Alta-Aurelia Community School District is looking forward to upgrades coming to campus over the summer in preparation for the 2025-26 school year. During their meeting …

A two-hour power outage affected more than 1,900 MidAmerican customers in Sac County on Monday.  At 7:15 a.m. Monday, an interruption occurred on a segment of transmission line that feeds …

Buena Vista University proudly announces Jennifer Hecht as the 39th George Wythe Award recipient, the university’s highest honor for excellence in teaching. The recipient is selected …

Lynn Evans has launched an exploratory campaign for congress.  Evans, R-Aurelia, announced on Saturday morning that he’s considering a run for Iowa’s Fourth District, just weeks …

St. Mary’s High School sent off 14 seniors in graduation exercises held Sunday afternoon in the school gym. St. Mary’s school board president and retired judge Mary Timko was the …

A heated exchange between Cherokee Zoning Commissioner Adam Glienke and Cherokee County Supervisor Shane Bellefy exemplified the contentious nature …

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors is at a crossroads with its second year of road construction around Platinum Crush.  Easement negotiations with MidAmerican Energy on utility …

Has his own apartment, full-time job, plans to become  ‘my own boss’ in the future.

The Iowa Attorney General’s Office is seeking to commit Ron Taylor to the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders, claiming Taylor’s criminal history and psychological disorders …

High court rules LULAC doesn’t have standing. Lacks standing to sue

Turbine manufacturer anticipates higher price of renewable energy. Blade recycling uncertain.

United Community Health Center has named Dr. John Scott, DO, as its new medical director. A board-certified family medicine physician with a strong interest in women’s health and obstetrics, …

BV Emergency Management details storm siren criteria. Aimee Barritt: ‘It was over about as quick as it began’

Despite serving as the only Democrat elected to a statewide political office, Rob Sand isn’t running for governor on party lines.  The 42-year-old state auditor formally announced his …

A contractor is in the midst of grinding approximately 10,000 cubic yards of tree debris collected from the destructive April 18 windstorm. The work took place at Discovery Center parking lot …

The Alta Community Library’s search for a new home may soon be coming to an end. After nearly a year of back and forth on site proposals, the board is asking that the city council approve the construction of a new facility on the northern end of …

Dominic Klaschen wants to forge a community of car enthusiasts in Storm Lake.  While attending Cherokee Washington High School, Klaschen and his friends regularly travelled to Storm Lake …

The Pocahontas County Sheriff is investigating gunshots that were fired near the 400 block of Franklin Street around 10 p.m. on Sunday.  A statement Sheriff Steve Nelson issued on Monday …

Anxieties over the impact of tariffs on the renewable energy sector have forced Allete Clean Energy of Duluth, Minn. to delay its wind turbine project in Buena Vista County until 2027.  …

Lacks standing to sue The Iowa Supreme Court ruled against a nonprofit Latin American rights group that sought to overturn a nearly 20-year-old legal decision prohibiting county auditors from …