Saturday was “Kiwanis Day” at Fareway, Walmart and Hy-Vee and you can see the word “peanut” has been covered up. Here Brad and Christopher Strader hand out bags of pretzels. …

Welcome to new Fareway manager Brandon Morlan. From left: Ryan Wiley, assistant manager; Brandon Morlan, manager; Andy Nelson, market manager; Neil Kruse, assistant market manager. Brandon comes to …

Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake and Early is pleased to announce the addition of Michelle Kenkel as a Mortgage Lender. Michelle graduated from the University of Nebraska Omaha with a …

Women’s Recreation Association Holstein Golf members Cleo Breyfogle and Colleen Gries recently presented Katie Schwint, right, Buena Vista Regional Medical Center executive director of …

Winterhof Guernseys, owned by Vernon Winterhof of Aurelia, participated in the 2025 Clay County Fair Dairy Show.  The farm received the Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor awards for the …

BV County Public Health and Home Care has officially launched a new website designed to make healthcare and informational resources more accessible and easier to navigate for Buena Vista County …

Three Catholic schools in the Diocese of Sioux City will have increased access to mental and behavioral health care due to a three-year grant from the Wellmark Foundation totaling $232,500. …

The Buena Vista Parkinson's support group will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Mark Lutheran church. The B.V. Parkinson's Support Group is affiliated …

Iowa State University awarded degrees or certificates to 577 graduates this summer. Gabriel Joseph Sievers of Newell graduated with a bachelor of science, kinesiology and health, B.S., cum …

St. Mary’s High School held a blood drive on Sept. 17. Thirteen donors came with 12 eligible to donate. A total of 13 units collected, enough to impact up to 39 lives. First-time donors …

Storm Lake Zone Lutheran Women’s Missionary League will hold its fall gathering on Sunday, Oct. 12 at Zion Lutheran Church, rural Storm Lake. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. and the …

The annual Step Up Storm Lake 5K/Half Marathon & Relay held Aug. 30 broke records for participation and funds raised, thanks to community support along with perfect weather. This year’s …

‘Not Mine’ released Oct. 2   Deb Mortensen, best selling author and retired teacher with the Storm Lake Community Schools, has written her second children’s book …

Donna Pittman was honored at Hy-Vee in Storm Lake Tuesday for her 32 years of employment there. Donna served cake and greeted customers upon her sendoff

Sarah Schoper Salazar loves her job, teaching students working toward their high school equivalency diploma, sometimes known as GED. “I teach math, reading, writing, social studies and …

Chris Rios has joined Compass Real Estate of Northwest Iowa as its newest agent. Rios is a Storm Lake native who graduated from Storm Lake High School and received his undergraduate degree from …

Storm Lake St. Mary's is thrilled to invite the community to its annual Craft Bazaar & Bake Sale on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come and enjoy a day filled with fall festivities, …

The Alta High School Class of 1975 came out in great numbers for their 50th reunion held at the Alta Golf and Country Club. Front row from left: Diane Mortensen Meyer, Carol Dodd Langley, Cherri …

The 2025 Ridge View Homecoming court is, from left: Carter Todd, Addison Tesch, Lucas Heilman, Zoey Aschinger, Leslie Avina, Brayden Blum, Alyssa Biede, Blake Myrtue, Reese Hawthorne and Zachary …