Storm Lake and Cherokee slightly grew over the last three years while their surrounding exurbs erased that growth during that time, according to a Storm Lake Times Pilot review of recently released …

A Storm Lake man and former basketball standout who committed a string of violent offenses in 2019 and 2020 was pronounced dead in the Newton Correctional Facility on Wednesday morning.  …

Holzhauer Motors and two of its Ford franchisees tabbed Moglia Advisors of Schaumberg, Ill., to “manage and control all activities” of the three dealerships, which filed for bankruptcy …

Brian Oakleaf has resigned as finance manager for the City of Storm Lake.  City Manager Keri Navratil told the Storm Lake Times Pilot the finance manager of eight years resigned Aug. 12, …

A jury will be empaneled in October to hear the State of Iowa’s case that a convicted transgender sex offender should be committed to the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders.  …

The City of Storm Lake is considering forming an economic development corporation to acquire land.  The city aims to form such a group by 2029, according to a mid-year progress report City …

Holzhauer Motors has filed for bankruptcy.  Holzhauer and two of its Ford franchisees in Storm Lake and Cherokee filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in …

A judge approved a Storm Lake bank’s request to seize Holzhauer Motors’ inventory.  Judge Michael Schilling approved Citizens First National Bank’s request to seize all of …

Two more lawsuits have been filed against Holzhauer Motors and its partners, alleging the franchise defaulted on another $9 million in loans.  Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake …

A hearing is scheduled for next Thursday on a Storm Lake bank’s request to seize Holzhauer Motors’ inventory.  Judge Michael Schilling scheduled a videoconference hearing in …

Buena Vista County claims the City of Storm Lake didn’t suffer damages from the alleged misappropriation of over $5 million in tax-increment-financing revenues for over a decade. In a …

The hypoxia inside the Gulf of Mexico covered over 6,700 square miles, roughly the size of New Jersey.  Scientists at Louisiana State University and the Louisiana Universities Marine …

Ford Motor Credit Company and banks based in Primghar and Marcus have requested intervention in lawsuits brought by a Storm Lake bank against Holzhauer Motors, which allege the franchise’s …

Dan Winchell claims Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake is unjustly targeting Holzhauer Motors through a pair of lawsuits that aim to take possession of the dealership’s inventory and …

Storm Lake Finance Manager Brian Oakleaf is “taking time off” from his job at city hall for a period city administration declined to specify.  City Manager Keri Navratil …

Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake filed a second lawsuit against Holzhauer Motors of Cherokee, claiming the dealership allegedly misappropriated $3.4 million in vehicle sale proceeds that …

Historic flooding and increased manganese concentrations prompted the City of Linn Grove to expedite its transition to Iowa Lakes Regional Water.  Linn Grove councilman Denny Graesing said …

A judge allowed the City of Storm Lake’s lawsuit over Buena Vista County’s alleged misappropriation of over $5 million in tax-increment financing revenues to proceed, but limited its …

Michael Masters claims he’s innocent of a slate of theft charges stemming from an alleged series of thefts from the Storm Lake Tyson Pork Plant.  Masters claims he was given …

The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors is mulling a bridge over 230th Avenue above the Lower Gar outlet, releasing the Iowa Great Lakes’ excess waters more freely into Milford Creek.  …