Proposed bill could remove exemptions for institutions

The U.S. is approaching the three year mark since the resurgence of avian influenza and the pleas for increased research are only growing louder. Since 2022, the H5N1 strain of avian influenza …

MidAmerican Energy has reported over 13,000 customers in Northwest Iowa have lost power this morning likely as a result of the spring snow storm. As of noon on Wednesday, MidAmerican reported …

A case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a commercial pullet flock in Buena Vista County, according to a Friday press release from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and …

For the second consecutive month, Iowa experienced below average precipitation and varying snowfall during February. According to the last water summary update released last Thursday by the Iowa …

Assessors office restructuring operations in wake of retention issues.

The Storm Lake Marina will soon have an on-site bait shop following the approval of the project by the Buena Vista County Conservation Board. On Tuesday, Conservation Director Greg Johnson …

The Storm Lake Community School District is looking to propose a roughly 4.5% increase in property tax rates for the upcoming 2025-26 school year. During a special board meeting last Wednesday, …

President Donald Trump formally instituted the 25% tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico Tuesday morning, a realized threat the president delayed for a month after the neighboring countries …

A jury trial for a Cherokee man charged with first-degree murder of his four-month-old child back in December will be moved out of Cherokee County. In a court order signed by Third Judicial …

"A terrible injustice."

Agencies suffering staffing, funding shortages.

Iowa Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley along with U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Hull, led fellow congress members in authoring letters to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, providing a …

Tensions flared Saturday afternoon at Storm Lake’s first legislative forum of 2025 when Sen. Lynn Evans, R-Aurelia, and Rep. Megan Jones, R-Sioux Rapids, were pressed to address property taxes, …

Renovations and construction at the Sioux Central School District, including a new auditorium and band and choir spaces, are slated to begin in April. Last Thursday Sioux Central Superintendent …

Avian influenza continues to infect wild birds and poultry farms, with infections of mammals and humans prompting concern that the virus will only continue to spread.

Hinners argued that his rights were “violated” because the district court allegedly failed to address his defense claiming that he was intoxicated at the time of the incident.

$2 million gift to centralize BVU business programs. New space reflects president’s growth goals.

The Alta-Aurelia School district has hired former Alta High School teacher Sherri Anderson to serve as the Alta Elementary principal for the 2025-26 school year. During Monday night’s …

The Alta-Aurelia school board plans to secure a contractor for the district’s new athletic facility with a bidding date set for the end of the month.  In Tuesday’s meeting, the …