The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors overturned a moratorium on solar batteries and replaced it with an ordinance that makes possible a 30-megawatt solar array and a 500-head cattle herd …

The Lake Creek Homeowners Association balked at helping fund Storm Lake's $110 million water plant and will switch to Iowa Lakes Regional Water by the end of 2027. The association presented a …

Says TIF lawsuit is top priority for next supervisors term Tom Grau is challenging Paul Merten of rural Storm Lake for the district three seat on the Buena Vista County Board of …

City says talks still preliminary, hotel might not materialize   The Cherokee City Council has offered $1.15 million in incentives — $1 million in tax-increment financing (TIF) …

The City of Storm Lake wants Buena Vista County to cover its legal bill — more than $16,000 — for winning a discovery fight in the broader case over $5 million in tax-increment financing revenue …

Iowa Freedom of Information Council: City Hall "violating letter and spirit" of state sunshine laws The City of Cherokee has refused to release a financial projection for a potential hotel …

Top of mind for John Patrick Lopez on Thursday afternoon was the first case of Canadian Bacon Lopez Foods produced from the old Wilson Foods plant in Cherokee six years ago. “Why are we …

A judge dismissed a lawsuit a Newell woman brought against the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners for failing to conduct a sufficiently thorough investigation in connection with a complaint she made …

The City of Linn Grove sued the owner of an allegedly abandoned building on Weaver Street, seeking a judgment that awards the real estate’s title to the city.  City Attorney Dave Jennett …

Tyson Foods posted mixed quarterly results in the third quarter, with the segments that employ thousands in Storm Lake remaining profitable with increased sales and positive operating margins.  …

No charges will be filed in connection with a pedestrian collision at the Storm Lake Walmart parking lot that resulted in an elderly Alta man’s death last month and a flurry of outrage on social …

Supervisors spooked by lithium-ion tech, latest industry standards In mid-May, Tom, Matt and Mark Smith gave the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors and the county’s zoning commission a …

Assistant prosecutor, state legislator Megan Jones: ‘no regrets’ with supporting Wigington’s second shot at the law Cassi Wigington, a former public defender who recently practiced in …

A Nemaha man and former employee of Corteva Agriscience’s soybean production facility in Aurelia sued the company and its managers, alleging he was fired for having rheumatoid arthritis.  …

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center and an Albert City couple are arguing in court over whether the hospital is liable for an ER doctor’s alleged negligence that resulted in the woman suffering …

A slowing real estate market in Storm Lake has halted plans for a second phase of condominiums next to Sunrise Pointe Golf Course, according to the development’s owner.  Shawn Foutch, the …

A year passed since Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand came to Storm Lake or Cherokee to campaign. Last July, he visited Smokin’ Hereford in Storm Lake and a Cleghorn machine shed to …

A Nemaha man and former employee of Corteva Agriscience’s soybean production facility in Aurelia sued the company and its managers, alleging he was fired for having rheumatoid arthritis.  …

A slowing real estate market in Storm Lake has halted plans for a second phase of condominiums next to Sunrise Pointe Golf Course, according to the development’s owner.  Shawn Foutch, the …

A judge signed off on a Reinbeck bank’s foreclosure request of Quad County Corn Processors, whom the bank alleged defaulted on a combined $19 million in loans that were issued five years ago and …