The Alta City Council approved a liquor license for a new Mexican restaurant — Andale Mex Grill on Oct. 5.  The owners of Andale, current residents of Lake View, showed up to observe the …

Fans surrounded Peterson Field last Saturday for Buena Vista University Homecoming

The City of Storm Lake is negotiating with a new operator for its beleaguered miniature golf course.  The operator of the 18-hole miniature golf course sold to Severson Properties, an …

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors rebuffed a request to install traffic monitoring software that’d assist Sheriff Kory Elston and Engineer Bret Wilkinson.  The supervisors …

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is renovating Spring Lake’s fishery in Cherokee, which was clouded with turbidity and infested with rough fish as a result of the 2024 floods.  Fisheries Biologist …

Project hit with architect lawsuit, saber-rattling with city Shawn Foutch says the redevelopment of the Wilson School in Cherokee is “dead.”  Foutch claims the City of Cherokee …

    It's been a fantastic summer, but like the season, all good things must come to an end. Soon the City of Storm Lake Parks Department will put some of our outdoor facilities into …

The City of Storm Lake’s fourth annual Volunteer Appreciation Reception will be held Thursday, Oct. 15 at King’s Pointe Resort ballroom, 5:30-7 p.m. The informal evening event is organized …

Front row from left: Sandra (Tscherter) Witt, Merri (Kolb) Johnson, Christy (Anderson) Hyndman, Nancy (Galvin) Webb, Connie (Ballantyne) Ludwig, Denise (Gustafson) Fredericksen and Kelly (Peterson) …

Councilman Don Piercy: city ‘backed into a corner’ as condo work grinds to halt The Storm Lake City Council rebuffed Shawn Foutch’s request to renegotiate the completion deadline for phase …

Held without bond for being ‘unauthorized alien’ Four teens – one of them an adult undocumented immigrant – were arrested in connection with a string of car burglaries around Storm …

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Friday a measure changing a state’s economic development program that could provide nearly $1.4 billion in tax incentives for a $15 billion steel mill project …

Buena Vista University Homecoming happens this weekend with a variety of events open to the public. Go Beavers!   Friday, Oct. 2 11 a.m.-1 p.m. BUFORD’S BIRTHDAY BASH. Mack …

The Alta Park Board and Library Board of Trustees reached an agreement on a hot-button debate over a fundraising advertisement. The debate over whether or not to permit a sign tracking the …

Buena Vista County recipient Ray Schable   is the 2026 4-H Hall of Fame inductee for Buena Vista County. Schable has been an active supporter of 4-H throughout his …

Fall is underway, and that means winter will not be far off. The City of Storm Lake Public Services Department is already preparing for the upcoming snow season. The city is dedicated to …

Academic achievement at Buena Vista University can open the door to more than recognition. For 18 BVU students this year, it also resulted in awards ranging from $5,575 to $9,962 each to support …

A grand opening for the Aurelia Fire Department’s new fire station will be held Wednesday, Oct. 7 from 4-7 p.m. Check out the new station and enjoy free hot dogs and chips. The address is 101 …

Highest-ranked private university for social mobility Buena Vista University’s enrollment dipped by 120 students this year, or 6%.  A statement the university issued on Monday …