Aurelia Star

Aurelia Star The Aurelia Star is a weekly newspaper serving the Aurelia community as well as Alta. Newspaper covering the communities of Aurelia and Alta.
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Aurelia Medical Clinic will host a meet-and-greet event on Tuesday to welcome new clinic providers Jodi Stille, ARNP-C, ...
08/13/2023

Aurelia Medical Clinic will host a meet-and-greet event on Tuesday to welcome new clinic providers Jodi Stille, ARNP-C, and Dr. Sean Nelson, M.D.

Aurelia Medical Clinic will host a meet-and-greet event next week to welcome new clinic providers Jodi Stille, ARNP-C, and Dr. Sean Nelson. The come-and-go event is open to the public and will take place from 1-2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15. Stille received her associate in science in nursing degree...

United Bank of Iowa recently pledged a donation of $10,000 to support the Aurelia Fire and Rescue Department in their fu...
08/12/2023

United Bank of Iowa recently pledged a donation of $10,000 to support the Aurelia Fire and Rescue Department in their fundraising efforts to construct a new department building.

United Bank of Iowa recently pledged a donation of $10,000 to support the Aurelia Fire and Rescue Department in their fundraising efforts to construct a new department building. This $10,000 pledge will be payable in two installments over the next two years. Plans for the new facility include six ba...

Cherokee Regional Medical Center has announced that Jodi Stille has joined the medical staff at CRMC and will serve as a...
08/01/2023

Cherokee Regional Medical Center has announced that Jodi Stille has joined the medical staff at CRMC and will serve as a primary provider at Aurelia Medical Clinic.

Cherokee Regional Medical Center has announced that Jodi Stille has joined the medical staff at Cherokee Regional and will serve as a primary provider at Aurelia Medical Clinic located at 225 Main St. She will begin seeing patients in Aurelia on July 31. Stille received her associate in science in n...

Representatives for the Friends of Aurelia presented the Aurelia Youth League with a $7,000 check last week.
08/01/2023

Representatives for the Friends of Aurelia presented the Aurelia Youth League with a $7,000 check last week.

Representatives for the Friends of Aurelia presented the Aurelia Youth League with a $7,000 check last week. The money was raised at Friends of Aurelia’s annual golf tournament held June 10.  The Aurelia Youth League needs new bleachers, so the money will be used to acquire a new set before next...

Years of work by the Alta Park Board and the city preceded the building of the new public space.
07/21/2023

Years of work by the Alta Park Board and the city preceded the building of the new public space.

Since Mayor Kevin Walsh was a kid, the only park the city of Alta owned included a slide, a few seesaws and a merry-go-round.  Now just over the hill where the slide and seesaws still stand, a new playground is open to the public with two slides, an intricate jungle gym, swings, exercise equipment,...

Alta Park Board positions will now be appointed by the city council instead of having members elected.
07/21/2023

Alta Park Board positions will now be appointed by the city council instead of having members elected.

Alta Park Board positions will now be appointed by the city council instead of having members elected. At the request of Buena Vista County Auditor Sue Lloyd, the Alta City Council voted 4-1 to appoint the positions. Councilwoman Pam Henderson voted against the change because she believed the electo...

Alta-Aurelia and Storm Lake School District are mulling hiring a human resources manager that would be financed by state...
07/20/2023

Alta-Aurelia and Storm Lake School District are mulling hiring a human resources manager that would be financed by state operational sharing incentives.

Alta-Aurelia and Storm Lake School District are mulling hiring a human resources manager that would be financed by state operational sharing incentives. Alta-Aurelia Supt. Denny Olhausen told the school board in a memo earlier this month that the district is eyeing operational sharing with Storm Lak...

Alta-Aurelia’s successful mental health program “Teen Mental Health First Aid,” was recently featured on Good Morning Am...
07/14/2023

Alta-Aurelia’s successful mental health program “Teen Mental Health First Aid,” was recently featured on Good Morning America.

Alta-Aurelia’s successful mental health program “Teen Mental Health First Aid,” was featured on Good Morning America last Friday, and counselor Belinda Shea was interviewed. “They contacted Prairie Lakes AEA and they asked me to talk with them,” said Belinda, when asked how GMA learned abo...

The Iowa Utilities Board chairperson said Monday he doesn’t foresee the need for another scheduling meeting for Summit C...
07/11/2023

The Iowa Utilities Board chairperson said Monday he doesn’t foresee the need for another scheduling meeting for Summit Carbon Solutions’ pipeline permit request, casting doubt on a delay to the proceedings that is sought by pipeline opponents.

The Iowa Utilities Board chairperson said Monday he doesn’t foresee the need for another scheduling meeting for Summit Carbon Solutions’ pipeline permit request, casting doubt on a delay to the proceedings that is sought by pipeline opponents. The board is considering requests to delay the evide...

