The numbers are in: Ag conservation pays off
Last year we visited Zack Smith’s Winnebago County farm to learn about innovation in conservation agriculture, and we thought it a good time to check back in and see how...
Notes of progress
Our rate of soil loss in the Des Moines Lobe of Iowa, from Storm Lake to Clear Lake, is up to 1,000 times greater than before European settlers arrived to...
Tracing the origins of Christmas music
Christmas music has returned for the season, and we will hear it for the next three weeks or so wherever we go and wherever we listen. I knew the background...
Editorial: We need an audit
Storm Lake Finance Director Brian Oakleaf tried to reassure the city council this week that everything will work out eventually over Buena Vista County’s apparent miscalculation of valuations in tax...
Michelle Obama’s light shines
It turns out that First Ladies have problems just like the rest of us. How you cope with them is what matters. That’s what we learned from Michelle Obama, whom...
Lonnie Gaffey
Elano Jane Gaffey, 88, of Alta died Dec. 7, 2022 at her home in Alta. Memorial services will be held Saturday, Jan. 21, at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church...
Sally Caboth
Funeral services for Sally Caboth, 88, of Alta, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Alta, with Pastor Christopher Harrison...
Donald Kluver
Donald D. Kluver, 86, of Storm Lake passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, at Fonda Specialty Care. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday,...
Paul Jimmerson
Paul R. Jimmerson of McAlester, Okla. (Storm Lake class of 1969), was at home surrounded by his loved ones, when he lost his battle with leukemia on Nov. 12, 2022....
Marvin Otto
Marvin Dale Otto, 87, of Fergus Falls, passed away Dec. 2, 2022, at Twin Town Villa Assisted Living in Breckenridge, Minn., surrounded by family. Marv was born Aug. 4, 1935...