Amid a surgical emergency, Yanga given constipation meds for perforated ulcer The Estate of Malga Yanga sued three prison medical personnel over the death of the 23-year-old former Storm Lake …

STORM LAKE, IA – November 3, 2025 – Brew, the Iowa-based family-owned convenience store company headquartered in Storm Lake, announced today a $3,000 donation to Santa's Castle to support …

Tuesday’s election presented defeat to many bond referendums across northwest Iowa including those for a new library in Alta …

The third wing of Storm Lake Early Elementary School is taking shape on schedule and plans are to add the roof soon...

Rick Wimer with the Storm Lake Beavers Kiwanis Club presented a $500 donation on Tuesday to the Storm Lake Food Gap fund with Central Bank to help support local food shelves.

Buena Vista University invites the public to attend the fourth annual BVU Women Making History event on Monday, Nov. 10. This inspiring panel discussion will feature four BVU alumnae who will share …

Voters elected sitting members of both Storm Lake and Alta-Aurelia school boards to another term in Tuesday’s election while a newcomer for A-A looks forward to joining the group. Tom …

Mr. Goodfellow drive 2025 is officially underway, now in its 101st year. The Mr. Goodfellow fund, established by newspaper publisher W. C. Jarnagin, and supported by donors like you, has provided …

Community meetings focus on noise, utility profits The City of Alta is expected to hold a community meeting in the coming weeks to discuss the implications of a 12-megawatt Bitcoin mine …

Don Piercy was the top vote recipient among those vying for seats on the Storm Lake City Council.  Piercy notched 581 votes in a special election to fill Kevin McKinney’s council …

Meg McKeon has been declared the unofficial winner of the contested Storm Lake mayoral seat.  McKeon defeated fellow write-in candidate Charles Hernandez in a 301 to 158 vote, according to …

Food banks in Storm Lake, Cherokee and surrounding northwest Iowa communities are bracing for the influx of residents in need of food assistance after the federal government stopped funding …

City mulling ordinance to rein in nitrous oxide Councilmembers Meg McKeon and Maggie Martinez called for statewide action prohibiting the sale of nitrous oxide products for non-medical …

A series of contested races for city councils across Buena Vista County were decided on Tuesday night.  Challenger Don Piercy, an independent voice who intends to shake up City Hall, was …

Voters in Alta and Sac County turned away building projects that were expected to raise property taxes for a library and a jail.  The Alta library vote failed by a 315-208 margin. Nearly …

Challengers prevailed in mayoral contests in Alta, Newell and Sioux Rapids.  Wayne Westergaard and Jim Wise were unseated in Newell and Sioux Rapids, respectively. And Desi Suter bested Jon …

The race for Storm Lake mayor won’t be decided tonight.  With all four precincts reporting, 590 votes were written in for Storm Lake mayor, but no winner was declared, according to …

Sac County Attorney Ben Smith dismissed charges of sexual abuse against a Belmond woman after the FBI transported her to Dallas County to face human trafficking charges that carry a …

Voting in Storm Lake and surrounding communities begins tomorrow, Nov. 4 at 7 a.m. as residents decide on new city council and school board members along with mayors and bond measures …

Candidates vying for seats on Alta City Council and the position of mayor detailed how they would approach promoting fiscal responsibility and …