New teachers in the Storm Lake Community School District this year include, front row, from left: Morgan Glienke, new to district, first grade; Rebeca Farjardo, new to district, kindergarten dual …

A trial that was supposed to begin on Wednesday morning was cancelled, as the Buena Vista County Attorney’s Office and a Spirit Lake defense …

Eight chainsaw carvers will converge in Storm Lake’s Sunset Park this weekend for Wood, Wine & Blues, and this year brings an international flair with a competitor from Newport, Wales. …

Times Pilot subscribers are the best when it comes to resurrecting tidbits of local historical interest. According to reader Dennis Naughton, an attorney in Cedar Rapids and a Pocahontas native, …

A hearing is scheduled for next Thursday on a Storm Lake bank’s request to seize Holzhauer Motors’ inventory.  Judge Michael Schilling scheduled a videoconference hearing in …

The back of Family Dentistry, at 118 Main Street in Sioux Rapids, collapsed Wednesday evening. No one was in the building at the time. Sioux Rapids firefighters were called to the alley between …

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors approved a utility permit request from the City of Storm Lake to install a new surveillance camera just outside of city limits during their meeting Tuesday …

Six miles of county highway C49 east of Hwy. 71 will be repaved next year.  The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors approved plans to bid the repaving project with the Iowa Department …

The City of Alta is urging residents of Storm Lake to stop bringing yard waste and other items to the city’s disposal area just southwest of town. Street Supt. Brad Pedersen told the city …

A committee looking to improve signage for downtown businesses has garnered 17 members.  In the next couple weeks, they’ll start meeting to review policies and regulations for signs …

Water temperatures in Storm Lake and Little Storm Lake are currently in the mid to upper 70s. Fishing for black crappie has been slow, with limited activity reported. Anglers are experiencing …

Company executives and federal leaders — including Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Randy Feenstra — have begun urging federal agencies to investigate the growing problem of used cooking …

Two Storm Lake residents suffered serious injuries from a three-vehicle crash in Woodbury County Wednesday afternoon. Deiler Reyes Peña, 31, was reportedly driving eastbound on 110th …

In the old Mellow Dent Seed company warehouse north of Alta, Brent and Scott Meyer of Alta store several pieces of their John Deere tractor collection.  They plan to exhibit many of them …

Iowa Central Community College’s newest installment in Storm Lake is nearing completion, just in time for the beginning of the school year. The two-story education building that sits on …

The Storm Lake City Council on Monday approved $6.4 million in contracts with two bidders to replace and construct a new aquifer well and two wastewater lift stations.  The city agreed to …

Tyson Foods posted better than expected earnings in the third quarter on Monday amid a swoon in equities.  The Springdale, Ark.,-based meatpacker with pork and turkey plants in Storm Lake …

National Night Out was celebrated Tuesday evening at 15 block parties all across town.  Police, firefighter, ambulance crews and city officials stopped to visit with the public. 

A mechanical situation at the water plant has resulted in some residents noticing brief discoloration in drinking water. The situation has been resolved, and the water is still fully treated and …

Probation for OWI, fleeing scene of accident A Storm Lake man was sentenced to two years probation for drunk driving, crashing into a yard near East School and fleeing the scene in April. …