The Maschhoffs Impact awarded $1,000 to the Storm Lake High School Ag Department and $2,500 to Tornado Alley for the purchase of food and snacks.

Relatively new as a harvest option are grain bags, the long white plastic bags used to store grain right in the field. Will Jones, who farms north of Sioux Rapids, decided this was the year to …

St. John Lutheran Church, 402 Lake Ave., Storm Lake, will host its annual Pancake Supper on Sunday, Nov. 16 from 5-7 p.m. in their handicapped accessible basement.  Included with the …

Nearly 200 Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc. team members came together for a comprehensive All-Staff In-service event recently, focused on organization wide collaboration and reaffirming the …

Planning for the future can be overwhelming, but it’s one of the most important steps a family can take. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host an Estate and Succession Planning …

“A Small Town with Big Stories” begins Sunday, Nov. 2, at 1:30 p.m., with continuing programs on old Sioux Rapids on Nov. 9 and Nov. 16. Each program will cover different subjects. …

The Alta Hometown Pride Committee cordially invites residents, business owners, employees, students, and all other stakeholders of Alta to participate in a newly launched survey. The insights …

The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation (Corridor) is excited to announce the nomination period for the 15th Annual Business Recognition Luncheon to be held in January 2026. This ceremony …

Storm Lake St. Mary’s sixth grade class traveled to Spirit Lake to view glacial land formations on Oct. 24. This trip was an introduction to a soil and conservation unit led by Colleen Schwanz …

Candy went flying off the shelves last week in preparation for Storm Lake’s annual Chills and Thrills event. Hundreds of area kids and their families flocked to Lake Avenue, amassing …

Thank you to Cindy Hoffard for sending this photo of a praying mantis crawling across her deck.

October is Pork Month so we are featuring the 2025 Buena Vista County Pork Producers Youth Team - Pork Queen Karina Bloom, Pork Ambassador Mason Hoberman, Miss Pigtails Amelia McCarthy and Miss …

Nine cooks selected for Witter’s chili cook-off Nine local chef contestants are vying for the People’s Choice Golden Bowl Award at the Witter …

Camila, daughter of Adilene Soto and Ivan Velazquez, handed out candy from beneath fashionable sunglasses and...

The location of Storm Lake on the north side of a 3,000+ acre lake, its good sized lakeside parks and rail connection to larger cities, made it a popular summer meeting place in early days. On Aug. …

UnityPoint Clinic Family Medicine – Buena Vista is pleased to announce the addition of Charles Flickinger, DNP. With a focus of family medicine, Charlie enjoys caring for patients of all ages …

Shelley Glienke of Alta never fails to submit a weird vegetable to the Times Pilot. Bring in your weird potatoes, three-footed carrots and other oddities, or email to dcullen@stormlake.com.

“Daredevils,” a film series, will take place three upcoming Thursdays at Storm Lake Public Library.   This series consists of three films that tell stories of audacious daredevils …

The Community Education Walking Program is set to begin on Monday, Nov. 3. With the weather changing and colder weather moving in, area walkers can move indoors. Community Education will …