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Storm Lake news digest: Top stories today

2021-10-02

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Alta Man Wanted On Drug And Firearm Charges Arrested Tuesday On Outstanding Warrant

The Storm Lake Police Department reports an Alta man wanted on outstanding warrants for drug and firearm charges was taken into custody last night (Tuesday). Twenty-five-year-old Taxavier Lamar Ford was located by law enforcement in Storm Lake and arrested without incident at approximately 9:40 p.m. He was booked into the Buena Vista County jail for felon in possession of a firearm, a class D felony, and second-offense possession of a controlled substance, an aggravated misdemeanor. Those charges stemmed from a Feb. 26 incident in Storm Lake when officers located a .40-caliber handgun, ammunition and methamphetamine in his vehicle following Ford’s arrest on warrants from a separate incident. He also faces charges in Buena Vista County District Court for controlled substance violations, failure to affix a drug tax stamp and felon in possession of a firearm, all class D felonies, and carrying weapons, an aggravated misdemeanor, stemming from a Sept. 22, 2020 traffic stop in Storm Lake. Read more

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Iowa / 1380kcim.com

Iowa PBS To Host VIP Watch Party For Documentary “Storm Lake”

Iowa PBS is hosting a VIP watch party on Tuesday, Oct. 26 featuring the film, “Storm Lake.” From Independent Lens, the documentary features Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist of The Storm Lake Times, Art Cullen. He and his family talk about their fight to unite and inform their rural Iowa farming community through the biweekly newspaper. “It’s a beautiful film,” Cullen says. “It’s a timely reflection on civic engagement that starts with an informed electorate. Journalism is the foundation of democracy but it’s withstanding economic and political attacks that erode our civic life,” he adds. Following the airing that begins at 7 p.m., Cullen and filmmakers, Jerry Risus and Beth Levison, will join the conversation via video to discuss the film. Audience members can join the discussion through the online shared media platform. “Storm Lake” will premier on statewide PBS Nov. 15 at 9 p.m. More information and registration for the free event can be found at iowapbs.org/events. Read more

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Storm Lake / stormlakeradio.com

Storm Lake City Council Approves Fall Clean Up for the End of Next Week

The Storm Lake City Council in a special meeting Wednesday approved this year's Fall Clean Up Program. Storm Lake Proud Fall Clean Up will be held next Friday and Saturday, October 8th and 9th. Assistant City Manager David Derragon said no advance tickets are being sold for dropping off materials at the landfill. Instead, each load will be charged either a five-dollar fee, or a bag of non-perishable food items that will be donated to Upper Des Moines Opportunity...(audio clip below) Read more

INTERVIEW: Art Cullen of The Storm Lake Times Shares Insight on Documentary, Journalism & Hometown

The Sioux City International Film Festival kicks off with a showing of the documentary Storm Lake on Thursday, September 30. The movie features the Editor of The Storm Lake Times, Art Cullen, and shows how he and his family work to keep the publication in business as the paper covers important stories including water quality, the Iowa Caucuses and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Read more

Storm Lake news digest: Top stories today

Alta Man Wanted On Drug And Firearm Charges Arrested Tuesday On Outstanding Warrant

Iowa PBS To Host VIP Watch Party For Documentary “Storm Lake”

Storm Lake City Council Approves Fall Clean Up for the End of Next Week

INTERVIEW: Art Cullen of The Storm Lake Times Shares Insight on Documentary, Journalism & Hometown

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