What is thought to be Storm Lake’s first TV set is on display at the Buena Vista Historical Museum. The 20” screen black and white Hallicrafter television, housed …

Opportunities to volunteer are plentiful, and now that the new year has arrived, maybe you have made a resolution to make a difference in your community. If you would like to help with the …

The Storm Lake Times Pilot was contacted by Minnesotans Paul Herwig and Jennifer Ilse to say they are providing a forever home for one of two Dobermans abandoned in Storm Lake last July. When …

Who wants to be like everyone else? “It’s kind of like getting a tattoo on a shoe,” says Cayden Fischer of Storm Lake. He custom-paints sneakers. And what was …

Sandwiches, salads, soups from Cherokee location will be available in Storm lake Matthew and Abby Harding of Cherokee have purchased the building at 509 Lake Ave., the home of Sun’s …

The 50th anniversary of the worst blizzard to hit Buena Vista County in memory passed last weekend. Anyone who lived through it, seems to remember it.  On Friday, Jan. 10, 1975, it started …

The Midwest All Music Association delivered $1,000 checks to middle school music departments at St. Mary’s, Storm Lake Public, Newell-Fonda, Sioux Central and Alta-Aurelia Monday and Tuesday. …

Dave and Melissa Iehl are excited to announce the highly anticipated 2025 St. Mary's Ball and Charity Auction, scheduled for Saturday, March 8. The event unfolds at Siebens Forum at Buena Vista …

St. Mary’s Homecoming week kicks off with the theme “Wrangle the Raiders” referencing the Panthers’ game against the East Sac County Raiders on Friday evening. …

The ninth annual Storm Lake School Foundation Trivia Night fundraising event will be held Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Buena Vista University Forum.  Doors open at 6 p.m. with the trivia contest …

Storm Lake Elementary has added some new components to its counseling services thanks to a $500 donation from local nonprofit An Angel’s Touch.  These new resources have transformed the counseling area into a …

Alta-Aurelia High School has established a Key Club chapter, and the charter ceremony Friday evening drew regional leaders, inductees and supportive family members. Thirty-nine students, …

Decorating Christmas cookies together has become a tradition for this family, a tradition that becomes sweeter by the year. “I don’t know how long I’ll be making …

Remember playing Bingo at the KC Hall? Or going to wedding dances? Or attending fish fries? The building at 1507 E. Lakeshore Drive served as the KC Hall (or later, Columbus Club) for 50 years. …

Run, run as fast as you can. You can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man!” is what that overconfident fairy tale character cries as he dashes away from various people, a wolf and a dog. Kimberly Oropeza Fierro imagines the gingerbread man jumping on a horse for an even speedier escape. She has won the 34th annual Christmas Greetings Contest for …

Jymme Risvold still has mud-crusted Christmas decorations lying in her garage, untouched since the flood submerged them in June. “I just said I’m not going to touch them yet,” she …

by dolores cullen The first-grade Vegetable Derby was a smashing success. STEM students paired off to design miniature vehicles out of potatoes, carrots and yams. In class, students learned about …

When he was a child growing up in Chicago, Alejandro Gonzalez of Storm Lake remembers his parents’ firm belief in the Virgin of Guadalupe. “Back in the day they went to her if there was …

Storm Lake’s newest business is BV Nutrition, which opened last Friday at 100 E. Milwaukee Ave., the former home of Exact Eye Care. BV NU, the abbreviated name the shop goes by, sells …

“It’s the missing piece of the puzzle,” said Cobblestone co-owner Natalie Schumann Monday evening after finding the marquee that once hung above the main doorway of the Lakeside …