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  1. In today's issue: Tractor/train accident near Newell; Hog barn destroyed by fire; New Fareway store to open Dec. 16
  2. Buena Vista men's basketball knocks off high-powered Grinnell 126-85; Beaver women start 3-0 for first time since 1989.
  3. Storm Lake girls basketball opens season vs. East Sac tonight at Tornado Fieldhouse. Girls BB Jamboree Sat. at SLHS gym.
  4. Storm Lake City Council also voted to issue $3 million in bonds to cover losses at King’s Pointe.
  5. Storm Lake City Council, on a unanimous vote, offered James Patrick a contract as city manager. He begins work Jan 4.
  6. James Patrick hired today as new Storm Lake City Manager.
  7. Jon Kruse re-elected SL mayor; Dan Anderson and Mike Porsch tabbed for City Council.
  8. Storm Lake's Paul Yak made is 7-7 after taking first place at the Cherokee Invite on Tues. Yak has won every XC meet entered this season.
  9. A $2 million renovation of Storm Lake’s city-owned Sunrise Campground and newly built cabins should be completed before next Fourth of July.
  10. An 80-acre parcel of bare Sac County farmland sold for $6,720 per acre on Friday. BV market in the $5,500 range for good ground.
  11. Storm Lake Volleyball cracks this week's state rankings at No. 11. It's the first time the Tornadoes have ever done so.
  12. BV County has had a single case of H1N1, but there’s no cause for alarm, says Pam Bogue, BV County Public Health and Home Care.
  13. Storm Lake High School and Storm Lake Middle School were named as “Schools In Need Of Assistance” by the Iowa Deptartment of Education.
  14. Marcella Koth (312 votes) and Peter Steinfeld (287 votes) were elected to the Storm Lake school board in the school election Tuesday.
  15. Obama’s speech to students comes at an inconvenient time, say BV County administrators, but most will watch the speech at school some time.
  16. See Wednesday's (Sept. 9) issue of The Times for Beaver GameDay and a preview of BVU's home football opener this Saturday.
  17. Scott Township officers were appalled to find their country school house was sold without knowledge: http://stormlake.com/topsto...
  18. The Battle Axe switches hands: Cherokee downs Storm Lake 28-22 in the final minutes Friday to take home the trophy.
  19. Storm Lake car dealers traded in about 50 cars under the federal “cash for clunkers” car sales program, which ended officially this week.
  20. A preliminary census of student population at St. Mary’s School shows an 11% growth throughout grades preK-12.