Experts claim bank preyed on Cleghorn farmer, cattleman

Lowest bid 24% higher than engineer’s estimate

A Storm Lake man and three teenagers were arrested on warrants and charged with rioting after allegedly fleeing from an assault incident outside De Noches Bar earlier this month.  Juan …

MidAmerican Energy has reported over 13,000 customers in Northwest Iowa have lost power this morning likely as a result of the spring snow storm. As of noon on Wednesday, MidAmerican reported …

MidAmerican: ‘extremely high sustained winds’ causing outages

Megan Jones: ‘Just because a bill is introduced in the House doesn’t mean that it’s mine’

A sheriff’s sale for the defunct Cherokee Holzhauer Ford on North Second Street is scheduled for 10 a.m. April 23 at the Cherokee County Law Enforcement Center.  Sheriff Derek Scott …

A case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a commercial pullet flock in Buena Vista County, according to a Friday press release from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and …

Two wells down Two City of Storm Lake water wells have unexpectedly gone out of service, as of Monday, March 17. Repairs will be made as soon as necessary parts arrive. In the meantime, all …

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center invites the community to a Colorectal Cancer Lunch & Learn featuring Dr. John Armstrong, BVRMC General Surgeon, on Thursday, March 20, from noon to 1 p.m. in …

A Legislative Forum event will be held Saturday, March 15, 10 a.m. at King's Pointe Resort in Storm Lake. This is the second of three forums scheduled for the 2025 Iowa Legislature session. The …

Storm Lake is about to get a whole lot groovier this summer!

After cold weather swept through the area, a major warm-up has finally brought spring-like temperatures to the area and the ice-out has finally hit. With that, anglers are seeing that most area …

For the second consecutive month, Iowa experienced below average precipitation and varying snowfall during February. According to the last water summary update released last Thursday by the Iowa …

Assessors office restructuring operations in wake of retention issues.

A Cherokee County jury will be forced to grapple with who should be held responsible for Chuck Peters’ farm and cattle herd’s dramatic contraction. An eight person jury was …

Storm Lake St. Mary’s Ball & Auction raises $277,600.

SLPD, BV Sheriff have conflicting animal control policies.

The Storm Lake Marina will soon have an on-site bait shop following the approval of the project by the Buena Vista County Conservation Board. On Tuesday, Conservation Director Greg Johnson …

The Storm Lake Community School District is looking to propose a roughly 4.5% increase in property tax rates for the upcoming 2025-26 school year. During a special board meeting last Wednesday, …