Workers on the new Kwik Star convenience store going up across from King’s Pointe are busy as beavers, racing to complete it in time for a projected opening date of late November. It is …

When I got into my car Monday afternoon, its thermometer read an even 100 degrees with a “comfort index” of 107 degrees. That wasn’t the official temperature, but the car was …

When the Cullen family went to Sunday Mass at St. Mary’s Church, we always sat in the same area — the south wing. That was the only vantage point to see the Corporal Works of Mercy, …

You think you have disappointments. A couple of months I dug into our back yard three Big Boy tomato plants that promised tasty fist-sized red tomatoes destined to sit inside BLTs about now. …

Baby Boomers from across Northwest Iowa, including a bunch from Storm Lake and Alta, gathered Sunday night at the historic Roof Garden ballroom in Arnolds Park to listen to jaunty rock and roll with …

I’m not a big Olympics fan, but I find myself watching bits and pieces of the games because I guess I feel obligated. I’m a traditionalist when it comes to Olympic sports. I have …

This week’s nomination of Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States brings to mind her visit to Storm Lake and the Times Pilot office almost exactly five years …

When I was a young man in Storm Lake 60 years ago, the city’s summer street improvement projects resurfaced 12 to 20 blocks every year with asphalt, and streets that were really in need were …

A driver stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake, jumped a curb and crashed into the front doors of the Storm Lake Post Office about 10:50 a.m. Thursday. No injuries were reported, but …

As we endure the heat of a contentious presidential campaign this summer, a serene portrait of President John F. Kennedy gazes over the newsroom of the Storm Lake Times Pilot, a reminder of simpler …

A shoutout to all the volunteers who helped put on the Star Spangled Spectacular Wednesday and Thursday. We’ve been enjoying it for decades from our vantage point at the corner of Cayuga …

It was all hands on deck this week as the staffs of the Times Pilot and our sister publication, the Chronicle Times in Cherokee, worked to cover one of the biggest news events in our area’s …

Buena Vista is one of 21 counties in the state where Gov. Kim Reynolds declared a disaster area.

My column last week on electric mowers generated some interest. People have a lot of questions about how practical these new electrical devices are that are transforming our daily lives. Especially …

I joined the growing ranks of homeowners this spring who switched from gas to electric lawnmowers. So far, so good. It all started back in April after the first time I mowed the lawn with my old …

This is shaping up to be one of the most chaotic summers in history for tornadoes in Iowa. A normal summer sees about 200 tornadoes across middle America. Forecasters fear there may be double that …

I watched the annual Memorial Day ceremony from our nation’s capital Sunday night on PBS, which highlighted the sacrifices men and women have made to secure our freedom and preserve democracy. …

Cutbacks in state funding are forcing social service agencies to reduce their services to the people of Iowa, including Buena Vista County. Area Education Agencies, including our Prairie Lakes AEA, …

The Storm Lake Times Pilot receives hundreds of letters each year from our readers, most of which we publish as Letters to the Editor because they discuss topics of public interest. But we also …

TV commentators have been yammering lately about inflation and interest rates as if they’ve never been higher. They missed the 1980s. I was working at the newspaper in Algona during that era of …