Caring Paws Rescue purchased the Lake Animal Hospital facility at 107 W. 16th St. Tuesday afternoon from Dianne and Jerry Johnson, paying $275,000 for the building and $100,000 for equipment and …

The City of Storm Lake hired Tim Oswald of Piper Sandler as financial advisor for the city’s campaign to build a new water treatment plant and several wells.  Finance Manager Tyler …

Liliana Waites’ natural talent for connecting with dogs inspired her to start Lili’s Dog Grooming, a new business in Lakeside. A California native, Liliana, who goes by Lili, moved to Estherville …

State Auditor Rob Sand recently announced the 2026 winners of the Public Innovations and Efficiencies (PIE) program, designed to help Iowa communities reduce waste and save tax dollars by sharing …

An audit by Auditor Rob Sand recommended a series of corrections to the City of Early after finding a series of discrepancies.  An audit by Auditor Rob Sand found the City of Early had an …

Storm Lake police have moved an automated license plate reader from Lakeshore Drive to an undisclosed location.  As recently as December, a solar-powered camera stationed on a pole sat at …

One dead from starvation Buena Vista County Sheriff Kory Elston is seeking the public’s help to determine who is responsible for three emaciated dogs found in a ditch southwest of Rembrandt …

Buena Vista County landfill assessments are expected to increase 2%.  Tyler Gibbins, the City of Storm Lake’s finance manager, said the Buena Vista County Solid Waste Commission raised …

Little Sioux Corn Processors netted $9.5 million in the winter quarter from “steady operations and seasonally strong ethanol demand,” according to a recent letter the company sent to …

The City of Storm Lake hired Tim Oswald of Piper Sandler as financial advisor for the city’s campaign to build a new water treatment plant and several wells.  Finance Manager Tyler …

Mike Frantz of Storm Lake is running for state senate.  The husband of Buena Vista University Digital Media Professor Andrea Frantz, Frantz is seeking to unseat Sen. Lynn Evans, an Aurelia …

The City of Storm Lake is submitting King’s Pointe’s quarterly profit and loss statements to the city council.  Attachments to the city’s consent agenda for its Feb. 2 meeting show …

Storm Lake Community School District hired Stephanie Anderson as its next elementary principal, succeeding the retiring Barb Lange.  Anderson is the current superintendent of Riverside …

No injuries were reported after a Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled over on the 800 mile of Hwy. 7 Thursday afternoon around 3 p.m., according to a release from the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office. …

The Storm Lake City Council waived rental and set up fees for a nonprofit focused on historical education, which requested use of Sunrise Pointe Golf Course’s clubhouse. The council …

Earlier in February, the Storm Lake Fareway store conducted a “round up” opportunity for customers at their store for the Kiwanis Clubs in Storm Lake. Fareway customers were asked if they would …

In a rarity for this time of year, water was flowing over the Lakeside dam and filling Outlet Creek on Friday morning, headed for the Raccoon River and Des Moines. After record-setting high …

The Newell Fire Department responded to two fires Tuesday, fires that got out of hand when property owners were burning trash. At 2070 640th St., above residents of the home were out of the house by …

Rep. Megan Jones is running for reelection in House District 6.  Jones, R-Sioux Rapids, announced her reelection campaign for an eighth term in the Iowa House in a statement on Wednesday …

In May the final curtain rises. Like every year, the seniors at Deborah’s School of Dance will dress in purple and dance to “I Will Remember You” by Sarah McLachlan. Their teachers Deb Dunn and …