Cherokee Regional Medical Center is acquiring MercyOne Primghar Family Medicine in Primghar, effective next month.  A news release CRMC issued on Tuesday morning reported that CRMC brass …

State Patrol: Cherokee man’s story doesn’t square with autopsy A judge ruled against Luis Contreras-Deciga’s request to suppress an interview he gave with the Iowa State Patrol …

Once a skeptic, Fire Chief Kirk Reetz a believer A proposed Bitcoin mine near Alta’s wellfield cleared a key regulatory hurdle on Tuesday night.  The city’s planning & …

Aaron Hazen lost a last-ditch effort at a new trial. Judge Andy Smith sentenced Hazen to 25 years in prison after denying his motion for a new trial. Ned Bjornstad, a Spirit Lake attorney …

A new water plant in Storm Lake will cause a spike in average residential utility bills between 60% to 92%, according to a report presented to a city task force  last Monday. A …

A turn-of-the century two story house was fully engulfed in fire on Thursday night.  The Storm Lake Fire Department extinguished it, with the help of two fire departments, MidAmerican …

Ethanol plant CEO: DNR allegations “nothing compared to what reality was” In January, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources sued Quad County Corn Processors for a raft of …

Summit Carbon Solutions is delivering its rebranded message throughout the state.  Pop-up meetings in Cherokee, Pocahontas and Fort Dodge were held this week, with introductions of CEO Joe …

Bank claims dealership, Winchell defaulted on $6M in loans Savings Bank of Primghar is seeking a sheriff’s sale of the Holzhauer Motors’ General Motors dealership and campus on North …

Community meetings focus on noise, utility profits The City of Alta is expected to hold a community meeting in the coming weeks to discuss the implications of a 12-megawatt Bitcoin mine …

Don Piercy was the top vote recipient among those vying for seats on the Storm Lake City Council.  Piercy notched 581 votes in a special election to fill Kevin McKinney’s council …

A series of contested races for city councils across Buena Vista County were decided on Tuesday night.  Challenger Don Piercy, an independent voice who intends to shake up City Hall, was …

Voters in Alta and Sac County turned away building projects that were expected to raise property taxes for a library and a jail.  The Alta library vote failed by a 315-208 margin. Nearly …

Challengers prevailed in mayoral contests in Alta, Newell and Sioux Rapids.  Wayne Westergaard and Jim Wise were unseated in Newell and Sioux Rapids, respectively. And Desi Suter bested Jon …

The race for Storm Lake mayor won’t be decided tonight.  With all four precincts reporting, 590 votes were written in for Storm Lake mayor, but no winner was declared, according to …

The City of Storm Lake has subpoenaed Buena Vista County’s software provider it has used to administer tax-increment financing divisions.  Bill Miller, a Des Moines attorney …

AMU Supt. Mitch Lanschwager: Mine will create ‘huge benefit’ for Alta Alta Municipal Utilities is poised to make a shrewd bet on Bitcoin mining to keep electric rates low.  …

City mum on Tyson expansion plans City Manager Kari Navratil was circumspect about Tyson expansion plans while discussing limited water capacity with a city task force this week. Task force …

Lawyers for the corporate owners of Storm Lake Senior Housing have asked a judge to dismiss a Cleveland bank’s request to immediately wrest ownership of the housing complex over the default of …

Dan Winchell is appealing a judge’s order that ordered him and the defunct Holzhauer Motors to pay over $2 million in connection with a $6.5 million loan on which the dealership defaulted last …