The City of Storm Lake is expected to abandon a slate of heavily criticized drainage improvements near the Tyson Feedmill inside the Storm Lake Industrial Park.  Seven months has passed …

The Storm Lake City Council changed its fee resolution and passed an open records policy as part of an informal settlement with the Iowa Public Information Board and a conservative blogger who …

ISG of Storm Lake expressed disappointment with the Storm Lake City Council’s decision to select a Spencer engineering firm over it and its Minnesota-based partner firm to design the city’s new …

City claims it acted in good faith with Northwest Concrete Ryan Tiefenthaler, the owner of Northwest Concrete, wanted his business to have a water source with less iron in it — and he saw an …

No end in sight for 20-year-old murder case An attorney representing Jose Tovar claims his client is incompetent after yet another attempt to dispose of the 20-year-old murder case against …

Construction expected next April  The Storm Lake City Council hired Bolton & Menk of Spencer as its engineer to rebuild Oneida Street from Bair Street to Lakeshore Drive next …

Code compliance chief warns council its fines ‘may be a bit egregious’  Building Official Scott Olsen warned the Storm Lake City Council that it might be going too far in its crackdown …

The Storm Lake City Council hired Bolton & Menk of Spencer to design the city’s new water plant in lieu of its longtime water and wastewater engineer, ISG of Storm Lake.  All members …

Sen. Lynn Evans bested Cherokee County Supervisor Shane Bellefy in one of the few contested local races in Buena Vista and Cherokee County.  Evans, R-Aurelia, notched 4,279 votes, 71.5% of …

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors has shelved plans for a fourth phase of resurfacing around Platinum Crush, as the county hasn’t yet identified the financing sources for the projects, …

The City of Alta is asking Alta residents to sign a petition to force the Alta-Aurelia School Board to vote on whether to hold its annual homecoming football game in Alta.  A draft petition …

The Storm Lake City Council nixed an amendment to a water service agreement Northwest Concrete because the council couldn’t understand the new terms.  Northwest Concrete requested three …

NEW Cooperative is setting up shop in Storm Lake.  The Fort Dodge cooperative purchased the old Monsanto building in Storm Lake for $2.55 million last month and is seeking regulatory …

Longtime police chief says award started with him ‘wanting to get better’ Brian Flikeid, the police chief for Aurelia and Marcus, was awarded U.S. Attorney Leif Olson’s Hometown Hero …

Bolton & Menk Water Vice President Chris Swanson told the council can take “peace of mind” in its investment in a new treatment plant, the centerpiece of the city’s water infrastructure. …

The Storm Lake City Council agreed to issue a support letter for an Orange City landlord’s request for workforce housing tax credits to build 48 apartments near Ace Hardware.  Economic …

The Storm Lake City Council approved a request to negotiate with St. Mary’s School on purchasing 1,500 square feet of Second Street between Seneca Street and Cayuga Street.  City Manager …

Trial set for next June in Estherville The City of Storm Lake’s lawsuit against Buena Vista County for the alleged misappropriation of over $5 million of the city’s tax-increment financing …

An error in the City of Storm Lake’s payroll processing caused its volunteer firefighters to be overpaid by nearly $38,000.  Fire Chief Terence Sinner told the city council that a captain …

Alta-Aurelia School District is cleaning out the old high school this summer, as the district has engaged ISG of Storm Lake to determine how to move forward with the building and comply with state …