With new water plant in the offing, more hikes coming The Storm Lake City Council set public hearings for next month to increase water and sewer rates.  The council set May 4 as the …

Despite ‘really difficult work’ at MHI, CCUSO, Turner says Cherokee was a pleasure  Cory Turner, the superintendent of the Cherokee Mental Health Institute and Civil Commitment Unit for …

Evans warns GOP hopefuls: don’t ignore Northwest Iowa With six weeks to go before the state’s Republican primaries, the frontrunners were largely nowhere to be found at a forum at Buena …

UnityPoint Health is eliminating 207 IT jobs to strengthen its financial sustainability.  The non-profit health system announced last Wednesday that it was making changes to its information …

You’ve heard of pulling oneself up by the bootstraps. An audience at Buena Vista University heard from an author who started writing a Young Adult novel in the early hours before her kids got up …

With indefinite moratorium in place, Cherokee’s native sons want to talk with county Before the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors indefinitely banned solar battery storage, Smith …

Storm Lake Early Elementary STEM teacher Jacquie Drey has transformed a room at the school into the “Moon Room.” She applied for and obtained a grant to fund 21 first grade teams — all …

Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office has announced the retirement of K-9 Ivan last Friday. K-9 Ivan, a Belgian Malinois, is a single purpose drug detection K-9 with skills in tracking and …

Storm Lake’s walleye are larger than ever, says Fisheries Biologist Ben Wallace after wrapping up the season’s egg collection Monday, April 13. In five nights of gillnetting, 1,221 fish were …

Dramatic clouds accompanied a system that brought high winds and hail to the area Monday evening as well as an EFO tornado that touched down north of Webb at 7:49 p.m., heading east for three minutes …

Storm Lake United’s annual meeting, awards night and banquet Tuesday evening saw the introduction of a new foundation to support small businesses, improve commercial districts and revitalize …

As TIF imbroglio gets more expensive, city, county agree to delay May trial The City of Storm Lake’s lawsuit against Buena Vista County over the alleged misappropriation of over $5 million in …

No lakefront offices, county says  The Buena Vista County Conservation Board voted to build on its footprint at the county park in Peterson, a victory for those who wanted the marina to …

PAULLINA, Iowa — A diesel pipeline rupture east of Paullina on Wednesday evening prompted a large multi agency response and is expected to require several days of cleanup work, officials said. …

The Bridge of Storm Lake held their annual spring market last Saturday where young people made and sold hand-crafted wares to help them learn business and marketing skills and to share what they love …

Storm Lake Elementary third and fourth graders learned about plant science with an emphasis on the importance of fertilizer when the Nutrien Seed Survivor mobile classroom rolled up to the building …

Storm Lake’s annual Independence Day celebration is opening food vendor registration for non-profits, for-profits, food trucks and more. The annual Star Spangled Spectacular brings two days of …

The Buena Vista County Reserve Deputies were prominent at the annual Iowa Reserve Conference held March 27-29 in West Des Moines. The local reserve claimed the Outstanding Unit Award for 2025 and …

The Newell-Fonda jazz band earned third place finish in Class IA at the 2026 Iowa Jazz Championships Tuesday in Ames. Fifteen bands per class are accepted into the competitive statewide contest …

The Storm Lake City Council approved the rezoning of a 3.5 acre parcel east of Ace Hardware so its developers can build apartments there and score a significant property tax break over the coming …