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School Bond Issues for Storm Lake and Sgt. Bluff Put to a Vote Tomorrow

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Wells Enterprises Inc. has signed a purchase agreement with Eden Creamery, to acquire Halo Top, a low-calorie brand of ice cream.

The sale is expected to be completed in September.  The move is the latest in a series of acquisitions by the Le Mars-based family business as it pursues its longtime goal of becoming the nation's leading ice cream maker.

Storm Lake and Sergeant Bluff voters will have a chance to approve or reject school bond issues tomorrow.  School officials say enrollment is growing and more space is necessary.  In Sergeant Bluff, the $33 million bond issue is smaller than three previous referendums and those failed. The proposal calls for $26.6 million for a new lower elementary school and around $4.7 million for a new athletic complex. About $1.6 million, would go for site improvements.

The Storm Lake measure calls for a $15 million plan to build a new early elementary school and a new middle school gymnasium. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at one site for each proposal, at the Buena Vista County Courthouse in Storm Lake, and at the Sergeant Bluff Community Center. The bond issues require a 60 percent "supermajority" to win approval.

The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors is holding a rural town hall meeting Thursday in Pierson, Iowa. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at city hall in Pierson.  Pierson city officials will be giving an update on developments in the town of 366 people, then the supervisors will discuss recent county projects. The public is invited to speak about issues related to county topics.

The supervisors in 2015 began an initiative to hold meetings in every town in the county. 

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