Congratulations to the 51 new members inducted into the Storm Lake Chapter of National Honor Society Monday, Nov. 25 at Storm Lake auditorium They were joined by the 23 members inducted in 2023. …

Free reindeer food packets will be handed out again this year on weekends to children who visit Santa’s Castle. Last year Donna Stanton, a Storm Lake financial consultant, and employees …

Regional artists are displaying their original 12” x 12” artwork at Witter Gallery from Nov. 9-Dec. 5. Select your favorite 12”x12” for $30. You won’t know the …

We asked some of Newell-Fonda’s littlest chefs how they would cook their Thanksgiving turkeys or their holiday pumpkin pies. From using pizza crusts for their pies to cooking their birds at …

Congratulations to Aurelians Emily and Kolin Peterson, who along with their children Charlotte and Miles, were named Family of the Year at the Red Shoe Shindig benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities of Siouxland last …

  Alta Municipal Utilities and the City of Alta are sponsoring their 18th annual food drive to serve the disadvantaged people in our community.   As winter approaches many families and …

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center has been recognized with a 2024 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in Patient Perspective. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the …

Al and Jean Liske of Early will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Nov. 28

Edwards Storm Lake donated $25 to BVRMC P.i.n.k. for every new car sold in October. This program helps women get the life-saving breast cancer screenings they need. Katie Schwint, right, from the …

Colleen Konop and her husband Dave moved back to Alta from Plano, Ill., in May 2023. Colleen’s parents are the late Fran and Jane Carlson of Alta. She graduated from Alta High School in 1981. …

The Albert City-Truesdale Education Association has been awarded two $500 Community Outreach Grants from the Iowa State Education Association. These grants encourage collaboration and foster …

MAGS 4 FONDA, a group of moms and grandmas dedicated to supporting youth and families in Fonda, has received a $2,500 grant from Black Hills Energy to help fund the "Hoop Dreams" project. The …

The Buena Vista County Soil & Water Conservation District will again sponsor the Dr. T.E. Shea Conservation Memorial Scholarship. A $1,500 scholarship will be presented to a Buena Vista County …

American Legion Post 193 will host a soup dinner of oyster stew, chilli and chicken noodle on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Allee Building in Newell from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free-will offering with proceeds …

Congratulations to subscriber Marge Jacobs of Highland Park, Ill., the first person to correctly identify this challenging Times Pilot Whatchamacallit. It’s a cuff holder, used to attach a …

Phyllis Lenz will celebrate her 90th birthday on Dec. 2. Cards can be sent to 520 Otsego St., Apt. 102, Storm Lake, IA 50588.

“I’m hilarious and a little expensive with all my band activities!” said Madelyn Hogrefe. “I’m literally the most expensive kid in the world. I have a $2000 trumpet. …

Kids and adults became pendulum painters at Witter Gallery Saturday afternoon. In the class, taught by April Mason of Cherokee, an upside down bottle of paint attached with strings to a tripod, is …

When the first white settlers came to Buena Vista County in the late 1860s there was an abundance of wildlife, much of it now long gone. Some of the earliest pioneers came to the Sioux Rapids area …

Headstart already have their winter coats, hats, gloves, boots and snow pants from Mr. Goodfellow. “We want to thank you again for this very generous opportunity!” Says Alta …