Maria Ramos dismissed her employment discrimination lawsuit against AgState.  Megan Flynn, a West Des Moines attorney representing Ramos, dismissed all claims against AgState, the …

A representative with Allete Clean Energy told the Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors the company plans to start generating wind from its Storm Lake windfarms by 2028.  Jim Moran, …

President says EPA, state have already signed off After an April fire at the former Gull Wing prompted Merrill Manufacturing to relocate its powder coating facility adjacent to its headquarters …

An attorney representing the estate of a deceased Marcus farmer is seeking to amend their lawsuit against Cherokee Regional Medical Center, citing recently held depositions that yielded "new theories of negligence" against the hospital in …

The Alta-Aurelia School Board hired an Ankeny asbestos removal company to remove and dispose of the old Alta administration building’s asbestos on West Fifth Street.  Controlled Asbestos …

NWCC says ‘political’ climate statement outside of mission Not a single professor from any of the post-secondary institutions with a physical footprint in Buena Vista or Cherokee counties …

Landlord, property manager deny civil charges, ask for trial Tracy Dean Coombs, 48, of Cherokee, died last August while boring fiber optic cable to a Sergeant Bluff duplex.  His estate …

Storm Lake police are investigating why something was damaged – presumably a Flock camera – near the Buena Vista University Facilities Management building.  Dana Larsen, a spokesman for …

Supt. Olhausen expects work   to start after   football season With excess proceeds from a sales-tax bond it issued last winter for an indoor athletic complex in Alta, the Alta-Aurelia …

Hearing on medical malpractice lawsuit’s fate scheduled for Oct. 5 Lawyers for the estate of a deceased Battle Creek woman sued Buena Vista Regional Medical Center for a second time, a move …

‘I have grandchildren that walk the streets of Storm Lake and we should all feel comfortable walking the streets’ The Storm Lake City Council denied another Storm Lake resident’s appeal to …

A jury trial involving a Storm Lake woman who struck a Newell motorcyclist while intoxicated in July 2024 was delayed for a tenth time.  Judge Charles Borth last month granted Tracy …

The Storm Lake City Council struck down an ordinance regulating e-bikes and e-scooters after Councilman Don Piercy railed against it in a prepared speech.   Councilman Piercy used a …

  The Buena Vista County Zoning Commission is exploring regulating data centers and solar technology.  An agenda from the zoning commission’s July 13 meeting shows the …

Iowa Lakes Corridor had a meeting with an operator interested in running King’s Pointe Resort’s minigolf course, amid a public spat with its longtime operator that’s set to vacate the premises …

Plant VP, BV County engineer say traffic congestion on Highway 7 high during bean harvest   Platinum Crush is asking the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for permission to double …

King’s Pointe Resort earned $66,700 from April 1 to June 30.  The resort posted $1.22 million in revenue and $1.15 million in expenses in the spring quarter, erasing a $45,700 loss the …

The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors backed off its most aggressive restriction in its new wind ordinance, a move that satisfied a Chicago-based developer that was exploring building dozens of …

A sheriff sale of Quad County Corn Processors is scheduled for next Friday.  A notice obtained by the Storm Lake Times Pilot shows that the ethanol plant will be up for sale at the Ida …

BV, SL taxpayers on the hook for nearly $1 million with no end in sight Lawyers for the City of Storm Lake claimed the $16,000 in attorney fees they're seeking from Buena Vista County taxpayers …