When you’re looking at an array of numbers in a budget sometimes you can miss the details that help you save your money. Unless you’re like Trudy Pedersen. Pedersen became an expert at crunching …

The Storm Lake School District remains in discussion about what to do with East Early Elementary school — the building Pre-K students currently attend — as construction on the …

$150K released from Samsel Trust to secure former Lake Animal Hospital building The vision of Storm Lakers Thomas and Joann Samsel, who loved all animals and wanted to help care for them, will …

Buena Vista County is expected to receive a fraction of the revenues it initially expected from the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy grant, but Engineer Bret …

Down 45% since October  Despite a historic swoon in Bitcoin prices, developers of a proposed Bitcoin mine near the City of Alta’s wellfield are said to be pressing for a ground breaking …

Buena Vista County’s yearslong reappraisal process has reached a conclusion.  The assessor’s office sent out notices to every property owner in Buena Vista County of the reappraisal …

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center’s Board of Trustees has approved moving forward with plans to construct a new BVRMC Medical Office Building on the BVRMC campus. The approximately 30,000 …

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 …

In the popular imagination, Iowa represents the American Heartland, with sweeping fields of corn and soybeans tended by farmers who also act as bellwethers for national politics. …

Declining enrollment and the Iowa Legislature starving public education are the primary reasons why the River Valley School Board implemented a four-day school week.  River Valley Supt. …

Once the addition of the Storm Lake Early Elementary School is finished, Storm Lake School District is expected to focus on an expansion to its sports facilities.  Chief Operating Officer …

An Altoona man was arrested for impersonating a Storm Lake police officer to gain entry to an Alta man’s house and then robbing him of his cellphone at gunpoint.  Trenton Miller, 26, was …

The City of Storm Lake’s proposed property tax rate will remain unchanged next year.  Finance Manager Tyler Gibbins proposed an overall tax rate of $15.17 per $1,000 of taxable valuation …

Cherokee Symphony’s Winter Concert celebrated the orchestra’s 70th year last Sunday with everything from Holst, to ragtime to “Colonel Bogey March,” a tune familiar to everyone who watched …

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources released a draft version of its 2026 biennial integrated report Tuesday, which listed more than 700 segments of rivers, lakes or wetlands in the state as …

The Storm Lake City Council is considering building a dog park, included in the   2029 Capital Improvement Plan. West Ninth Ballpark is a likely option, but several factors need to be ironed …

The Storm Lake Rotary car sank Tuesday after consecutive days of temperatures in the 50s and 60s. You can still buy tickets, though. As the Rotary Club posted on Tuesday: “The car has been …

The Storm Lake Rotary Club collaborated with Storm Lake United for their Chamber Coffee event last Thursday. A total of $11,000 in donations from the Rotary Club were donated to 12 local grant …

The Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation has awarded 118 Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher Supplement Grants to Iowa educators, advancing its mission to build agricultural literacy through …

Despite weak fundraising, Dave Dawson believes he can pull miracle upset  Dave Dawson believes 2026 is the year a Democrat can finally unseat a Republican in the Fourth District.  …