Witter Gallery hosted Puppet Camp last week. Not only did the kids create animal puppets, they made “robo puppets” and sock puppets. Anywhere from 3-11 participants attended each day. TIMES PILOT …

Former Storm Laker Lee Thorson has returned to the director’s chair to serve as music director for Cherokee Community Theater’s production of “The Sound of Music,” which hits the stage this …

Many remember this building as the old Maple Valley Hardware Store. Mary Schulenberg of Aurelia, who owns New Reflections salon next door,  bought the giant antique in 2022. By March 2023 …

University of Iowa  Tyler Dvergsten, John Heitman, Gabriel Lesemann, Christina Mai, Guadalupe Morales Aguilar, Samuel Peters, Arely Ramirez, Alondra Rangel, Christian Roque, Sofia Santos …

Pearl House offers unique stay in Aurelia If you or someone you know is looking for a unique place to stay in Cherokee County, consider Aurelia’s Pearl House. Pearl House is owned and …

A CDE is a Career Development Event, meaning that it helps students develop the ability to think critically, communicate effectively, and perform in a competitive environment. Iowa FFA Career …

    A little rain wasn’t going to slow down the   Albert City 125th celebrations last weekend. TIMES PILOT PHOTOS By Megan Molseed. 

Salamanders Friday, June 21, at 12 p.m. will be the third Naturalist Lunchbox program of the year. The topic for this week is salamanders. The naturalist will discuss the different species of …

As of September 2022, Storm Lake became the new home of Janice Mickelson from the United Kingdom. “I was born in Gibraltar and lived there two years; my father was in the British military,” …

Auditions for BVCT’s Next Generation Theatre production of “Finding Nemo Jr.” will be held at Roxy Theater on Sunday, July 7, at 4 p.m. and Monday, July 8, at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Teens and youth …

Kara Kaufman of Fonda has earned a position on the Iowa National Junior High Rodeo team and will travel with fellow teammates to Des Moines June 23-29 to compete at the 19th annual National Junior …

The earliest known use of the word future was in 1374 in the writing of poet Geoffrey Chaucer to convey “a time yet to be.” Today, might we think of the future more as a destination? If so, …

Buena Vista University congratulates more than 400 students who graduated in Spring 2024. Local students who graduated include: Matthew Brostad, master of arts in organizational leadership; Sophia …

Buena Vista County Conservation and ISU Extension and Outreach will offer Iowa Native Species Programs this Summer Join Katie the Buena Vista County Naturalist on June 27 at 1 p.m. for a program …

Last spring, our own Jamie Knapp was hard at work covering the High School Girls State Basketball Tournament at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, when the Newell-Fonda Mustangs went up against …

Helen Wobbema of Storm Lake and Wyatt Wobbema, Minnetonka, Minn., each received a $1,000 Scholarship Fund Grant from Beta Sigma Phi. The scholarships are from the Dorothy and Walter W. Ross …

The Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Auxiliary will hold a grab and go Nutman Sale on Thursday, June 27 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday, June 28 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Kallmer Education …

The annual Buena Vista County Conservation Fishing Derby was held on Saturday, June 8. Thank you to all who came out to enjoy the day at Gabrielson Park. Fourteen youth anglers competed in the derby. …

Thanks to Larry Fritz for these interesting shots he took from an airplane in May. The Cobblestone looks gigantic. The refurbished island seems barren. The Platinum Crush soybean …

Seniors 4.0:   Gabriel Chance, Abigail Else, Jayley Endrulat, Kinzie Hagen, Tess Pacza, Tatum Shepherd, Morgan Wright. 3.99-3.5:   Adrian Altena, Luke Brinkman, Ivy Crum, Shae …