SL man jailed on endangerment charges last week A Storm Lake man was arrested for allegedly drinking until he was hospitalized while his kids were with him.   Victor Pineda, 28, has four …

A prescribed burn conducted northwest of Little Storm Lake in the evening hours of Wednesday, April 26 by the Alta Fire Department turned heads when flames raged high and giant clouds of smoke …

An Iowa Geological   Survey project found the bottom of Storm Lake holds thousands of years worth of history within its sediments. State Geologist Keith Schilling and Iowa Geological Survey …

A large plume of smoke rose a few miles south of Storm Lake on the morning of Sunday, April 23 as Jeff Kestel and a few neighbors, including the Foells, helped him burn off a patch of pasture with a …

A Storm Lake man pleaded guilty to a harassment charge that stemmed from him subscribing to an Only Fans account that was maintained by an alleged victim in a felony sexual abuse case.   Ron …

EMC Insurance reportedly has threatened loss of property and casualty insurance to two Lakes Conference school districts because the districts are expected to train and arm staff members next school …

Jail term for drug seeker A Newell man was sentenced to seven days in jail and two years probation for ransacking his grandmother’s home allegedly in search of drugs.   Associate Buena …

A Newell man was arrested earlier this month for tampering with a witness who was slated to testify at a trial over the alleged assault of his daughter.   James Schultz, 57, was booked into …

Judge says man is entitled to deceased woman's retirement A judge ruled that a Storm Lake man was not married to a deceased woman whose children are laying claim to her assets, but declared him …

This year’s Iowa DNR walleye operation on Storm Lake is one for the record books. A total of 631 quarts of eggs were harvested. To put that into perspective, this is only the second time in the …

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors deferred action on a sale of the former Color-ize building on West Fourth Street for two weeks, dimming the prospects of a sale.   Around a dozen …

The Storm Lake School Board approved the purchase of the Prairie Lakes AEA building for $1 million on April 19, the second major real estate acquisition for the district in the past year. No local …

Harassment, assault charges dismissed A judge dismissed harassment and domestic assault charges against a Lakeside man because the Buena Vista County Attorney’s Office deemed the case too …

The Storm Lake City Council is taking a weeklong review of its fee resolution, which covers rental rates ranging from airport hangars to golf course green fees.   City department heads …

A Holstein man and a Newell woman were arrested earlier this month for perpetuating sex-offender registration violations over a two-month period.   Zachary Schmidt, 36, was booked into Buena …

Alta-Aurelia Community School District will increase its tax asking by 12%.   The district's school board approved an overall levy last week of $10.175 per $1,000 of taxable valuation for …

Erik Lightner, an ag industry professional with nearly 30 years of experience in oilseed processing and engineering, has been named CEO of Platinum Crush, the new soybean crushing plant under …

Buena Vista County is no longer a party to a lawsuit involving the estate of a deceased Battle Creek woman who sued Buena Vista Regional Medical Center and three of its physicians because of …

A Buena Vista University alumna celebrating the 30th anniversary of her graduation will serve as commencement speaker for the university’s undergraduate ceremony to be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, …

Buena Vista County Engineer Bret Wilkinson has sketched out a financing plan for the grading and paving of four miles of gravel roads around Platinum Crush’s soybean crushing campus near Hwy. 7 …