Megan Jones: ‘Just because a bill is introduced in the House doesn’t mean that it’s mine’

A sheriff’s sale for the defunct Cherokee Holzhauer Ford on North Second Street is scheduled for 10 a.m. April 23 at the Cherokee County Law Enforcement Center.  Sheriff Derek Scott …

A case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a commercial pullet flock in Buena Vista County, according to a Friday press release from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and …

Two wells down Two City of Storm Lake water wells have unexpectedly gone out of service, as of Monday, March 17. Repairs will be made as soon as necessary parts arrive. In the meantime, all …

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center invites the community to a Colorectal Cancer Lunch & Learn featuring Dr. John Armstrong, BVRMC General Surgeon, on Thursday, March 20, from noon to 1 p.m. in …

A Legislative Forum event will be held Saturday, March 15, 10 a.m. at King's Pointe Resort in Storm Lake. This is the second of three forums scheduled for the 2025 Iowa Legislature session. The …

Storm Lake is about to get a whole lot groovier this summer!

After cold weather swept through the area, a major warm-up has finally brought spring-like temperatures to the area and the ice-out has finally hit. With that, anglers are seeing that most area …

For the second consecutive month, Iowa experienced below average precipitation and varying snowfall during February. According to the last water summary update released last Thursday by the Iowa …

Assessors office restructuring operations in wake of retention issues.

A Cherokee County jury will be forced to grapple with who should be held responsible for Chuck Peters’ farm and cattle herd’s dramatic contraction. An eight person jury was …

Storm Lake St. Mary’s Ball & Auction raises $277,600.

SLPD, BV Sheriff have conflicting animal control policies.

The Storm Lake Marina will soon have an on-site bait shop following the approval of the project by the Buena Vista County Conservation Board. On Tuesday, Conservation Director Greg Johnson …

The Storm Lake Community School District is looking to propose a roughly 4.5% increase in property tax rates for the upcoming 2025-26 school year. During a special board meeting last Wednesday, …

The sunken car was pulled up from the lake Wednesday afternoon.

Cleghorn farmer claims bank mismanaged $10 million farm, cattle herd; Bank: market conditions, growing debt forced liquidation.

Last Sunday, March 9, is going down in history as Ice Out, the day when the lake opens to the point where it would be possible to pilot a boat from one shore to the opposite at the widest point. Last …

The remains of a Cherokee man were found in a field a mile east of Cherokee on Sunday.  Cherokee County Sheriff Derek Scott reported the remains of Joseph Kosiba were found a mile east of …

Sunday afternoon’s sendoff for the Storm Lake High School boy’s basketball team was a spirited affair with lots of cheering, speeches and well wishes for the team, competing in state …