Step Up Storm Lake, The City Beautiful’s kid-friendly, walker-friendly Labor Day half marathon, half marathon relay and 5K run/walk, attracted 104 participants. For the first 11 years, …

Amber Kragel of Buena Vista County was inducted into the 2024 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 18. Ninety-three Iowa …

Fonda's Labor Day weekend was all about good times and community fun. The parade drew crowds, families lined the streets, and kids enjoyed the festivities. The Saturday night rodeo was the …

Join Buena Vista County Naturalist Katie Struss to get up close and personal with monarch butterflies. Everyone will get an opportunity to tag a monarch. Tagging monarchs is part of an ongoing …

First doctor came to Storm Lake in 1870 Medical practitioners came to our county even before towns were platted out. 23-year-old Stephen Olney came to the Sioux Rapids area in 1869, fresh out of …

Uncle Sam This World War I poster is one of several donated by the late Timothy Walton and now on display at Witter Gallery. The memorial reception for Walton takes place Saturday, Aug. 31 at Witter …

A great tradition that occurs once every four years just took place in Paris, France.   The Olympic Games have just taken place.   We were able to witness them in our home through the media …

Five Woodruff Construction employee owners have successfully completed the Design-Build Institute of America’s comprehensive education and certification testing program to achieve the …

Four Women Managing Farmland Forums and Annie’s Project 20th Anniversary Celebrations are offered across the state the first week of September. The free events take place on Sept. 3 in …

Pocahontas County is inviting visitors to see Fonda through a new lens with the recent installation of a life-sized kaleidoscope in North Park. Just in time for Labor Day, this vibrant piece adds a …

For the second year in a row Heath Kampbell (violin) and Naomi WolfTornabane (viola) participated in the Sioux City Symphony Youth Orchestra Strings camp. The camp took place Aug. 9-11 at the Orpheum …

Hot coffee on a hot day? That’s the way the old-timers did it. The “Egg (Church Basement) Coffee Demonstration” attracted an interested group at last Sunday’s Hanover Festival …

As the school year kicks off, students in Storm Lake High School's Building Trades class aren't sitting behind desks; they're jumping straight into hands-on learning jumping in hammers first, …

A little imagination goes a long way when remodeling a room, or a home, or a business. So when Tonya Santos learned that her ice cream shop, The Spot, would have to move from …

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center’s Young at Heart program will hold an in-person session, “Preventing Scams and Fraud,” featuring Storm Lake assistant police chief, Patrick …

Peach the News Hound, the Storm Lake Times office dog not only celebrated National Dog Day Monday, Aug. 26, but National Peach Day Tuesday, Aug. 27. Being a shelter dog herself, Peach was adopted by …

Hundreds of first graders were welcomed to Storm Lake Early Elementary School Monday and they spent their class time in the new wing built specifically for first-graders and finished just in time for …

It’s weird vegetable season. Send us photos of your weird vegetables, like this double melon seen at the Storm Lake Farmers Market, to share with our readers. Email to dcullen@stormlake.com

Albert City-Truesdale class of 1964 met on Aug. 3 to celebrate their 60th class reunion at Norm and Donna Kinkade’s cabin, rural Laurens. This year’s committee consisted of Jim and Jolene …

Congratulations to the winners of the Santa’s Castle Santa Scavenger Hunt last weekend at Wood, Wine and Blues, Shane and Amy Maier and children Luca and Lilliana. Here are Shane and Luca with …