If Storm Lake truly intends to develop a recreation area around the dredge spoil site east of the municipal golf course, city officials must approach the Lake Improvement Commission at the earliest …

Storm Lake residents are faced with the prospect of spending $100 million for a new water plant. Our present operation on Abner Bell Road is at capacity, treating five million gallons a day, more …

I’ve been thinking a LOT about Usha Vance. Her husband is the vice-president and he has said a hurtful thing and behaved shamefully in public. I wrote a letter I will never send. Dear Mrs. …

As Iowans headed to the polls this week to elect local school board members, they faced an issue beyond the usual ones of taxes, student achievement, teacher pay, curriculum and enrollment. This …

Kathy and I live in an old house in Jefferson (apparent construction year 1901). It’s the house my parents bought in 1944, and it was my childhood home. My folks sold it about 28 years later …

The ongoing debate over the future of the Storm Lake Marina has dragged on far too long, and it’s time for BV County Conservation officials to face the facts. The public has spoken — …

Since the 1960s, think tanks and advocacy groups have been key influencers of presidential policymaking. For decades, Democrat and Republican presidents have relied on think tanks for research and …

Paradox seems to be the guiding principle of today's food policies. For example, the Trump Administration is arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court that the nation’s longstanding trade …

The following was provided by the Iowa Insurance Division: Every fall, Medicare beneficiaries have an opportunity to review and change their Prescription Drug Plan or Medicare Advantage Plan …

First impression of Keokuk: beautiful and blighted, drained away with the currents of time at the confluence of the Mississippi and Des Moines rivers on Iowa’s southeastern tip. You could …

We had a little fun making Peach the Newshound look like she was getting a facial, and picturing a Newell-Fonda football player in a huge stadium by using an artificial intelligence program. This is …

A Storm Lake native will be honored Nov. 3 by Iowa State University for a gift that endows a newly created dean’s position in his name. The estate of the late Gary Swenson is funding the …

On her Substack, a friend recently wrote about Halloween back in the day. The photos of children in her hometown of Victor, Iowa, with their homemade costumes, brought me such joy. It was such a …

Not surprisingly these days, free speech on college campuses is back in the headlines. That makes it worthwhile to highlight the seven-page policy the Iowa Board of Regents wrote to proclaim how …

Agriculture is at the heart of our community, and lowa Central is preparing the next generation of leaders in this vital field. The bond renewal includes a new Center for Ag-Science, offering …

Earlier this year, the Congressional Research Service, the Senate and House’s self-described “exclusive” research and analysis group, “estimated 680,000 farmworkers are …

It sure smells like Gov. Kim Reynolds is cooking up something behind closed doors that will gut local government to make up for her bad fiscal decisions. The governor reportedly warned local …

Mayor Mike Porsch is wise to remind City Manager Kari Navratil that Storm Lake citizens need a complete understanding of our water demand and capacity as we approach some $100 million in system …

While the city wrestles with its water challenges, we had our own problems at our honeymoon cottage on Cayuga Street. After noticing a small wet spot in our front yard, we called Trent Werner of …

The president wants to build an arch. It will be golden, but no, it’s not McDonald’s arches, but wouldn't that be more appropriate? I. I know something about arches. Which is …