Hundreds of acres of corn and soybeans were destroyed north of Alta last week by a storm that featured intense hail and ...
07/11/2023

Hundreds of acres of corn and soybeans were destroyed north of Alta last week by a storm that featured intense hail and wind.

Hundreds of acres of corn and soybeans were destroyed north of Alta last week by a storm that brought intense conditions. The highest concentration of damage left by the July 3 storm could be found along County Road M27 north of Hwy. 3 and to the east. Countless corn stalks were snapped off by hail....

The Cherokee School Board voted Friday morning at a special meeting to rescind its weapons policy and not allow staff to...
06/23/2023

The Cherokee School Board voted Friday morning at a special meeting to rescind its weapons policy and not allow staff to carry fi****ms on school grounds.

The Cherokee School Board voted Friday morning at a special meeting to rescind its weapons policy and not allow staff members to carry fi****ms on school grounds. The reason for the reversal was Cherokee’s inability to secure insurance coverage after its carrier, EMC, notified the district in Apri...

The City of Alta has paid off $507,000 in tax increment financing debt that was issued in 2003 for the construction of t...
06/23/2023

The City of Alta has paid off $507,000 in tax increment financing debt that was issued in 2003 for the construction of the Eighth Addition and later the city’s industrial park.

The City of Alta has paid off $507,000 in tax increment financing debt that was issued in 2003 for the construction of the Eighth Addition and later the city’s industrial park.  Karla Ahrendsen, a deputy TIF specialist for Buena Vista County Auditor Sue Lloyd, told the Storm Lake Times Pilot the ...

Alta-Aurelia School District and the City of Alta are nearing a split over library materials that mention certain topics...
06/23/2023

Alta-Aurelia School District and the City of Alta are nearing a split over library materials that mention certain topics.

Alta-Aurelia School District and the City of Alta are nearing a split over library materials that mention s*x and LBGTQ topics.  Alta-Aurelia Supt. Denny Olhausen told the school board in a memo earlier this week the city and school district’s library sharing agreement is in jeopardy. The distric...

As nearby Cherokee Community School District is searching for an insurance carrier that will tolerate armed teachers at ...
06/22/2023

As nearby Cherokee Community School District is searching for an insurance carrier that will tolerate armed teachers at its facilities, staff are beginning to train with a fi****ms instructor from Okoboji.

As Cherokee Community School District is searching for an insurance carrier that will tolerate armed teachers at its facilities, staff are beginning to train with a fi****ms instructor from Okoboji.  Supt. Kim Lingenfelter told the Storm Lake Times Pilot that staff training with Petersen Fi****ms I...

Aurelia was the place to be last weekend as the community celebrated its sesquicentennial, the culmination of more than ...
06/22/2023

Aurelia was the place to be last weekend as the community celebrated its sesquicentennial, the culmination of more than a year of planning and ex*****on by a committee of volunteers.

Aurelia was the place to be last weekend as the community celebrated its sesquicentennial, the culmination of more than a year of planning and ex*****on by a committee of volunteers. The parade was a rousing success with several entries and crowds of people along the route. Several Aurelia High Scho...

A Manilla man was sentenced to five years of probation for a pimping scam involving his wife, an Aurelia man and the dat...
06/22/2023

A Manilla man was sentenced to five years of probation for a pimping scam involving his wife, an Aurelia man and the dating app Tinder.

A Manilla man was sentenced to five years of probation for a pimping scam involving his wife, an Aurelia man and the dating app Tinder.  Cherokee County District Court Judge John Sandy sentenced Jabari Akins Kolaker, 26, to the probation term in an order filed June 15. Kolaker agreed to serve the s...

The Cherokee School Board has promoted Alta-Aurelia alumnus Tom Ryherd as the district’s interim superintendent.
06/22/2023

The Cherokee School Board has promoted Alta-Aurelia alumnus Tom Ryherd as the district’s interim superintendent.

The Cherokee School Board promoted Alta-Aurelia alumnus Tom Ryherd as the district’s interim superintendent on Monday. Current Cherokee Supt. Kim Lingenfelter could not hold back tears as she bid farewell to board members and staff before Ryherd, the district's high school principal, saw his appoi...

One of the unique events of the Aurelia Sesquicentennial celebration last Saturday afternoon was the golf ball race at t...
06/22/2023

One of the unique events of the Aurelia Sesquicentennial celebration last Saturday afternoon was the golf ball race at the city’s walking trail.

One of the unique events of the Aurelia Sesquicentennial celebration last Saturday afternoon was the golf ball race at the city’s walking trail. In the weeks leading up to the event, participants were able to purchase tickets that had a corresponding number on a ball. Roughly 350 balls were dumped...

