A group of over 30 people – some local, some from elsewhere in Iowa – listened carefully to a presentation by Tate Carlson on his parents’ farm south of Storm Lake Aug. 29. …

Each Heritage and Century Farm Award represents a dedicated Iowa farm family with a story and a history. Such is the case with the King farm north of Schaller, a Heritage Farm, established in …

The latest Witter Gallery class is being called “paw-tastic.” The Paint Your Pet Portrait” class was held   last Saturday, Sept. 7. Ahead of time, participants emailed a …

Step Up Storm Lake, The City Beautiful’s kid-friendly, walker-friendly Labor Day half marathon, half marathon relay and 5K run/walk, attracted 104 participants. For the first 11 years, …

A little imagination goes a long way when remodeling a room, or a home, or a business. So when Tonya Santos learned that her ice cream shop, The Spot, would have to move from …

Here’s a small town main street business that’s not closing.  Clemmy Ledoux, owner of Century Bar and Bowling Alley in Alta, retires this Saturday, Aug. 31 after 47 years in …

Cured & Co., a “Luxe Grazing Bar,” was started by 2016 Alta-Aurelia graduates and identical twins Bailey Henrichs and Maddy Cole. (Their last name back then was Bartholomew.) …

Seven carvers revved up their chainsaws at Storm Lake’s Wood, Wine & Blues Friday morning and each had an idea what they’d make out of a humble log. But a half hour into the …

It’s Beth Winterhof, satisfying customers at the Storm Lake Farmers’ Market with products from the bees she keeps. It’s her first year at the Storm Lake market, and Beth is …

Times Pilot subscribers are the best when it comes to resurrecting tidbits of local historical interest. According to reader Dennis Naughton, an attorney in Cedar Rapids and a Pocahontas native, …

The back of Family Dentistry, at 118 Main Street in Sioux Rapids, collapsed Wednesday evening. No one was in the building at the time. Sioux Rapids firefighters were called to the alley between …

Buena Vista Community Theater’s “Finding Nemo Jr.” completed a successful run at Roxy Theatre July 27. With the help of lovable characters such as optimistic Dory, laid-back sea …

Going up this week at Witter Gallery is “The Creative Mind of Timothy Walton,” a collection of artwork by Storm Lake native Timothy Walton. Walton graduated from Storm Lake High …

They’re not what you thought. The graceful figures in the recently uncovered murals in the Mermaid Room at the Cobblestone aren’t mermaids. They’re naked women — except for …

Sioux Rapids is still suffering from the effects of the June 22/23 flood, but that didn’t stop the town from celebrating the annual Tall Corn Days over the weekend. The parade was canceled …

Alta Community Library and Warrior PTO have partnered with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to send books to local children under the age of five for the past two years, and this year Alta …

Power Solutions Ride for a Cause brought together 64 riders and additional supporters to raise money for a Storm Lake family and have fun at the same time. The eighth annual ride benefited the …

A global computer system outage affected many Storm Lake businesses Friday morning, then Friday afternoon a traffic accident in the center of town caused a widespread power failure. “It …

Peterson is a town of 400 that straddles the Buena Vista/Clay County line. The terrain becomes ever wilder and more scenic as you approach this settlement on the Little Sioux River. And when you …

An open house at Vision Care Associates new location, 1290 North Lake Ave., drew a tremendous crowd Thursday afternoon. The building, the former Faust Institute, was purchased by Vision Care in …