The highly anticipated Kwik Star gas station and convenience store on East Lakeshore Drive will open on Dec. 12 after fewer than six months of construction.  Store Leader Heather Silvers said she still plans to hire …

Alex Stansberry has loved Pokemon for over a decade. After founding the Pokemon Club this year, the 20-year-old Storm Lake Public Library clerk and youth program coordinator can now share their love …

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors agreed to negotiate the completion of a land abstract for Storm Lake Marina before moving forward with a formal agreement to transfer the property to the county.  Greg Johnson, director of the county conservation board, is aiming to …

A Holstein man died and his two elementary-aged daughters were injured in a crash in Ida County Wednesday evening.  Josh Fowler, 29, was pronounced deceased at the scene of the collision …

A man wanted for murder in Texas was detained in Pomeroy on Sunday after over two years on the run.  The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office arrested Kyle Coolack, 39, the morning of Oct. …