Councilwoman Meg McKeon believes she’s the only qualified candidate running for Storm Lake mayor, a claim her opponent in the mayoral write-in election shrugged off.  McKeon launched …

Dan Winchell is appealing a judge’s order that ordered him and the defunct Holzhauer Motors to pay over $2 million in connection with a $6.5 million loan on which the dealership defaulted last …

The Storm Lake City Council approved a pilot study agreement with the Storm Lake Tyson Turkey Plant so the plant can increase flows through the city’s wastewater treatment plant.  …

King’s Pointe, water plant damages didn’t meet wind deductible, losses mount The City of Storm Lake will have to foot most of the costs of damages reaped by wind storms in the spring …

Storm Lake police arrested two juvenile males on charges of felony burglary...

Storm Lake Community Education has moved from the portables at 930 E. Fifth St. to 824 Flindt Drive. The new space is in the High School Annex, the former AEA building now owned by Storm Lake …

The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation (Corridor) was joined by county supervisors and city officials on Oct. 2 to proclaim October 2025 as Manufacturing Month in their respective …

A collision at the intersection of M31 and Highway 3 on Wednesday night injured an Algona man and a Rembrandt man. Jay Lockwood, 46, of Rembrandt, and Fidel Rodriguez, 37, were hospitalized at …

A “No Kings” event, hosted by the Buena Vista County Democrats, has been organized for Saturday, Oct. 18, from 1-3 p.m. at the intersection of Lake Avenue and Lakeshore Drive. Storm Lake …

Bond on the horizon  Amid tightening budget pressures, the Storm Lake City Council begrudgingly voted to return a $300,000 state grant intended to help replace outdated blowers at the …

Discounted recycling tickets available starting November  The Storm Lake City Council approved a new six-month recycling program aimed at helping residents more easily dispose of unwanted …

BV Drainage Engineer: ‘This is a financial burden, and I do not wish for this thing to move forward’  Adding to a growing list of conflicts between Buena Vista County and the …

Landowner Attorney John Murray: courts, state regulators must shoot project down In August, Summit Carbon Solutions hinted “at several updates” that would “open new …

Former ISU prof: ‘I think we can all expect that there’s going to be more cases’ After nearly six months without a case reported in Iowa, avian influenza has returned as …

Patrol officers, detectives afforded $1-an-hour raises Storm Lake police’s decadeslong community service officers have been eliminated.  The City of Storm Lake moved an SLPD …

The City of Storm Lake has hired its newest fire chief.  Terence Sinner, a veteran of municipal and military fire service, has accepted the position and will begin work later this month, …

Storm Lake City Councilwoman Meg McKeon is now the second person to launch a write-in campaign for mayor.  McKeon announced her campaign during a Storm Lake United meeting on Thursday. She …

The Storm Lake Police Department received a report last Wednesday Sept. 24 regarding a victim who traded a 2010 Camaro for a Rolex watch which the victim later realized the watch was …

Foreclosure lawsuit dismissed The building that used to house Storm Lake’s Kentucky Fried Chicken sold last month.  FNS Properties of Grundy Center acquired the building from the …