Many Storm Lake school district staff members and administrators will receive a 3% salary increase effective in the upcoming 2025-26 school year. In a special session Wednesday afternoon, the …

The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors offered overall positive feedback to the zoning commission's proposed solar ordinance, signaling the two-year-long drafting process is likely coming to an …

Tyson saw an overall positive second quarter performance for fiscal year 2025 despite subpar performances across the Springdale, Ark. company’s multi-protein portfolio. During their earnings …

Cherokee County landowner Niels Lundsgaard looks forward to the prospect of a utility scale solar farm on his land, saying that the proposed Maple River …

Renovations to the state’s Civil Commitment Unit for Sexual Offenders in Cherokee are scheduled to be completed by this fall. During their quarterly citizens advisory meeting last …

Storm Lake Hometown Pride is partnering with Storm Lake Proud Week for a new Storm Lake Proud Neighborhood Challenge to foster volunteerism throughout the community. According to a press release …

supt. Cole claims little district impact Sen. Lynn Evans, R-Aurelia, says that the recent dismantling of the federal Department of Education won’t affect small school districts, but …

Senate approved 2% SSA rate, awaiting governor’s signature

Storm Lake Public Library Director Elizabeth Huff believes that the library will survive the recent cuts as mandated by the city. Earlier this month, Staff Accountant Tyler Gibbins presented the …

For the first time since December 2024, precipitation levels across the state were above average throughout the month of March. According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources latest water …

Local businesses, farmers expect to take hit from tariffs. 90-day pause on tariffs except for China.

Need for food in SL has grown exponentially in less than a decade

Claims recent ‘5-prong strategy’ to fight bird flu showing some success. Roth: ‘We have to wait and see’

ISU’s Chad Hart: beneficial for some, but ‘more negative than positive’ for ag A Marcus cattleman believes Donald Trump’s tariffs could resurrect the Midwest cattle …

Proposed bill could remove exemptions for institutions

The U.S. is approaching the three year mark since the resurgence of avian influenza and the pleas for increased research are only growing louder. Since 2022, the H5N1 strain of avian influenza …

MidAmerican Energy has reported over 13,000 customers in Northwest Iowa have lost power this morning likely as a result of the spring snow storm. As of noon on Wednesday, MidAmerican reported …

A case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a commercial pullet flock in Buena Vista County, according to a Friday press release from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and …

For the second consecutive month, Iowa experienced below average precipitation and varying snowfall during February. According to the last water summary update released last Thursday by the Iowa …

Assessors office restructuring operations in wake of retention issues.