With two weeks until mid-term elections, Lahn confident Iowa will stay red Zach Lahn told Buena Vista County Republicans to pay no heed to polls showing Iowa Republicans lagging behind Democrats …

Lawsuits, liens pile up over derelict school building Earlier this month, Shawn Foutch said the redevelopment of the Cherokee Wilson School into apartments is “dead.”  Foutch told …

Iowa is expected to spend over $1 billion more than it raises in revenues in the current fiscal year, the Revenue Estimating Conference found Friday — but Iowa Department of Management Director …

A large limb broke off a tree, stretching over the sidewalk in front of the South School Apartments on Cayuga Street last Wednesday.

New and expectant mothers gathered at the Storm Lake Elementary School on Saturday for a community discussion on maternal health. The event was hosted by SALUD, in partnership with the Iowa Maternal …

Randy’s Stone and Glass Vintage Furniture is set to open next week at 522 Lake Ave., the space formerly occupied by Wishing Wells and before that, Peach Blossom. Randy Kane of Cherokee has …

Iowa Select Farms and the Deb & Jeff Hansen Foundation has launched a new “Farm to Frontline” initiative, providing $222,000 in support to 65 rural fire departments across Iowa, including …

The public is invited to the official launch of Thrive Iowa Buena Vista County. The event takes place Monday, Oct. 19 at 10 a.m. on the campus of Buena Vista University, 610 W. Fourth St. …

The Hot Pepper Eating Competition is a new event that will kick off Fiesta Latina Oct. 25 from 12:15-1 p.m. at Storm Lake Middle School. Ten participants ages 18 years or older, will each have …

In-person absentee voting opened Wednesday morning in Buena Vista County, giving residents an early chance to participate in the 2026 general election before crowds gather on Nov. 3. “You’d …

The Iowa Trumpeter Swan Restoration Program is a success story that impacts our area today. Started in 1993 by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and concluding in 2022, the swans we see no …

The City of Storm Lake and the Iowa Department of Transportation inked an agreement for the receipt of up to $1 million federal aid swap funds to rebuild Oneida Street from East Third Street to East …

Judging from the smile on her face, Suzanne Winterhof is happiest when she’s playing the organ. And she’s been doing so in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod   for 75 years. Winterhof …

As TIF lawsuit fees balloon, city council mulls property tax hike, cuts in services A judge ruled that the City of Storm Lake’s lawyers charged unreasonably high rates to the taxpayers and …

The City of Holstein is poised to build a new city hall.  The council emerged from a special meeting Sept. 24 with the conclusion that a new city hall “would better serve the community” …

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said Sunday in Iowa that the federal agency is processing “updates” on Iowa’s list of impaired waterways amid a lawsuit …

A statement the DNR issued on Friday afternoon reported the DNR’s Spencer field office received a report of manure in Bear Creek, a tributary to Mill Creek. An open feedlot with an overflowing …

The Iowa Utilities Commission has denied a request from Summit Carbon Solutions, the company seeking to build a carbon sequestration pipeline in Iowa, to consolidate outstanding dockets and schedule …

Weather patterns across Iowa, influenced by an abnormally strong El Nino pattern, will likely impact fall nutrient applications for farmers, according to weather and crop scientists in the …