The Storm Lake City Council finalized $6.4 million in contracts with King Construction of Wall Lake to replace and build a new aquifer well and two wastewater lift stations.  The …

A final autopsy reported that a Breda woman found deceased inside her car in Sac County’s North Raccoon River in July experienced acute intoxication and died by drowning.  On Tuesday, …

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors approved the lowest of six bids for a repaving project around Platinum Crush campus east of Alta, the first of two phases. The board on Tuesday …

Caring Paws Rescue, a Storm Lake organization devoted to establishing an animal shelter in town, has received a $400,000 donation from the late Tom and Joanne Samsel of Lakeside to put towards …

Several members of the Storm Lake City Council have requested to revisit city policy for soliciting and approving noise variances for loud or late-night events.  Councilperson Kevin …

Two Schaller residents were arrested last weekend for allegedly maintaining a marijuana grow operation in their basement.  Deputies with the Sac County Sheriff executed a search warrant at …

The City of Storm Lake is applying for a grant with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to secure funding for a new public restroom and replacement dock at the Sunrise Park boat ramp.  …

Rembrandt Enterprises is appealing a federal jury’s verdict that Tecno Poultry Equipment was not at fault for negligent supervision in the collapse of a caging system that in February 2020 …

Six miles of county highway C49 east of Hwy. 71 will be repaved next year.  The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors approved plans to bid the repaving project with the Iowa Department …

A committee looking to improve signage for downtown businesses has garnered 17 members.  In the next couple weeks, they’ll start meeting to review policies and regulations for signs …

The Storm Lake City Council on Monday approved $6.4 million in contracts with two bidders to replace and construct a new aquifer well and two wastewater lift stations.  The city agreed to …

Construction of another hoghouse south of Albert City is expected to begin this fall.  The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors approved master matrix plans for the new confined animal …

Two individuals allegedly involved in a violent riot earlier this month face additional felony burglary and willful injury charges.  Detectives with the Storm Lake police issued additional …

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors agreed to bid a fraction of the proposed four-mile road resurfacing project for 600th Street, 70th and 80th Avenues around the Platinum Crush plant campus …

Iowa’s highest court ruled last Friday to prohibit abortions after six weeks.  In a 4-3 decision, the Iowa Supreme Court permitted a six-week abortion ban to take effect, adding to a …

“We’ve had a couple complaints regarding pigeons in town,” Scott Oleson, building and code compliance director, told the Storm Lake City Council Monday. Oleson hopes that adding a …

The Storm Lake City Council approved an agreement with Lake Animal Hospital, ensuring the city will pay sheltering and associated costs for five days after a stray arrives.  The agreement …

Following an energetic public forum, the Storm Lake City Council is set to have a work session July 1 to discuss the potential codification of a Trap-Neuter-Return program that aims to curtail the …