With the presidential election less than two weeks away, confusion, frustration and uncertainty are swelling among voters. Not only about which candidate will come out victorious, but if their win …

Storm Lake, as part of Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation (Corridor), will be featured in the upcoming “My Town” documentary-style series. The regional premiere of the …

Here’s an interesting side hustle. Two years ago Juan Padilla of Storm Lake bought a deluxe robot costume and DJ equipment, and he hires out for dances, parties, weddings and …

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors agreed to negotiate the completion of a land abstract for Storm Lake Marina before moving forward with a formal agreement to transfer the property to the county.  Greg Johnson, director of the county conservation board, is aiming to …

Storm Lake, including Little Storm Lake, remains below crest level with water temperatures in the low 50s. Anglers targeting largemouth bass are finding slow action; the marina is currently the best …

A Holstein man died and his two elementary-aged daughters were injured in a crash in Ida County Wednesday evening.  Josh Fowler, 29, was pronounced deceased at the scene of the collision …

Cherokee Locker is opening a retail outlet in Storm Lake at 111 Sale Barn Rd. Ste 1, right next to Verizon. The business will offer products sold at the Cherokee location, explains Cherokee …

Buena Vista University and Iowa Central Community College joined a consortium of community college and private schools that aim to streamline the transfer process. A joint statement by the …

The Kwik Star convenience store complex on East Lakeshore Drive in Storm Lake is developing as seen in these two drone shots by Dan Siefer, one from the east and the other from the southeast.

An Alta woman was arrested and charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors for allegedly possessing methamphetamine while in a car with a minor and at the Buena Vista County Jail.  …

Early voting has been brisk, says Darla Ahrendsen, Buena Vista County Election Deputy at the BV County Auditor’s Office. The combination of absentee mail-ins and absentee voting in-person …

Iowa saw “meager” to no rainfall this week, causing pasture conditions and soil moisture to continue to slip as the state nears record low monthly levels of precipitation and harvest …

Tiffany Marlene will take over as chief executive officer of Imagine the Possibilities starting Jan. 1, 2025. According to a release from the Maquoketa company, Marlene will assume the position …

  The first application cutoff for Iowa farmers and other private landowners to apply for conservation practices in fiscal year 2025 through USDA – Natural Resources Conservation …

A man wanted for murder in Texas was detained in Pomeroy on Sunday after over two years on the run.  The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office arrested Kyle Coolack, 39, the morning of Oct. …

Farmers upstream of the Des Moines region are eligible for cover crop incentives as part of state legislation to improve water quality in central Iowa.  The expanded incentive program, which Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Monday, is the“first of several” conservation initiatives in the Greater Des Moines Watershed Program rolling out over the […]

Zach Lahn, a businessman and farmer, won the Republican nomination for Iowa governor Tuesday with U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra and the three other GOP hopefuls conceding the race. Auditor Rob Sand, the only candidate to appear on the Democratic primary ballot, quickly secured his spot Tuesday as his party’s nominee to become Iowa governor in […]

Three quarters of Midwestern homeowners are concerned about rising home insurance premiums and 86% of homeowners surveyed in a poll released Thursday by Climate Power and the Insurance Fairness Project say elected officials should do more to reduce the cost.  The poll surveyed Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas homeowners and found they largely supported policy solutions […]

Wildfires have reversed years of progress toward mitigating ozone pollution, worsening air quality and causing premature deaths, University of Iowa researchers have found. Eleven “uncontained large” wildfires were burning simultaneously across the United States as of June 12, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Halfway through 2026, more than 32,000 wildfires have swept across […]