Caring Paws Rescue, a Storm Lake organization devoted to establishing an animal shelter in town, has received a $400,000 donation from the late Tom and Joanne Samsel of Lakeside to put towards …

Sac County taxpayers will be asked in the upcoming November election to approve a $10.9 million bond to replace the county’s 85-year-old jail.  The board of supervisors approved a …

Several members of the Storm Lake City Council have requested to revisit city policy for soliciting and approving noise variances for loud or late-night events.  Councilperson Kevin …

Welcome, St. Mary’s new teachers for the 2024-25 school year. Front row, from left: Jess Tuttle, Ag/FFA advisor long-term sub; Lizzy Smith, K-8 art; Kathya Ibarra, third grade long-term …

Children of Storm Lake have a new playground to enjoy in Chautauqua Park thanks to the Paxton Trust that has funded numerous beautification projects around the city. A commemorative plaque was …

A Storm Lake man who stabbed a friend with a machete Monday morning has been arrested and charged with two felonies.  Ovidio Cortez-Bermudez, 26, was charged with willful injury causing …

A collision at the intersection of C63 and 60th Avenue two miles south of Alta yesterday killed two Alta residents and injured another.  Stephan Baxter, 59, of Alta, was pronounced dead at …

Two Schaller residents were arrested last weekend for allegedly maintaining a marijuana grow operation in their basement.  Deputies with the Sac County Sheriff executed a search warrant at …

Seven carvers revved up their chainsaws at Storm Lake’s Wood, Wine & Blues Friday morning and each had an idea what they’d make out of a humble log. But a half hour into the …

Chris Jungers, Buena Vista Regional Medical Center School Nurse for Storm Lake Middle School, was recognized as a 2024 Hospital Hero by the Iowa Hospital Association. She will be recognized in …

Savor the last days of summer because school starts this week. Many of the schools are having staggered starts. Wednesday, Aug. 21 Storm Lake Elementary hosting welcome conferences, 8 …

The City of Storm Lake is applying for a grant with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to secure funding for a new public restroom and replacement dock at the Sunrise Park boat ramp.  …

Rembrandt Enterprises is appealing a federal jury’s verdict that Tecno Poultry Equipment was not at fault for negligent supervision in the collapse of a caging system that in February 2020 …

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 …