Storm Lake City Council agreed to pay $2.8 million over the next decade to replace a fire truck engine and ladder by 2029.  The Storm Lake Fire Department needs to replace a 1990 Pierce …

The City of Alta has engaged Alta-Aurelia School District on acquiring the old high school on Main Street.  Mayor Kevin Walsh told the Storm Lake Times Pilot he and two council members met …

A Storm Lake woman was arrested and faces four criminal charges for allegedly striking an Alta woman in a car and driving away with a child passenger. Damicel Quinones Rancano, 38, was taken …

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has scheduled a virtual public meeting to update the public on statewide chronic wasting disease surveillance and management efforts. The meeting is …

Speaker of the Iowa House Pat Grassley announced Representative Megan Jones (R-Sioux Rapids) will serve as the chair of the Iowa House Local Government Committee for the 91st General Assembly.  …

A jury trial has been scheduled for two Storm Lake residents accused of negligence in a motor vehicle collision in July 2022.  Buena Vista County District Court Judge Shayne Mayer scheduled …

A judge allowed Holzhauer Motors’ countersuit against Citizens First National Bank to survive.  Iowa Business Specialty Court Judge Michael Schilling gave a mixed ruling to the Storm …

Kevin McKinney still believes it’s unreasonable to allow Storm Lake residents to keep up to 100 pigeons.  The city councilman objected to the city’s new ordinance regulating the …

The Buena Vista County Attorney’s Office plans to offer monetary bonuses to incentivize more prosecutors to apply for positions at the short-staffed organization.  On Nov. 19, the …

We asked some of Newell-Fonda’s littlest chefs how they would cook their Thanksgiving turkeys or their holiday pumpkin pies. From using pizza crusts for their pies to cooking their birds at …

Anglers looking to catch walleye are having some luck, though the bite remains slow. Fishing from shore at popular spots like the Chautauqua Jetty and Frank Starr Park has yielded some walleye, …

The Hy-Noon Kiwanis Mobile Food Pantry moving to a new location. The pantry, which serves residents on the fourth Wednesday of each month (except in December, when it will be held on the third Wednesday in observance of Christmas), will …

Due to an unforeseen high soil shrinkage rate, rock laying and dirt work around Platinum Crush has slowed and won’t be complete by the end of the year as initially anticipated.  Bret …

The Storm Lake City Council appointed Meg McKeon to serve as the first ever councilperson to vote on the Storm Lake United board.  SLU, the city’s chamber of commerce, recently …

The Storm Lake Fire Department has been awarded a Taylor Family Farms Foundation grant that will assist in purchasing new radios for use by firefighters. The grant is providing $15,000 to the …

The Iowa Department of Education released its 2023-24 school performance ratings on Nov. 12, offering a detailed evaluation of how schools across the state are performing. The system focuses on core …

A judge allowed Holzhauer Motors’ countersuit against Citizens First National Bank to survive.  Iowa Business Specialty Court Judge Michael Schilling gave a mixed ruling to the Storm …

Sioux Central agriculture teacher Melanie Bloom has been recognized as one of Iowa’s top nine Regional Teachers of the Year. She was specifically named the Prairie Lakes Regional Teacher of the …

Santa’s Castle and its board keep evolving with new faces and fresh ideas. And a clever new theme for 2024 is sure to warm hearts: “A Beary Merry Christmas” was announced Friday night at Sunrise Pointe Banquet Hall to supporters who attended the Jingle Mingle fundraiser for …

The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation announced the launch of an entrepreneurial challenge called the Big IDEA that supports innovative development of businesses through empowering …