No decision on audit of City of SL, BV in TIF spat. Auditor doubts what an audit could do.

Sand barnstorms through Iowa. BVU prof: Sand ‘absolutely unique and distinctive,’ A ‘game changer’ 

Little notice leaves university scrambling The U.S. Army will no longer operate their Reserve Office Training Corps program at Buena Vista University starting this fall. In a letter …

The resurfacing of Business 71 north of Storm Lake has again been delayed until next year.  “It’s going to be a big project,” Wilkinson said of the envisioned Business 71 …

A temporary structure has gone up on the new parking lot surface east of Merrill Manufacturing.

The Iowa DNR reports fair fishing conditions this week at Storm Lake, where the water temperature is holding around 80 degrees. Anglers are seeing some action on channel catfish using crawlers …

VT Industries announced that Ryan Clausen and Aaron Clausen have been named as co-presidents of VT Industries, Inc. As co-presidents, Ryan and Aaron will have responsibility for the …

The school board voted 4-1 earlier this month to vacate the 40-year-old building.

Attorney General Brenna Bird is suing Quad County Corn Processors for over five years of Clean Air Act violations and seeking $6 million in fines.  The Iowa Department of …

‘We sell out everywhere we go.' Enjoy homemade Asian cuisine, and meet a remarkable young man in a wheelchair behind the counter. It’s Chom Thammavongsa, 36, who over the past several years, has become an inspirational figure to young people...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand stopped in Storm Lake Wednesday.

Historic home turns 150. The open house from 1-3 p.m. will feature guides to take you through the home and share its history.

Attorney claims bank’s foreclosure lawsuit is ‘unjust enrichment’;

Landus Cooperative is launching a nationwide search for its next CEO.  A statement the company issued on Thursday morning reported the cooperative’s board of directors and interim CEO …

Dave Baker calls them ghost towns. The historian from Ankeny intertwined history, photography and storytelling in his presentation “BV Ghost Towns & Early County History” Sunday at BV …

AgState announced earlier this month that it will be ceasing operation of its Cherokee grain facility come September. In a letter issued on June 2, no exact reason for the closure was stated. …

The Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office executed a warrant for the arrest of a former Storm Lake man who five years ago was charged with felony sexual abuse against a minor and has since …

The Alta-Aurelia Community School District will be tasked with spending a nearly $3 million surplus of bond proceeds generated from the new Warrior Athletic Complex. On June 2, the district …

Three area men were arrested on warrants and each charged with felony criminal mischief for allegedly crashing golf carts into each other at the Alta Golf and Country Club course early this …

A network of Northwest Iowa law enforcement have initiated a sprawling investigation into a series of attempted fraudulent bank withdrawals that have extended into Cherokee and Plymouth …