Storm Lake Community Education Summer Theatre Camp will be held July 7-11 at the Storm Lake High School Auditorium. Three age groups are available: Grades 1-4, 5-8 and 9-11. Camp is being held …

Paint Pour: Butterfly technique Witter Gallery will host a Paint Pour Workshop using a butterfly technique on Thursday, May 29, at 5 p.m. Cost is $12 and includes all supplies. Email …

JUNE 3: Totally Turtles Workshop, 1-3 p.m. Come learn about turtles with BV County Naturalist Katie Struss. For grades K-3. Cost is $5 for Clover Kids or $10 for non members. JUNE …

Soon you can head downtown to Parking Lot C and enjoy the 2025 Storm Lake Farmers’ Market season! It will be open for Saturday markets starting June 14 and Thursday markets starting June …

The 59th Annual Cherokee PRCA Rodeo will be held May 29-31 at the Cherokee County Fairgrounds in Cherokee. Thursday-Family Night:  Gates open at 4 p.m. Mutton Bustin’ at 6:30 p.m. with …

Aurelia sculptor and farmer Denny Allen has had another sculpture accepted into the Sioux Falls SculptureWalk. This spring he transported his latest piece, a longhorn, to Sioux Falls. The huge …

Join local artist April Mason as she hosts a poppy field painting class at Witter Gallery on Thursday, May 22, at 4 p.m. Come spend a relaxing afternoon creating …

Dutch Oven Cooking 101 is back for Summer 2025. The first class will be taught Friday, May 23, at 5:30 p.m. at the South Shelter Area of Buena Vista County …

Congratulations to Maddy Horan, a sophomore at Ridge View High School. She won “Best of Show” at the Ridge View High School Visual Arts Show on Tuesday, May 6. She is pictured with her …

The Storm Lake Municipal Band will again offer a season of   free concerts at the historic Sunset Park Bandshell. The band trustees board finalized its schedule of 2025 concerts:   …

A new display at Witter Gallery features work by three cousins: Susan Clough Briggs and Candy Clough of Storm Lake and Todd “Wad” Clough of Denver, Colo. (Their dads are brothers). The …

Buena Vista University art education major Hailey Meseck has created an art installation about the history of sewing and its impact during the Great Depression. “I wanted to highlight how …

PENDULUM PAINTING WORKSHOP Join Witter Gallery on Friday, May 9, at 4 p.m. for a fun and innovative new way to create an abstract acrylic painting on canvas using a pendulum pouring technique. …

The BV County Conservation Board and Witter Gallery are partnering up to offer a special Coffee and Canvas for kids and a favorite adult. We will be painting a bee. The class will be held at …

The Ridge View High School Theater Department invites the public to its performance of “The Witches” on Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26 at 7 p.m. at Rosemary Clausen Center for …

‘What’s Your Why?,’ Buena Vista University’s 2025 Senior Art Show, is on display through May 1 at BVU Art Gallery.  ‘Humans are Animals in Fancy Clothes’ …

The Western Iowa Tech Community College student radio station, KWSR, is hosting the Witstock Music Festival on Wednesday, April 30, from 6-10 p.m. at WITCC Parking Lot 1. Witstock is a …

Saturday, April 12 BVU Easter Extravaganza: Join for a community wide Easter Celebration on BVU’s campus. Registration at the Arch at 9:30 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. all over …

Artwork by Lissette Yamase, a self-taught artist from Chuuk and Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia, is on display at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center. Although she lives in the FSM, she …

Here’s your opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at studios of local artists on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Featuring 11 artists in six different locations, the very first …