Everly, IA

ARCHER—A 21-year-old Royal man was arrested about 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 26, in Archer on a charge of assault while displaying a dangerous weapon. The arrest of Landon Michael Edward McConnell stemmed from an argument with an Archer resident at the Archer resident’s house, according to the O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office.

Services for 61-year-old Lisa Hovinga of Emmetsburg will be Saturday, July 2nd, at 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Graettinger with burial at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 4-7 p.m. at the church. Henry-Olson Funeral Home in Graettinger is in charge of the arrangements.

SHELDON—A 38-year-old Sheldon man was arrested about 3:15 p.m. Sunday, June 26, on a charge of violation of a no contact/protective order. The arrest of Juan Sebastian Esquibel stemmed from entering Sanford Sheldon Medical Center and contacting an individual he is not to have contact with, according to the Sheldon Police Department.

Sibley, Iowa — A Ruthven man has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced on a felony charge. According to the criminal complaints filed with the Osceola County Clerk of Court, 39-year-old Lenard Keith Schiller Jr of Ruthven was accused of knowingly and unlawfully driving in a reckless manner, weaving through traffic, traveling at speeds of more than 80 mph in an attempt to get another vehicle to stop while having a small baby in the vehicle. Additionally, the officer who filed the report says Schiller attempted to use a baseball bat as a weapon during an altercation with the victim. Statements from others nearby during the incident agreed that the defendant intended to use the bat as a weapon. The alleged offenses happened about exactly a year ago in Ocheyedan.

(Milford)--The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in the illegal dumping of tires near the Little Sioux River, southwest of Milford. The post doesn’t give the location of where the dumping occurred. Anyone with information is asked to call...

Spencer, IA (KICD) — The biggest concern administrators in the Spencer School District addressed at their meeting on Tuesday was the new rule for open enrollment removing the deadline. With no deadline students would be able to change schools at any time in the year, creating potential for budgeting...

Spencer, IA (KICD)– A Humboldt man was hurt after being ejected from his motorcycle Monday evening on the south side of Spencer. A crash report from the Spencer Police Department says 57-year-old Kip Ireland was westbound in the 200 block of 11th Street Southeast around 7:45 when he apparently hit a bump in the road causing him to be thrown from the motorcycle hitting his head an briefly losing consciousness.

Although he retired from the bigs 40 years ago, the 75-year-old has gone everywhere and anywhere to stay on the mound which lead to him joining the Savannah Bananas traveling team this year as a pitcher.

ASHTON—A 40-year-old Worthington, MN, woman was arrested about 7:05 p.m. Friday, June 24, near Ashton on a charge of first-offense domestic abuse assault resulting in injury or mental illness. The arrest of Shawnda Shree Smith stemmed from a call from a Sheldon man stating the mother of his children...

SPENCER—A 34-year-old Spencer man was arrested about noon Wednesday, June 22, on an O’Brien County warrant on a charge of first-degree theft. The arrest of Jordan Richard Walbaum stemmed from a Dec. 21, 2020, report of the theft of a white 2014 Ford F-150 pickup from Waddell Heating & Air Conditioning in Hartley, according to the Hartley Police Department.

Celebrate the Fourth of July at Village Northwest Unlimited. One of the best fireworks displays in N’West Iowa blasts off from the campus of Village Northwest Unlimited in Sheldon. And they’re ready to light up the night sky once again as they’re set for the annual Village Independence Day...

Sheldon, IA (KICD) — One of the largest parties this weekend will be Friday night in Sheldon. And it’s all courtesy of Village Northwest Unlimited, where Barry Whitesell is the CEO. Food stands and carnival games open at 5 o’clock. Many activities are free, others cost 50 cents....

The Estherville-Lincoln Central baseball team beat Storm Lake 10-6 Wednesday night in Storm Lake giving the Midgets the 2022 Lakes Conference title. E-L-C sent eleven batters to the plate in the 2nd inning scoring five runs despite only getting one hit. That led to the exit of Tornado starter Hunter DeMey. Demey, who entered the game with only eleven walks allowed in 38 1/3 innings this season, walked a pair and hit three batters in that 2nd inning. Jake Eddie relieved DeMey and walked the first batter he faced but struck out the next two to get out of the inning.

SIBLEY, Iowa — Alayna Wingate has made 21 pitching appearances this season for the Sibley-Ocheyedan Generals, and in that time she’s racked up 171 strikeouts, which puts her in the top 10 in all of Class 2A. She leads the Siouxland Conference in strikeouts by a margin of over 50.

EMMETSBURG, IOWA -- For the next five years, an Iowa Lakes Community College program, intended to assist high school students, can count on funding from the federal government. On Wednesday morning, the college announced the U.S. Department of Education would provide $1.48 million over the next half-decade for the "TRIO...