A Group Mime “After the Text” performed by three Storm Lake High School freshmen at district speech competition Feb. 7 in Cherokee, has been selected as a non-performing act at All-State, coming …

The spray drone industry is growing rapidly across Iowa. With this surge in innovation, Iowa producers, commercial spray drone applicators, and ag-tech entrepreneurs have important questions about …

The Alta-Aurelia Warrior Speech Team performed at State Large Group Speech Contest in Cherokee on Saturday, Feb. 7. All five of their entries earned overall Division I ratings: Choral Reading …

Alta-Aurelia’s volleyball, dance and cheer teams hosted a Pink Out night in February featuring multiple fundraisers to support patients fighting cancer at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center. The …

 Iowa Central Community College is reminding current and prospective students that the deadline to apply for 2026-27 Foundation Scholarships is Feb. 27. With one single application, …

After 35 plus years of My Favorite Recipes from people, couples, groups, etc., Dolores and I decided to share some of my own favorite recipes. From the first Storm Lake Times, when Sue Zwemke was …

Evergreen Jazz Choir put on a good show at the Swing Show last Tuesday. “We have had the opportunity to be judged twice this season,” says vocal director Max Wallace, “receiving a Division 1 …

A new historical exhibit at Buena Vista University library tells the story in words and pictures of a group on campus called the “Vet’s Club.” Phoebe Feis, who along with her parents …

Disclaimer: The creativity level of Amanda Eike’s creative writing class greatly surpasses the creativity with which this article is being written. Here’s how Eike’s teen class started …

Will Hilsabeck works as a maintenance technician at Buena Vista County Conservation, where he occasionally pulls out his camera. “Most of my pictures are of birds and other wildlife but I am …

Storm Lake Elementary second grader, Athena Montes, danced her way out of school during dismissal Friday. “The warm weather and sunshine makes everyone want to dance,” said SLES assistant …

A group of Alta-Aurelia students have formed the Uplift club is a student-led organization which creates cards for those in children's hospitals, essential workers and nursing homes. “Being …

St. Mark Lutheran Church blood drive collected 39 units and had one first time donor, Kristin Hartje. Milestone donors were Douglas Reis, 15 gallons; Matthew Pearson, nine gallons and David Reed, …

Northwestern College Margaret Bloom of Aurelia. Nadine Burkhart of Alta. April Meyer Newell. Brielle Engelmann, Mackenzie Harder, Berkley Johannsen and Amy Slight of Storm Lake.   …

Northwest Iowa Urologists, PC and Dr. Charlotte Caligiuri, DO are pleased to welcome Dr. Mark Milleman, MD to their practice and the Spencer medical community. Dr. Milleman brings extensive …

Sioux Central State Speech performed in Cherokee on Feb 7. All-State will take place Saturday, Feb. 21, at Iowa State University. Ratings for the day: Ensemble Acting: I, I, I; The Reset …

Sioux Central FFA held its annual awards night banquet on Jan. 29, where yearly degrees, contest awards, officers, seniors and more were recognized.             …

The 2026 Buena Vista County Pork Banquet brought together pork producers, business people, youth and supporters at the Cobblestone Ballroom last Saturday night.   The Merchandiser of the Year …