Jen Olson

Sep 12, 2024 | herald-journal.com | Jen Olson

The start of the school year creates a full range of emotions, from excitement to worry and everything else in between. These emotions are present not only for students but also for our faculty, staff, families, and the global community. One of the key elements at Humphrey and Winsted Elementary Schools is creating a positive sense of community and belonging […]

Jun 24, 2024 | stormlake.com | Jen Olson

Robert Witzke Robert “Bob” Witzke, 74, of Newell died Sunday, June 23, 2024, at St. Luke’s UnityPoint Hospital in Sioux City. Funeral services will take place Thursday, June 27, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Newell. Burial will be in Newell Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 26, from 5-7 p.m. at Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake.

Jun 24, 2024 | stormlake.com | Jen Olson

Recent increases in water usage have prompted the City of Storm Lake to enact its Water Conservation Plan. “Over the past few weeks, the water treatment plant has been operating at near maximum capacity, which means that we need to request the cooperation of residents to voluntarily conserve water whenever possible,” City Manager Keri Navratil said. The demand has peaked for several days recently at slightly above 5 million gallons per day.

Jun 24, 2024 | chronicletimes.com | Jen Olson |Art Cullen

You may think that climate change is a hoax, or that it is something in the future, or it is not related to the gasoline we burn to rubberneck the flooding at Sioux Rapids or Cherokee, or with the way we farm and produce protein. Shriveled night crawler corpses baked on the Sunday morning pavement, roughly marking high flow from the night before raging down from Spencer through the Valley of the Little Sioux and choking off Cherokee.

Jun 24, 2024 | stormlake.com | Jen Olson |Art Cullen

You may think that climate change is a hoax, or that it is something in the future, or it is not related to the gasoline we burn to rubberneck the flooding at Sioux Rapids or Cherokee, or with the way we farm and produce protein. Shriveled night crawler corpses baked on the Sunday morning pavement, roughly marking high flow from the night before raging down from Spencer through the Valley of the Little Sioux and choking off Cherokee.