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 …

The Rosemary Clausen Center for Performing Arts in Holstein kicked off its 2026-’27 Entertainment Series Saturday night with a performance by The Dreamboats. Next in the series is Radio Recall on …

Cherokee Community Theatre presented the   comedy “Southern Hospitality” Friday, Oct. 2; Saturday, Oct. 3; and Sunday, Oct. 4, and will do it again Friday, Oct. 9; Saturday, Oct. 10; and …

The Bridge of Storm Lake is grateful to Variety-the Children's Charity of Iowa for their generous $10,000 grant. They plan to use the funds to help renovate their warehouse area into a recreation, …

Beans are coming out of the field and going into storage on this farm just south of Alta, operated by Jason Glienke. A rush to the field this week was prompted by dry, sunny weather after two weeks …

The Storm Lake Fire Department gave visitors a big jolt and the inspiration to wear a seatbelt as part of an educational activity at its open house Sunday. The Iowa State Patrol’s Seat Belt …

The community came together at Seneca Park on Sunday for Youth Justice Action Month. Youth from Midwest Christian Services, foster care groups, and families from surrounding counties spent the …

Playground equipment is going up at Sunrise Pointe by Kading. The playground was part of early plans of the development. Top: The arrow points to the location of the playground near the intersection …

A district court judge determined a Minnesota man’s constitutional rights were not violated during a stop he claimed was unreasonably prolonged due to racial profiling.  Judge Kristi J. …

Candidates disagreed, but all remained civil at a forum sponsored by SALUD and PFLAG Sept. 30 at Buena Vista University. Topics on the agenda were water quality, immigration, LGBTQ-related issues and …

The Alta City Council approved a liquor license for a new Mexican restaurant — Andale Mex Grill on Oct. 5.  The owners of Andale, current residents of Lake View, showed up to observe the …

Fans surrounded Peterson Field last Saturday for Buena Vista University Homecoming

The City of Storm Lake is negotiating with a new operator for its beleaguered miniature golf course.  The operator of the 18-hole miniature golf course sold to Severson Properties, an …

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors rebuffed a request to install traffic monitoring software that’d assist Sheriff Kory Elston and Engineer Bret Wilkinson.  The supervisors …

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is renovating Spring Lake’s fishery in Cherokee, which was clouded with turbidity and infested with rough fish as a result of the 2024 floods.  Fisheries Biologist …

Project hit with architect lawsuit, saber-rattling with city Shawn Foutch says the redevelopment of the Wilson School in Cherokee is “dead.”  Foutch claims the City of Cherokee …

    It's been a fantastic summer, but like the season, all good things must come to an end. Soon the City of Storm Lake Parks Department will put some of our outdoor facilities into …

The City of Storm Lake’s fourth annual Volunteer Appreciation Reception will be held Thursday, Oct. 15 at King’s Pointe Resort ballroom, 5:30-7 p.m. The informal evening event is organized …

Front row from left: Sandra (Tscherter) Witt, Merri (Kolb) Johnson, Christy (Anderson) Hyndman, Nancy (Galvin) Webb, Connie (Ballantyne) Ludwig, Denise (Gustafson) Fredericksen and Kelly (Peterson) …