away peacefully Nov. 22, after a battle with breast cancer. She was surrounded by her family at her home in Lake Park. Kris was a great wife, mom, daughter, sister, teacher and friend. She embodied and instilled the values of faith and family. She will be greatly missed by all those who knew her...

Oct. 16, 1938 — Nov. 26, 2018 A funeral service for Keith Van Hove, 80, of Spirit Lake was held Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, at Harbor Of Joy Lutheran Church in Milford. Interment was at Lakeview Gardens Cemetery in Spirit Lake. Keith Edward Van Hove, the son of Henry and Dorothy (Intermil) Van Hove, was born Oct. 16, 1938, in rural Kossuth County. He attended country school through the eighth grade and graduated from Titonka High School with the Class of 1956...

Dec. 6, 1949 — Nov. 25, 2018 Dean Strub, 68, of Okoboji, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. Dean was born on Dec. 6, 1949 in Le Mars to Robert and Maryellen Strub. He attended grade school in Merrill and middle and high school in Le Mars graduating from Le Mars Community High School in 1968...

Feb. 23, 1925 — Dec. 2, 2018 John Allen Walston, 93, of Okoboji, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at his home in Okoboji. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, at the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. ...

July 17, 1957 — Nov. 25, 2018 A funeral service for Arnie Van Pelt, Jr., age 61, of Lake Park and formerly of Spirit Lake, was held Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, at United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake. Burial was at Lakeview Gardens. Arnold George Van Pelt, Jr., the son of Arnold Sr. and Violet (Stevens) Van Pelt, was born July 17, 1957 in Spirit Lake. Arnie graduated from Spirit Lake High School with the Class of 1976...

July 3, 1935 — Nov. 16, 2018 A funeral service for Marjorie Wood, 83 of Spirit Lake was held Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, at the Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Marjorie Ethel Wood, the daughter of Sophia and Emil Nachtigal, was born July 3, 1935, in Terril. The family later moved to Spirit Lake, where she graduated from Spirit Lake High School...

Oct. 20, 1950 — Nov. 23, 2018 A memorial service for Jim Watt, 68, of Milford was held Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford. James (Jim) Rex Watt was born on Oct. 20, 1950, in Mason City. He was the youngest son of Robert and Irene Korth Watt, joining older siblings Norene and Steve. ...

May 23, 1936 — Nov. 22, 2018 A funeral service for Charlene Hedquist, age 82, of Lake Park, was held Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, at First Presbyterian Church in Lake Park. Burial was at Silver Lake Cemetery. Charlene Mary Hedquist, the daughter of Chester and Elise (Wulf) Perry, was born May 23, 1936, in Hartley...