A strong gust of wind out of the southeast almost upset this load of round bales on its way south on Hwy. 71 right at the Buena Vista/Sac County line Wednesday afternoon around 2:30 p.m. Driver Beau Roberts of Sutherland, who works for B&R Excavating, also out of Sutherland, pulled off on the...
Local News
Abby Grace Caldwell, as Elsa, wraps up the popular song “Let it Go.”
07/19/2019 - 9:39am
Frozen Jr. at Roxy Theater
Over 60 area youth take the stage this weekend at the Roxy Theater in Alta for Next Generation Theatre’s “Disney’s Frozen Jr.” Next Generation Theatre is sponsored by the Buena Vista Community Theatre. The one-hour show...
Sports
Newell-Fonda celebrates its 11th trip to the state tournament in the last 14 years after rallying to beat Ridge View 6-4 in a regional final game on Monday in Fonda. TIMES photo by JAMIE KNAPP
07/19/2019 - 10:50am
Newell-Fonda will play Lynnville-Sully in first round
BY JAMIE KNAPP
Putting pressure on the opposing defense is the way Newell-Fonda likes to play softball.
It’s also the way Lynnville-Sully likes to play too.
Whoever handles the pressure that will...
Family & Friends
07/19/2019 - 10:16am
From produce to ugly lamps in open class
The Buena Vista County Fair’s open class gives BV Countians of all ages a chance to show their fabulous creations, whether they be baked goods, garden produce, paintings or sewing projects.
You don’t even...
Opinion
07/19/2019 - 9:03am
EDITORIAL
BY ART CULLEN
If we really want to get to the bottom of race relations, perhaps we should look closer at a mayor mired in it. Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind. — an exurb of Chicago whose best days were with the Studebaker assembly...
Obituaries
07/19/2019 - 8:51am
Mary Alice Plagman, the daughter of Peter and Etta (Thomas) Raveling, was born on March 7, 1926 on the family farm in Clay County. She was raised and attended country schools near Peterson. She then went to Peterson High School graduating in 1943....
