Storm Lake Stars Mentor Brad Reichter and mentee Eh Poh are wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Blessed 2025.

The kiddos at Ready Set Grow! got a sweet surprise last week— gift certificates to the Storm Lake Candy Company, courtesy of Kaleidoscope Marketing of Storm Lake Iowa.

Santa Claus might be great at keeping his secrets, but Storm Lake Early Elementary School students have plenty of ideas about how he gets into houses on Christmas Eve. From magic keys to sneaky …

Jymme Risvold still has mud-crusted Christmas decorations lying in her garage, untouched since the flood submerged them in June. “I just said I’m not going to touch them yet,” she …

Storm Lake Police and Fire Departments were each presented $1,000 checks from Kwik Star at the grand opening of the new business Wednesday morning. 

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center and North Central Heart, a Division of Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, are proud to announce that Fawzi Ameer, MD, will begin seeing patients at the BVRMC …

St. John Lutheran Church, 402 Lake Ave. in Storm Lake, invites the community to join them in celebration of the birth of the Christ Child. The Christmas Eve service on Dec. 24 at 6 p.m. will be a …

Sioux Rapids P.E.O. Chapter GJ announces that applications are being accepted from area post-secondary women students for scholarships of $500 to be awarded in February 2025.  To be …

Help our local law enforcement and our medical community to save lives! The sixth annual Blue Blood drive is coming up Monday, Jan. 6 at St. Mark Luthean Church, 1614 W. 5th St. in Storm Lake. Now's …

Storm Lake’s Santa’s Castle is as busy as Santa’s workshop itself as Christmas Day approaches. The bears of this year’s “Beary Merry Christmas” theme are making …

The Storm Lake St. Mary's National Honor Society delivered gifts to Upper Des Moines Opportunity as part of the Angel Tree Adopt a Family service project done in collaboration with St. Mary's Parish. …

Kim Walsh of Alta is out and about this year playing elf and making people smile. She visited the Times Pilot Monday with Vikings adaptations to her costume. “SKOL ELF” is printed in …

by dolores cullen The first-grade Vegetable Derby was a smashing success. STEM students paired off to design miniature vehicles out of potatoes, carrots and yams. In class, students learned about …

Bow-Wow Boutique of Cherokee is supporting Caring Paws Rescue, the group planning to open an animal shelter in Storm Lake. The grooming service and boarding facility is decorating a “Pets …

The Senders will retire after they appear at the Expo Center at the Dickinson County fairgrounds in Spirit Lake New Year’s Eve. This final show runs from 7:30-11 p.m. and tickets are $10 …

Buena Vista Community Theatre has announced its 2025 summer productions: Roald Dahl’s “Matilda the Musical” and “Beetlejuice Jr.” The mainstage show, Roald …

Please wish Bud Rydberg of Alta a happy 100th birthday on Dec. 26. The family would love to have friends shower him with cards to celebrate his special day. His address is 810 West 2nd Street Unit 5, …

William Morrow will celebrate his birthday on Dec. 30. Cards can be sent to him at 325 N. Fulton St., Newell, IA 50568.

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center has been named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience by the Women’s Choice Award for the third year in a row. The award signifies …

Take a photo of a present wrapped with the official Storm Lake Times Pilot wrapping paper – found in the Dec. 13 issue – for a chance to win a one-year subscription.