The annual Storm Lake Rotary Father Daughter Dance attracted hundreds of dads and daughters to the patriotically-decorated Storm Lake Elementary School commons Saturday night.

Head coach Kayli Etherington, assistant coach Hailey Hartman and their team hosted visiting performers from Alta-Aurelia, St. Mary’s and Bright Lights Studio on Friday evening.

More than 1,600 graduates received degrees from Iowa State University this fall. Graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies were held Dec. 20-21 at Hilton Coliseum. Area graduates …

Lillie Hoffman has five goals for her senior year: 1.   Have fun. 2. Finish first in my Class. 3. Complete my associate of arts from Iowa Central Community College. 4. Get my …

Rep. Megan Jones welcomed Dick Gilmore of Sioux Rapids, Eric Ross of Eldora and Charles Gilmore of Sioux Rapids, representing ABATE, to the Iowa House.

Join us to celebrate the 70th wedding anniversary for Vernon and Joanne Weeks. An open house will be held on March 5 from 3-5 p.m. at 1005 Erie St., Storm Lake.

“And fun was had by all,” says Angie Woodford of STARS Youth Mentoring Program of the annual Bingo fundraiser held Saturday night at the Buena Vista University Forum. Around 150 people …

Looking to protect yourself from fraud, identity theft, and scams? Wondering why senior adults are a special target of scammers? Looking for the best way to improve your understanding of how to keep …

Buena Vista University students and faculty attended the Iowa College Media Association conference on Feb. 6 and brought home 25 statewide accolades, including one major award for First Amendment …

The Everly dance sponsored by Dance 4 Fun will be held on Saturday, March 1 at the Hap Kettleson Community Center in Everly. The doors are open at 6:15 p.m., the dance is from 7-10:30 p.m. The band …

The 20th annual St. Paul Lutheran pork chop dinner in Schaller will be held on Sunday, March 2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 402 E. Third St., Schaller. Cost is $15. …

A series of free film showings is planned at the Storm Lake Public Library. The series will be hosted by Beatrice Walker, the library’s resident film enthusiast. Each Saturday a pair of films …

This week we’re featuring another of our young cooks, Mikah Molseed of Fonda, the daughter of Megan, our digital reporter. Mikah, 14, is in eighth grade at Newell-Fonda. The family: Megan, …

This view of Alta shows the Alta-Aurelia baseball field right in the center under the water tower. The field recently won the 2024 True Pitch State Diamond of the Year by the Iowa High School …

Congratulations to the Alta-Aurelia jazz band for placing second at districts in LeMars, securing them a spot at Iowa Jazz Championships! They will compete April 8 in Ames to compete at the state …

“Get your groove on!” was the theme of St. Mary’s Dance Team night Friday, with energetic routines and visiting performers from Buena Vista University and Storm Lake High School. …

Five piano students of Suzanne Winterhof, Aurelia, participated in the pre-college district piano auditions for northwest Iowa held in Storm Lake Feb. 1. Each student played three memorized …

Congratulations to the winners in Storm Lake United’s Sweetheart Sweepstakes. Storm Lake Bucks worth $50:   Jessica Valle of Alta and Victoria Anderson of Storm Lake. Grand prize …

Buena Vista County Conservation Board has partnered up with Buena Vista County ISU Extension to host build your own birdhouse workshops. The workshops will be held Saturday, March 1 at the Buena …

The Buena Vista University Art Gallery and the Visual Arts and Design departments announces the 14th annual Western Iowa Salon Exhibition, which will be on display in the art gallery in the Social …