Four tornadoes touched down in Cherokee County and a structural fire blazed on River Road on Sunday night.  Sheriff Derek Scott told the Cherokee Chronicle Times there were four confirmed …

Plant has been shut down since 2024 A Reinbeck bank is seeking foreclosure of Quad County Corn Processors in Galva for defaulting on nearly $19 million in loans issued five years ago and …

Fueled by clean fuel production tax credits, Little Sioux Corn Processors’ quarterly profits jumped to $51 million in the spring quarter, an increase of nearly nine-fold from the spring quarter in …

Lake Creek was invited to water committee meetings, but its presence wasn’t necessary, city says The Storm Lake City Council set a three-year schedule by which the city’s water rates will …

Amid a Department of Justice Investigation antitrust investigation into monopolistic practices in the fertilizer industry, a Galva farmer filed a class action lawsuit against six fertilizer …

Blasts SL Times Pilot for ‘bent’ against Trump  Senator Joni Ernst wants the war against Iran to end for its effect on Iowa’s farm economy.  Ernst, R-Red Oak, told The Storm …

Albert City-Truesdale School District is undertaking a renovation to its front entrance, offices, lobby and bathrooms.  Supt. Dick Jungers told The Storm Lake Times Pilot the renovation …

The City of Storm Lake reached a settlement with Mark Redenbaugh on “all issues” except workers compensation claims in an ongoing legal proceeding involving Redenbaugh and the city.  …

The Storm Lake School Board approved 2% raises for all staff classes, including Supt. Stacey Cole, whom Board President Dave Skibsted heaped praise upon after Wednesday’s special school board …

The Cherokee County Zoning Commission expressed receptiveness to solar batteries and is considering an ordinance that’ll regulate the emerging technology in a similar fashion to solar arrays.  …

The Newell City Council appointed Sarah Thompson-Fix as interim ambulance director, ensuring the city will have an ambulance service at least for now.  Minutes of a special meeting the city …

Voldeng building already filling up, MHI brass say Newly added space at the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders is shrinking faster than expected.  Hence the State of Iowa …

Mayor Desi Suter: can’t roll over, but keeping the peace between Alta, Aurelia, a top priority The City of Alta is considering legal action against Alta-Aurelia School District to enforce a …

Councilwoman Maria Ramos: City Hall, SLPD had a weak case The Storm Lake City Council upheld City Manager Keri Navratil’s decision to remove a Rottweiler that allegedly attacked a 13-year-old …

Want to avoid the ills that befell Storm Lake Bids to convert the Cherokee airport’s underground fuel farm came in 20% over the engineer’s estimate, which prompted the Cherokee County Board …

With new water plant in the offing, more hikes coming The Storm Lake City Council set public hearings for next month to increase water and sewer rates.  The council set May 4 as the …

Despite ‘really difficult work’ at MHI, CCUSO, Turner says Cherokee was a pleasure  Cory Turner, the superintendent of the Cherokee Mental Health Institute and Civil Commitment Unit for …

Evans warns GOP hopefuls: don’t ignore Northwest Iowa With six weeks to go before the state’s Republican primaries, the frontrunners were largely nowhere to be found at a forum at Buena …

UnityPoint Health is eliminating 207 IT jobs to strengthen its financial sustainability.  The non-profit health system announced last Wednesday that it was making changes to its information …

With indefinite moratorium in place, Cherokee’s native sons want to talk with county Before the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors indefinitely banned solar battery storage, Smith …