Storm Lake Early Elementary School STEM Teacher Jacquie Drey has been named the Iowa runner-up for the 2023 Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award. The honor is awarded annually by the …

Three Iowa ag partners are leading a statewide effort to increase the adoption of cover crops, an erosion-prevention and water quality practice, as part of a national program called Farmers for Soil …

A Buena Vista County Judge declared José Tovar   competent to stand trial for the murder of his brother and attempted murder of his parents. Tovar, 35, was ordered to appear in a …

A judge assessed a Linn Grove man over $273,000 for stealing two years worth of crop yields from a farming corporation based out of Des Moines. Buena Vista County District Court Judge Charles …

Amy Halder, K-5 religion teacher at St. Mary’s used Mr. Goodfellow funds to purchase winterwear for St. Mary’s students. At left is Heather Lucht, St. Mary’s administrative assistant who helps …

The Storm Lake City Council’s top priority for next year will focus on economic development, specifically in daycare and housing. City Manager Keri Navratil said daycare and housing were the …

Growth in Northwest Iowa land values softened in 2023 due to increasing interest rates. Buena Vista County farm ground sold for $14,648, a 0.4% decrease. Cherokee County’s farm ground sold for …

Republican presidential candidate Ryan Binkley from Texas and staff members visited Storm Lake Tuesday sharing Binkley’s message: “Restoring Our Faith in God, America, and Each Other.” From …

Two people were killed in a car crash at the intersection of Hwy. 71 and 550th Street. Mayra Lopez-Zavala, of Storm Lake, was traveling at 7:11 a.m. Friday eastbound in her 2019 Chevrolet Trax, …

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors took no action after meeting in a special closed session following the City of Storm Lake’s lawsuit threat stemming from millions of misallocated …

The former head of Pocahontas County Economic Development Commission was named as Storm Lake United’s member and support specialist. The economic development agency said Monday afternoon that …

The City of Storm Lake is expected to file a lawsuit by next Monday against Buena Vista County over millions of misallocated tax-increment financing revenues over a nine-year period. Bill Miller, a …

The City of Alta changed parking rules to allow parking on city streets over the winter months except in cases of a snow emergency. Prior to the new ordinance, parking was prohibited on city …

The Alta-Aurelia School Board will vote next month on whether to continue sharing a facility with the city library. The school board received a request from the library board to have a formal …

Just in time for the holiday season is the lighted cross and star twinkling 125 feet up, atop the tanks that used to store grain on the east edge of Truesdale. Truesdale, population 65, could …

A Storm Lake man was arrested for allegedly riding his bicycle down the train tracks. A Storm Lake Police officer saw Quincy Malakai, 48, riding his bicycle in the middle of the train tracks …

Law enforcement confirmed the last time David Schultz was seen was at 11:15 p.m. Nov. 21 at a truck stop east of Fort Dodge on Hwy. 20.  Schutlz, a 53-year-old Wall Lake truck driver, has …

In a new approach to elementary music performances, Storm Lake has not scheduled any concerts, or informances as they were called, for the 2023-24 school year.     “We have redefined …

A stone monument at the corner of East Fourth Street and Flindt Drive was transported to its new home Monday near the one-room schoolhouse on Buena Vista County Historical Society property, …

Buena Vista and four other counties announced they will partner with the state of Iowa and the Iowa Pork Producers Association to build water conservation practices that claim to accelerate water …