The repaving project on Memorial Road is officially completed, meeting the Thanksgiving completion date despite missing the contractual “substantial completion” date of Oct. 1. …

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors extended the county’s temporary management agreement with Storm Lake Marina for another year — or until the marina is formally transferred from …

City Manager Keri Navratil will receive a 2% pay raise following her annual evaluation by the city council Monday. Navratil's performance was reviewed during a closed session in which council …

The Environmental Protection Agency has added the Raccoon River as one of the seven new waterways to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources 2024 Impaired Waters List. In an announcement from …

Tyson announced their fourth-quarter and 2024 fiscal year earnings Tuesday, noting small increases in overall sales volume and income, but less favorable results in its pork segment. According …

Highly pathogenic avian influenza is believed to be more infectious among mammals, per a recent study conducted on ferrets.  Research conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a …

The $10.9 million bond to update the Sac County Jail was narrowly voted down in Tuesday’s election. The public measure needed 60% voter support, and according to results from the Sac …

The U.S District Court for the Southern District of Iowa denied an injunction filed against Secretary of State Paul Pate regarding non-citizen voters Sunday. The American Civil Liberties Union …

The U.S District Court for the Southern District of Iowa denied an injunction filed against Secretary of State Paul Pate regarding non citizen voters Sunday. The American Civil Liberties Union …

94% of Iowa experienced levels of drought or dryness in October and over half of the Midwest is in varying stages of drought. Nationally, around 45% of the United States is experiencing drought, …

  Storm Lake St. Mary’s saw a 7% enrollment increase for the 2024-25 school year, adding 26 new students to the district. This growth mirrors that of the 2023-24 school year when …

College life is notorious for its physical, mental and emotional stressors; but at Buena Vista University, students find reprieve in an orange tabby cat. Reepicheep, the eight-year-old feline, …

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing Tuesday for a draft of a wind energy ordinance. The hearing brings BV County that much closer to officially adopting the “Wind …

Buena Vista and Cherokee counties are among the Iowa counties who received lists of names of “potential noncitizens” from Secretary of State Paul Pate. According to the Iowa Capital …

With the presidential election less than two weeks away, confusion, frustration and uncertainty are swelling among voters. Not only about which candidate will come out victorious, but if their win …

School districts across the county have released their initial student enrollment figures for the 2024-2025 school year. The two largest districts in Buena Vista County – Storm Lake and …

The Storm Lake School Board approved a $21 million sales tax bond to fund the recently approved third and final phase of the early elementary school project. During Monday’s meeting, the …

Buena Vista University President Brian Lenzmeier wants to grow the university’s endowment to $300 million by the time he leaves the university next decade.  The president has lofty …

Gravel and grain dust have created clouds denser and larger this harvest season, creating public health concerns in an area that receives little or no real-time air quality monitoring by state and …

The Sioux Central School District received an initial project proposal from Beck Engineering of Cherokee for recently approved facility additions and renovations. According to Supt. Kevin Wood, …