National Night Out is coming up Tuesday, Aug. 4. It’s a great chance to meet neighbors, learn some helpful public safety ideas, and enjoy visits from police, firefighters, ambulance crew and city …

A rising star on the U.S. Midwest mixed martial arts scene, amateur featherweight Yunior Escobar wants to give the Storm Lake community a “second chance at life.” To that end, he’s …

Thank you to Raquel Nelson of Afton Prairie Farm near Aurelia, who shared this photo of the giant milkweed growing on their property. Her son Max is 5’ 7.5” tall for perspective.

Sioux Rapids’ annual Tall Corn Days celebration had a new attraction for fuzzy fashionistas — the pet parade. Friday’s festivities were in full swing with a sweet corn feed, tall corn …

The Sulphur Springs All-School Reunion will be held on Saturday, Aug. 29 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pizza Ranch in Storm Lake. Please note the change of time. All graduates, former teachers, …

Storm Lake United Methodist Church annual School Supply Giveaway will be one day only, Saturday, Aug. 15 from 8:30 to noon at Storm Lake United Methodist Church, 211 E. Third St., Storm Lake. …

Visit the Newell Historical Society’s open house display Saturday, Aug. 8 at the Allee Mansion followed by the cemetery walk, in conjunction with Newell Watermelon Days. The open house, from …

The Storm Lake Community School District offices at 419 Lake Avenue have been vacated, with loads of equipment and office furniture being moved to the annex building at 824 Flindt Dr. Personnel …

The 2026 Star Spangled Spectacular is history, but not without sharing some of the entries in the July 3 Kiddie Parade in Sunset Park.

This week we are featuring two 4-H members who participated in the Pride of Iowa contest at the Buena Vista County Fair. Pride of Iowa is a fun way for 4-Hers to show their cooking skills using …

For the first time ever, the Albert City Threshermen & Collectors Show will be a four-day event. The 55th annual Show takes place August 6-9 and will feature the “Old Power Round-up …

As Mary Steele’s mother Betty lay dying, she revealed a secret ‘she had harbored her entire life. “Please find the child I gave up before I met your father, she said. I gave him up for …

Dick and Marvel Seger will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Aug. 10. Help surprise them with a card to 1510 E. Business Hwy. 83, Lot F-11, Mission, TX 78572. If you are able, please …

The St. Peter Lutheran Church in Newell will celebrate its 120th year anniversary with a special service on Aug. 30. It will be held at 1 p.m. at the church on 314 S. Clark St. in Newell. Several …

The Lake View Speakers Series is proud to announce its fourth season of speakers. Season 4 begins on Oct. 31 with oceanographer and explorer Dr. David Gallo. For 30 years, he served as Director …

Thanks to the generosity of donors supporting Buena Vista Regional Healthcare Foundation’s AWARE fund, Buena Vista Regional Medical Center will offer Survivorship 101, a new support group designed …

Keep Iowa Beautiful is welcoming the City of Newell to Hometown Pride, a volunteer-driven community development program. Hometown Pride has helped more than 100 communities strengthen local …

Sioux Rapids is rapidly building its reputation as a nice town. A feel good Facebook post last Monday morning by Eric Hanson of KCCI about volunteers bringing food and drink to the nearby road …

The Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Young at Heart annual trip took 36 participants   on a chartered bus ride to Templeton and Elk Horn on July 15. The main attractions of the day …

Last Thursday’s Storm Lake Chamber Coffee took place at The Foundry, Buena Vista University’s Lamberti Center for Rural Entrepreneurship located on Lake Avenue, but moving to the first floor of …