The Alta Park Board and Library Board of Trustees reached an agreement on a hot-button debate over a fundraising advertisement. The debate over whether or not to permit a sign tracking the …

The City of Alta and Alta-Aurelia School Board are working towards changing and extending their long-standing cooperation agreement regarding athletic facilities, but are butting heads over who pays …

The city of Alta is, once again, putting the squeeze on code violations within Westview Trailer Court. The city has issued several formal cleanup requests, including a citation against Westview …

Alta City Council Member Pam Henderson, during Alta Mayor Desi Suter’s report to the council on Tuesday, accused Suter of unfairly criticizing her in the weeks following an Aug. 3 city council …

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is drawing major attention both in Storm Lake and around the world. Superhero movies are certainly no longer in their heyday, but the Wall-Crawler maintains his unique …

Democratic candidates gathered with local organizers Thursday at 609 Lake Ave. to cut the ribbon on a new party hub in downtown Storm Lake. Nominees Dave Dawson, D-Lawton; Mike Frantz, D-Storm …

Alta Aurelia Superintendent Denny Olhausen said it feels like school districts have been “under attack” by the Legislature and are wary of hiring sufficient staff to maintain a surplus in case of …

The tuneful touch of a Kansas duo stopped the porkers in their tracks Friday evening at the sixth annual greased pig competition at the Albert City Threshermen & Collectors Show. Greg and …

Democratic candidates gathered with local organizers Thursday at 609 Lake Ave. to cut the ribbon on a new party hub in downtown Storm Lake. Nominees Dave Dawson, D-Lawton; Mike Frantz, D-Storm …

A Minnesota man is challenging evidence obtained by Storm Lake Police after officers searched his car for drugs during a routine traffic stop. Prosecutors argued the stop was lawful and not motivated …

Wealth. Fame. Power. The Pirate King, Gold Roger, had it all and left it all behind in the form of a dazzling treasure — the One Piece. And so men set sights on The Grand Line, a perilous ocean …

An Alta City Council meeting on Aug. 3 was over before it began after a split vote on whether to discuss signage for the new library forced the council to reschedule. Peg Hinkeldey was not in …

Most of the Storm Lake City Council wants a solution to its e-bike and e-scooter dilemma as quickly as possible. Council member Don Piercy Jr., on the other hand, wants to loop in the Northwest Iowa …

Two years and one month after floods inundated the town of Sioux Rapids, the Graeber-Rowe American Legion Post has once again opened its doors to the community. Roughly 65 people gathered for a …

The City of Storm Lake is removing non-native trees from the dredge spoil site as part of its ongoing efforts to create the Storm Lake Nature Center. However, the project still has a long way to go. …

A rising star on the U.S. Midwest mixed martial arts scene, amateur featherweight Yunior Escobar wants to give the Storm Lake community a “second chance at life.” To that end, he’s …

Sioux Rapids’ annual Tall Corn Days celebration had a new attraction for fuzzy fashionistas — the pet parade. Friday’s festivities were in full swing with a sweet corn feed, tall corn …

An attorney for a Minnesota man arrested for methamphetamine possession during an April traffic stop on Geisinger Road asked a judge to throw out all evidence obtained during what the defense argues was …

On June 26, I gave a presentation on media literacy at Iowa Boys State. During each of my eight presentations, I asked the audience two questions: Where do you get your news, and do you trust it? …

A Storm Lake High School student has solved his way to Boys State fame. Jacob Mills was one of two SLHS students selected to attend Boys State, a six-day civics camp at Camp Dodge. While there, …