House File 2674 passed the floor unanimously last week and would create the Iowa Rural Development Tax Credit Program. Tax credits would be awarded by the Iowa Economic Development Authority for …

As we said earlier, the documentary movie “Storm Lake” was scheduled to screen in Odesa, Ukraine, last month as part of an effort by the State Department to help inform struggling young …

The Storm Lake Times Pilot ran a story on March 22 with a “Fifty Years Ago” picture of the Jaycees presenting raincoats to the safety patrol members in 1974.  It turns out two of the …

It’s been two years ago this week that The Storm Lake Times bought out the competing Pilot-Tribune and combined them into the publication you’re reading today. It also marked the end of sometimes …

City officials in Davenport have managed to accomplish the impossible this year: They have brought Republicans and Democrats in the Legislature together to agree on something. The two parties …

Clowns to the left of me Jokers to the right Here I am Stuck in the middle with you. These are lyrics from the song “Stuck in the Middle With You,” co-written by Garry …

Back when conservatives were conservative, local and state government were not playing the economic development game per se. The Storm Lake Chamber of Commerce and Storm Lake Area Development …

On Monday, March 25, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued a press release in which Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the announcement made by the United …

The death of the East Nishnabotna River in Southwest Iowa, first by a massive fertilizer leakage and then by a fuel spill, recently caught the public notice. More than 750,000 fish, including many …

What rights do Palestinians possess? Are they citizens of any nation? The answers to those questions are murky at best, particularly right now with war raging in Gaza. Technically, under …

The Storm Lake Stars Mentoring Program is deeply grateful for your support of our program which serves the students in the SLCSD. We would like to thank the following for their donations to our …

Even when Speaker of the House Mike Johnson finds enough baling wire to lash together the votes needed to pass the split, almost six months late 2023 federal budget, it’s little more than a signal …

We’re proud that the State Department is showing the documentary film “Storm Lake” around the world in young democracies. The film was scheduled to screen in Odesa, Ukraine, last month and we …

I spent 20 days of Lent sitting in a heap of ashes reviewing my shortcomings again, wondering if death would beckon me from deep in my bottom. This has never been my favorite season, and the …

America just can’t seem to get enough of Caitlin Clark and the University of Iowa women’s basketball team. Last Saturday’s opening round game between the Hawkeyes and Holy Cross was the …

Iowans expect their legislators to protect the health and safety of citizens.       Then, why was a bill to shield chemical companies from lawsuits involving harm to users even …

No problem is so big that we can’t run from it — or at least avoid thinking about it. That’s human nature. There are many concerns that should command our attention but do not. Too often …

We are left to suppose that the climate crisis is not an emergency. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said that the failure of the Linn Grove dam following intensifying flows from extreme …

Now that we are past the second legislative deadline of the year, the eleventh week of session was busy with floor debate. The Senate passed over 30 bills throughout the week, talking about a range …

Meat industry layoffs in Iowa and across the country are familiar. Fort Dodge used to be a meatpacking town. So were Estherville and Cherokee. Spencer, too. It was not a huge surprise that Tyson …