Meat processing giant JBS USA hopes to build a multi-million dollar “state-of-the-art” sausage production facility in Perry. The Greely, Colo., based company announced in a May 29 …

Buena Vista University recognized two of its most devoted trustees, Dr. Norman Nielsen and David Dvergsten, for their years of transformational leadership, service, and philanthropy. Both concluded …

A judge ruled that Robin and Tony Jenness of Marcus must have access to Dan Winchell’s emails.  Iowa Specialty Business Court Judge Michael Schilling ruled last Monday that the emails …

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Alta Community Library has moved to the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 6172 on the corner of Lake Street and Hwy. 7 in Alta. Desk Clerk Trish Peterson sorts books and places them on the shelf in the …

Josie Smith is appealing a Buena Vista County jury’s finding that she was a sexually violent predator. Trevor Andersen, a Des Moines attorney in the State Public Defender’s Special Defense Unit, filed notice with …

Storm Laker Amy Lesemann knew her husband kept looking at this old tuba in the window of Celia’s Antiques with flowers coming out of its bell. Amy bought it, and had it refurbished at …

A lifelong dream for Jeff Luft is set to come true later this month when he is left off on an island in the Bahamas with no food or water. Luft, who lives between Storm Lake and Newell, has been …

The Storm Lake Public Library plans to adjust operating hours this summer and dropped two full-time employees down to part-time in response to budget cuts mandated by the city. In April, the …

AgState has announced the expansion of its Emmetsburg and Fonda agronomy businesses with the addition of new seed and chemical storage warehouses. This investment underscores AgState’s …

Hugs and tears were the order of the day at Storm Lake Elementary School last Thursday, the last day of school for students in the district. Staff members Ashley Green, Alicia Neumann and Junith …

Two weeks out from losing its director, local nonprofit Ready Set Grow Learning Center is nowhere closer to ensuring its own survival.  Conner Ellinghuysen, RSG board member and …

The Alta Community Library will build a new home in the Alta City Park after a unanimous vote by Alta City Council in favor of the park location. The library has been in search of a new home for …

Guilty of shoplifting in her home state of Nebraska, the top public defender in Buena Vista County was suspended for six months.  The Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board suspended …

As wildfires are scorching Canada, Northwest Iowa’s air quality is deteriorating.  The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued a “statewide air quality alert” on …

In a presentation last Thursday, the Storm Lake Police Department received a donation of 12 kits of body armor from the FBI Legacy Body Armor Program. Josh Lesieur, Supervisory Senior Resident …

The Storm Lake Police Department welcomed its newest K-9 officer this week.  Mayor Mike Porsch swore in Duke, a year-and-a-half-old Belgian Malinois, alongside his handler, Officer Mitchell …

With summer approaching with warm weather and an anticipated increase in water usage demand, the City of Storm Lake is activating a water conservation plan. Until further notice, a Voluntary …

Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Hull, believes that under President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax and immigration bill, Iowa will lead the country into a conservative revival. Feenstra called himself a …

The estate of an Alta woman who died in December 2023 is suing an oxygen equipment worker and Rotech’s Storm Lake branch for allegedly contributing to the woman’s death.  …