SPLAT has “come back,” the celebration by Newell-Fonda PK-8th graders upon reaching their Positive Behavior Intervention Support goal for the quarter. Students get tickets for positive behavior …

Fiesta Latina brought bright colors, lively music and flavors to savor at Storm Lake Middle School last Sunday afternoon. The event is sponsored by Raices Student Organization at Buena Vista …

“Whoever drinks or throws up is out,” announced emcee Charles Hernandez ominously. He conducted Sunday’s hot pepper eating competition at Storm Lake Middle School, in its first year as part of …

The Sioux Central Wrestling Club received the largest grant in the Fall 2026 cycle of awards announced by Buena Vista County Community Foundation Sunday. Sioux Central Wrestling Club will match …

Buena Vista County Solid Waste & Recycle Center was the recipient of a $9,900 grand from the Buena Vista County Community Foundation which is being matched by the Solid Waste Agency and member …

“My name is Mike Frantz. I’m running for Iowa state senate and I’m here to introduce myself to you…” …

Iowa Central Community College welcomes Tom Beneke to its Board of Trustees, representing District 2, at the Oct. 13 board meeting. Beneke, former vice president of student services at Iowa Central, …

Not a single vendor submitted a proposal to run the Storm Lake Marina.  Conservation Director Greg Johnson told the board of supervisors on Tuesday that no vendor submitted a proposal to …

Avian influenza struck a turkey barn in Sac County.  The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship reported on Wednesday afternoon that a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza …

The Cherokee City Council hired Simmering-Cory of Storm Lake to prepare a pair of applications to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in connection with improving the city’s flood-damaged …

Buena Vista University President Brian Lenzmeier informed staff and students in an email that a junior at the university died in a two-car accident south of Storm Lake Monday. Lenzmeier shared …

The Cherokee City Council declared the Cardsmart building at 203 and 205 West Main Street a nuisance, citing a failing roof and crumbling structure after two decades of wear. City Manager …

The Estate of a deceased Marcus farmer requested a hearing to show whether UnityPoint Health and Cherokee Regional Medical Center …

In the race for Iowa governor, Democrat Rob Sand and Republican Zach Lahn agree addressing high cancer rates and making life more affordable for Iowans are their top priorities if elected Nov. 3, …

About 50 people from as far away as Milford rallied along Flindt Drive Saturday morning to protest the authoritarian practices of President Donald Trump. They carried signs encouraging people to vote …

Squeezed between a new 2% state revenue cap and a backlog of aging infrastructure, the Storm Lake City Council struggled to find a sense of direction when it met earlier this month for a weekend …

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources   has scheduled a chemical renovation for Spring Lake in Cherokee on Oct. 26. The project aims to restore the lake’s ecological health by eradicating …

The Storm lake City Council has set a public hearing on a proposed land lease to new owner/operators for Pirate’s Pointe Mini Golf Course Nov. 2 at 5 p.m. in city hall council chambers. The …

Education students from the University of Northern Iowa were in town this past week for the sixth year in a row to shadow Storm Lake teachers. UNI Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL …

The steeple from St. Mark Lutheran Church is now upright again, this time firmly secured to a concrete pad on the ground east of the church. For years the 50-foot-tall steeple would creak when …