The contents of the 50-year-old time capsule will be on display at the Aurelia Community Center throughout the sesquicen...
06/16/2023

The contents of the 50-year-old time capsule will be on display at the Aurelia Community Center throughout the sesquicentennial celebration.

Ahead of Aurelia’s sesquicentennial celebration (150 years) this weekend (June 16-18), city public works employees Dustin Wieland and Mark Sangwin (left) were tasked Wednesday, June 14 with excavating the time capsule (above) that was buried in 1973 during Aurelia’s centennial in from of the com...

“It’s been a lot of work but fun work,” Aurelia Sesquicentennial committee member Nancy Webb said. “I’m looking forward ...
06/16/2023

“It’s been a lot of work but fun work,” Aurelia Sesquicentennial committee member Nancy Webb said. “I’m looking forward to the parade and seeing past community families and school alumni reunite.”

The pride, progress and heart of Aurelia is its community, Myron Radke asserted.  Community members are getting ready to celebrate its sesquicentennial with the theme of “Bring me home,” a nod to the young people returning to Aurelia.  “We’re probably, what we would call an atypical small ...

The inside of Matriarchs, an apartment building and events center on Main Street in Aurelia, was bought by Mary Schulenb...
06/15/2023

The inside of Matriarchs, an apartment building and events center on Main Street in Aurelia, was bought by Mary Schulenberg, owner of New Reflections salon.

The inside of Matriarchs, an apartment building and events center, was bought by Mary Schulenberg, owner of New Reflections salon. Schulenberg bought the building two doors away from her salon to revitalize downtown Aurelia. Schulenberg said she hopes it will be a “trickle-down effect for other bu...

Aurelia’s new Mexican restaurant, Iraupato, draws in residents of Storm Lake, Cherokee and farther with their carnitas a...
06/15/2023

Aurelia’s new Mexican restaurant, Iraupato, draws in residents of Storm Lake, Cherokee and farther with their carnitas and homemade salsa after only being open for less than a year.

Aurelia’s new Mexican restaurant, Iraupato, draws in residents of Storm Lake, Cherokee and farther with their carnitas and homemade salsa after only being open for less than a year.  Federico Mendoza, the owner of Iraupato, is known as the king of carnitas by his loyal customers.   Doris Trujill...

The Aurelia Heritage Society has created a unique souvenir to celebrate Aurelia’s sesquicentennial. Heritage Society Pre...
06/15/2023

The Aurelia Heritage Society has created a unique souvenir to celebrate Aurelia’s sesquicentennial. Heritage Society President Pam Allen has created a book, Aurelia 150th in Pictures: 1873-2023, full of photographs chronicling Aurelia history.

The Aurelia Heritage Society has created a unique souvenir to celebrate Aurelia’s sesquicentennial. Heritage Society President Pam Allen has created a book, Aurelia 150th in Pictures: 1873-2023, full of photographs chronicling Aurelia history.  The idea for a book as a fundraiser came from Allen....

Friday night at the Aurelia Sesquicentennial (June 16) will be a swinging time if you attend the alumni jazz band concer...
06/15/2023

Friday night at the Aurelia Sesquicentennial (June 16) will be a swinging time if you attend the alumni jazz band concert at the high school at 7:30 p.m.

Friday night at the Aurelia Sesquicentennial (June 16) will be a swinging time if you attend the alumni jazz band concert at the high school at 7:30. The event is the brainchild of Denise Nicodemus, who has fond memories of her son’s time in jazz band while attending school, particularly when they...

What started as an old bank in Aurelia has now been converted into the Weathers’ family clubhouse where they can gather ...
06/15/2023

What started as an old bank in Aurelia has now been converted into the Weathers’ family clubhouse where they can gather for holidays or play in their garage band.

What started as an old bank in Aurelia has now been converted into the Weathers’ family clubhouse where they can gather for holidays or play in their garage band.  Jim Weathers never expected to own the 1963 building on East Second and Myrtle Street in Aurelia. First Trust was the first bank on t...

It’s time to renew old friendships. It’s time for the 2023 All-School Celebration along with the 150th Celebration of th...
06/15/2023

It’s time to renew old friendships. It’s time for the 2023 All-School Celebration along with the 150th Celebration of the City of Aurelia. It’s time for a great weekend of fun and reminiscing!

It’s time to renew old friendships. It’s time for the 2023 All-School Celebration along with the 150th Celebration of the City of Aurelia. It’s time for a great weekend of fun and reminiscing! FRIDAY, JUNE 16 There will be a kiddie parade at 5:00 sponsored by the Friends of Aurelia.  Those wh...

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