Last Week's Most Read Stories

Building collapse injures Rossie man (05/08/08)
Winds picked up, a building crumbled and a Rossie man was transported to Sioux Falls, S.D., by ambulance after a freak accident in the town of about 60 residents. Roger Struve and 31-year-old Flint Dandy of Rossie were finished with work at the Rossie Feed & Grain Co. ...

Lucky to be alive (04/12/08)
Allison Klett is among the thousands of American college students who traveled to a Mexican resort area over spring break this year. While it marked her first trip anywhere outside the United States, and her expectations of having fun were high, the 21-year-old became a statistic highlighting danger abroad...

Keeping the memory of a hero alive (05/08/08)
Dayton Peters, a third grade student at Fairview Elementary in Spencer, has spent hours gazing at the 945 football, baseball and a few Star Trek trading cards he recently received from the mother of a fallen hero. Dallas Cowboys cornerback Issiac Holt, Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle Tim Irwin and punter Harry Newsome, and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Neil O'Donnell rank among his favorites...

Parks, Okoboji reach settlement (05/10/08)
A prominent Lakes-area business owner and the city of Okoboji have settled a dispute out of court. The agreement awards Okoboji Boats owner Leo "Butch" Parks $500,000 and allows the sides to avoid a trial that was expected to last between three and six weeks...

Crash scene near Dickens: Felon takes snow blower, leaves partner behind (05/02/08)
By Russ Mitchell Daily Reporter Staff Authorities aren't sure whether it was drugs, alcohol or head injuries from a car crash that left Ronald Moriarty disoriented Tuesday night. But they do know Moriarty was a passenger trapped in a wreckage of late-model Chevy truck at about 6:07 that night just east of Dickens...

Storm Lake, Tyson dispel 'Chicago gang' hiring rumors (05/09/08)
While a mysterious e-mail making the rounds of the state and beyond claims that Tyson Foods has brought in vanloads of Chicago gang members who roam the streets of Storm Lake "like wild dogs," officials of Storm Lake's largest employer tell a different story...

Roller coaster (05/12/08)
Living in the Iowa Great Lakes and taking advantage of all of the amenities it has to offer is a true blessing. While I have ridden on the roller coaster at Arnolds Park, it was many years ago. Some people are real roller coaster riders while others are not. ...

Airshow features high-flying talent (05/14/08)
Spencer Airshow Coord-inator for 2008, Gayle Brandt, announced the airshow entertainment line-up for the June 15 annual Flight Show and Flight Breakfast. This year's event, which helps conclude the community's Flagfest activities and also falls on Father's Day, will feature high flying performers Chandy Clanton in her Edge 540, Doug Rozendaal with the "Gunfighter" P51 Mustang, and Kyle Franklin in his "Mystery Ship" Waco...

He lived, he loved ... and they'll never forget (04/26/08)
By Jeff Hasselmann Sports Editor He was fun-loving and supportive. He was an encourager, and positive above all else. He had all the characteristics a person who helped teach young people should have. Spencer/Emmetsburg assistant soccer coach Rick Kaiser's life was cut short Sunday, April 20, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn. after the 51-year-old had battled cancer for a little more than a month...