Culture Day at Storm Lake High School featured food from around the world, dance, poetry and a fashion show. The Friday evening event was sponsored by the SLHS International Club and under the …

St. Mary’s High School students celebrated their annual spring prom Saturday night. The theme was Pair o’Dice Paradise. The Junior Class planned and hosted the event, which began with Mass in St. …

Storm Lake Public Library’s Pokemon club bid farewell Saturday to Alex Stansberry, library desk clerk and leader of the club. The club attracts anywhere from 10-70 participants at meetings, many …

Iowa State University Extension of Buena Vista County and Buena Vista County Conservation invite area residents to join them for a birdhouse or beehouse making workshop on April 25 at 1 a.m. at the …

When SERPACI held its monthly meeting at True Green, Storm Lake’s new John Deere antique tractor supply/museum last Thursday, they heard a riveting story. True Green owner Terry Argotsinger …

A 60th wedding anniversary celebration will be held for Ed and Sandy Schmitt on Sunday, April 26 from 1-4 p.m. at the City Park Shelter house in Early. If you can’t make it and would like to send a …

Storm Lake High School graduate Harrison Price is part of a group of University of Iowa students traveling to Africa to build a footbridge. In his second year at U of I, Price is pursuing a …

The Fonda Ambulance Fundraiser Dinner will be held on Saturday, April 18 from 5-7 p.m. at Fonda Fire and EMS station. Menu includes: pork loin, cheesy potatoes, green beans, ice cream and a …

The Storm Lake citywide garage sale has been scheduled for May 29 and 30. Gather your goodies and get ready for a weekend of shopping and selling. Advertising information will be forthcoming in the …

Times Pilot writer Amanda Eike has in-depth insights about autism. In 2024 she was diagnosed with with “low support needs” autism, a condition she has lived with her entire life.   …

Iowa State Representative Megan Jones keeps very busy with her family and her position. She recently signed papers to be back on the ballot; she has been a state representative since 2012. …

Storm Lake High School students who have time in their schedule come to Storm Lake elementary to help with lunch and interact with the students. “It's made a big difference for our elementary …

Student entrepreneurs from Buena Vista University are earning significant recognition this spring, reinforcing the strength and rising competitiveness of the university’s School of Business and the …

“Jury of Her Peers” is coming to the Vista 3 theatre for a special one-time screening on April 19 at 3 p.m.   “Jury of Her Peers” is the flagship project of the Des Moines-based …

Suzanne Winterhof of Aurelia has been recognized by Music Teachers National Association as a 50-year member of the organization. Winterhof was honored at the 2026 MTNA National Conference in Chicago, …

The Buena Vista Parkinson’s Support Group will hold   its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 14 at   1:30 p.m. in the library at St Mark Lutheran church. Jim Powers from …

The city of Albert City, Hanover Historical Society, Aurelia Hometown Pride, Galva Economic Development Corporation, Buena Vista County Historical Society in Storm Lake and Varina Hometown Pride are …

Eden Estes of Storm Lake High School earned first-place in the Prepared Speaking competition at Iowa’s Career Development Conference   last Thursday in Des Moines. The Prepared Speaking …

Cora Whitmore has ventured into the as-yet-untested market in Storm Lake – selling pet shrimp. Her little side business Cora’s Aquatics is doing quite well on a shelf in her mother Ruth’s …

Prom season kicks off this weekend with proms planned at Storm Lake St. Mary’s and Newell-Fonda Saturday, April 11. Proms take place at Alta-Aurelia and Sioux Central April 18 and at Storm …