“It feels empty and weird,” said Lake Animal Hospital stray director Hannah Neumann Tuesday afternoon, the vet clinic’s last day in business. Neumann is used to a chorus of dogs barking as …

Buena Vista County fourth graders have come through again to fill us with Christmas cheer in the 35th annual Storm Lake Times Pilot Fourth Grade Greetings drawing contest. The winner, whose …

Tim Olson’s artwork is a sly comment about life in the Midwest, complete with interesting characters and scenery. The Dubuque multi-media artist was born in Storm Lake and grew up near …

Storm Lake United’s Chamber Coffees bring people together at a different business every Thursday morning at 10 a.m. for networking and community connection. The hour-long get- togethers include …

‘I locked the door.’ Creme de menth sundaes, freshly carved roast beef under a red lamp, ducks mounted on the wall… This woman’s claim to fame is having worked at …

Christmas with Lorie Line enlivened Storm Lake High School auditorium Sunday afternoon with seasonal favorites and sing-alongs that drew in the crowd of over 150. Many audience members were …

How cool is this? Sherri Nelsen of Upper Des Moines Opportunity reports that there is no list of families and seniors waiting to be adopted in the agency’s Adopt-A-Family program. …

Dick Gilmore of Sioux Rapids praised the town’s early settlers Nov. 16 at his “Small Town Big Stories” historical presentation at the Sioux Theater. “The pioneers had a lot of …

Puhrmann: Families served have doubled over the past few months These ladies are making plans for Thanksgiving dinner. Not their own Thanksgiving meals, but all the fixings they will give to the …

This property with its rambling cement block barn harks back to an original white settler, Samuel Haines, who purchased the land way back in 1863. Today this garden spot is lovingly kept up by …

Congratulations to the 54 new members inducted into the Storm Lake Chapter of National Honor Society Monday, Nov. 24 at Storm Lake auditorium. They were joined by the 33 members inducted in …

Making Santa’s Castle thrive is a huge job, undertaken by a family. A family of volunteers, donors and this year, the daughter-in-law of Castle founder Bob Laird. Lisa Laird of Orange City …

Fifteen Storm Lake High School students in the iJAG program wrapped up their internships in Storm Lake at a “reverse career fair” held Thursday, Nov. 13. The auxiliary gym was full …

Angie and Nicholas Snyder are the new owners of the former MetaBank building at 121 E. 5th St. in Storm Lake.   The Storm Lake couple is seeking to rent the massive corner property for …

Curt Ellison’s “Texas Red” chili (no beans) came out on top Saturday night at the Witter Gallery’s SOUPer CHILIn BOWLicious Cookoff at Storm Lake Municipal Golf Course. He …

“Overall, this year's Holiday Open House brought a great festive spirit to Storm Lake,” said organizer Andrea Almanza of Storm Lake United. “Despite the chilly temperatures and even …

Sioux Rapids has a new mayor. Michael Katschman defeated incumbent mayor Jim Wise 92-73 in the November 4 election. “I told Jim I wasn’t running against him as I was running for …

Army National Guard Luke Ehlers made an impact as guest speaker at Tuesday’s Veterans Day assembly at Sioux Central. He spoke of his service with the1-194th Field Artillery, 34th Infantry …

Mr. Goodfellow drive 2025 is officially underway, now in its 101st year. The Mr. Goodfellow fund, established by newspaper publisher W. C. Jarnagin, and supported by donors like you, has provided …

Another four-footed friend of military personnel is seen in this photo sent by veteran Mike Fry of Aurelia. He was part of three deployments, two to Afghanistan and one on homeland security with the …