Senior Spotlight Thank you for Sandy Mouw’s “Senior Spotlight.” It’s fun learning about our graduating seniors. Her column really makes me look forward to graduation this year. I love …
Iowans were united this week talking about two topics: Caitlin Clark and the Iowa women’s basketball team, and the stratospheric increase in real estate tax valuations that just arrived in our …
The Iowa Legislature and Governor Kim Reynolds cannot seem to make up their minds whether they support parental rights or are against Mom and Dad being the decision-makers when it comes to their …
Gene Jackson hated to part with his 10-year-old mule Jackie. He had to put his best saddle on her for show at Valley Livestock Auction near Monte Verde, Colo. The 19-year-old cattleman can’t …
Gov. Kim Reynolds is paying a price for shoving a far-right agenda down the throats of an essentially moderate Iowa. The Des Moines Register-Mediacom Iowa Poll recently reported that the governor’s …
Three cheers for the Iowa Hawkeye women led by Caitlin Clark and Lisa Bluder. They staged a brilliant upset of South Carolina and lost to Louisiana State in the national basketball championship game. …
A long chapter of our state’s history will close with Iowa Wesleyan University in May, with its last graduation exercise. The Mount Pleasant college of about 800 enrollment has a rich story that …
April 1, marks a year since The Storm Lake Times bought our long-time rival Pilot-Tribune and created the Storm Lake Times Pilot. We’re running on all eight cylinders now, but it took a few …
Kudos to Art Not often does something make me happy and sad as what you wrote about peeing. It was written in a style you are a master of and which I call “Iowa Speak.” Happy from the …
Quantum computing is an intangible phenomenon that often elicits images of supercomputers and spaceships. However, the world of quantum is vast, and its potential is unlimited, particularly for our …
Nearly drowned out in all the farm group cheering that U.S. ag exports hit a record high $196 billion last year was the inarguable fact that U.S. ag imports also hit a record-high, $199 billion, or …
There are a lot of things we don’t understand, obviously, such as: how did tax increment financing funds get “misappropriated” over the years and not go to the City of Storm Lake as intended? …
As you read this I should be sitting on the beach interviewing Southern California surfers. I’ve only seen them in the Beach Party movies. I will try to look the part in bib overalls. I had …
On a late summer afternoon in Bloomfield 40 years ago, the people of Iowa learned about an unofficial government principle we have seen repeated in recent weeks. Although this has played out in …
It’s prudent for Buena Vista County to step away from talks with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources over operating the state-owned Storm Lake Marina on the west side of the lake. County …
It’s been almost a year since the Times Pilot bought our electric van, and we receive a lot of questions about it. Here’s a progress report. It replaced two worn-out vehicles — a van and a …
What separates average-to-good Iowa towns from thriving ones, former Gov. Terry Branstad often said, is the presence of locally owned banks and a dedicated community newspaper. Community …
Most of us sleep well knowing that our deposits are safe and sound in an Iowa bank. Storm Lake is fortunate to have three locally owned banks whose owners you can personally speak with. The …
Review the accounting I’m writing to reply to Art Cullen’s editorial on raising taxes published on March 8. Urge any and all concerned citizens of Storm Lake and BV County to request our …
The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors may call for a special election to fill out the remainder of Supervisor Don Altena’s term, or it may appoint a replacement. Altena, a Storm Lake …