A Storm Lake couple are suing two other Storm Lake over an alleged car collision in the Hardee’s parking lot off Flindt Drive in 2022.  Attorney Dan Connell of Storm Lake filed a …

Buffalo Ridge Cafe in Alta is planning to reopen. The restaurant, owned by Toni and Kevin Hammer, operated from 2015-21. It was then sold on contract, becoming known as Crum-Brew-Le, which …

Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow announced the recipient of the 2025 Iowa Teacher of the Year award Monday morning during an assembly at Sioux Central in …

“No U-Turn” signs will be going into place on Lake Avenue in downtown Storm Lake this week. While U-turns have already been prohibited by city ordinance, the signage is intended to …

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors approved the “Wind Energy Conversion System Ordinance” last Tuesday, the first of its kind in the county. Discussions of the ordinance …

Diedrich Ag, an agricultural company based in Kensett, sued Farm Nutrients of Rembrandt for $142,000 in unpaid labor and equipment from a confinement building cleanup in 2019.  Attorney …

A Sigourney bank sued the owner of a Flindt Drive building that used to house Kentucky Fried Chicken.  County Bank of Sigourney sued Robert Farrell of Newton because he and his associated …

Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake has filed two more lawsuits against franchises affiliated with Holzhauer Motors.  The bank is now seeking Holzhauer’s real estate at its Storm Lake and Cherokee Ford dealerships. A 24-page lawsuit the bank filed …

“It’s the missing piece of the puzzle,” said Cobblestone co-owner Natalie Schumann Monday evening after finding the marquee that once hung above the main doorway of the Lakeside …

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Buena Vista County office will offer four opportunities to attend the Private Pesticide Applicator Continuing Instruction Course, led by Extension Field …

An Iowa nurse who was criminally charged in the death of a nursing home resident is facing up to two years in prison after entering a plea in the case. In March, Pocahontas County  …

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced Friday it had detected the H5N1 bird flu in a flock of commercial egg-laying chickens in Sioux County.  Gov. Kim Reynolds …

A Cherokee man was charged with first-degree murder for allegedly inflicting blunt-force trauma on his four-month-old infant, who was later declared deceased at a hospital in Omaha, Neb.  …

The Storm Lake City Council approved the purchase of a fire engine and tower ladder for $2.8 million.  The council approved the purchases on Monday, two weeks after it authorized …

On the heels of another retailer closing shop on Lake Avenue, Councilwoman Meg McKeon asked for a work session with the Storm Lake City Council to evaluate its $27,000 annual contract with an Austin, …

The repaving project on Memorial Road is officially completed, meeting the Thanksgiving completion date despite missing the contractual “substantial completion” date of Oct. 1. …

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors extended the county’s temporary management agreement with Storm Lake Marina for another year — or until the marina is formally transferred from …

The Storm Lake City Council initiated the process to designate Northwestern Drive and Memorial Road as no parking throughout the year.  Public Services Supervisor Brandon Ripke told the …

Councilman Kevin McKinney fears Storm Lake could become overwhelmed with flocks of pigeons, as a slim majority of the city council approved an ordinance that could allow homing up to 100 pigeons in …

Iowans should expect to see further property tax law changes brought up in the 2025 legislative session, lawmakers said Tuesday at the Greater Des Moines Partnership legislative leadership breakfast. …