A mosaic mural by artists from Zacatlan, Mexico, will be given to St. Mary’s Church in Storm Lake as a gift this summer. A 5.6’ wide by 4’ tall mural of the Virgin of Guadalupe and Mexican …

The Storm Lake City Council allocated $17,500 so the Witter Gallery can replace its floor and commission tile mosaics throughout Storm Lake.  The council matched a $10,000 gift Dick Davis, a …

In what many will see as a welcome sign of better weather to come, a crew was assembling the new docks out on the ice at Storm Lake Marina on Feb. 10. The old docks that had become damaged and …

A lawsuit against Tyson, its logistics company and one of the logistics company’s truckers resulting from a fatality was dismissed from Buena Vista County District Court earlier this …

BETTENDORF —   Native Iowan Kari Lake campaigned in Bettendorf and Ankeny last weekend insisting that she is not running for president.   Rather, the former Arizona Republican …

Two Ohio men were assessed a $250 fine each in connection with a beating at the Storm Lake Campground last December that ended with the victim being hospitalized for head injuries.  Associate …

Navigator CO2 Ventures is arguing in court that a state law that allows pipeline companies to survey land is constitutional and the company has complied with its provisions. The company is seeking …

The Alta Municipal Utilities Board has abandoned water regionalization talks with the City of Storm Lake because the City of Alta has around $2.1 million in debt remaining against its existing well …

The Storm Lake School Board accepted the resignation Wednesday of Michael Sullivan, the principal at the district’s early elementary school and East Early Childhood Center. Sullivan was promoted …

Finance Manager Brian Oakleaf is exploring a series of tax-increment financing bonds that would finance major upgrades to King’s Pointe, while leaving the city’s TIF coffers flush with an …

Prison term for forging checks A Fort Dodge man was sentenced to five years in prison for fraudulently purchasing nearly $300 in merchandise at Rust’s Western Shed.  Buena Vista County …

The Storm Lake School Board rejected the lone bid it received for replacement of the artificial turf and backstop at the high school baseball field because it came in more than double the expected …

A confluence of staffing shortages and problems with the managed care organizations that administer Iowa’s Medicaid program prompted Pleasant View Home in Albert City to close its …

After two strong years of growth, U.S. farm income is forecast to drop substantially in 2023 as commodity prices fall and expenses rise, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service …

An increasing demand for low-carbon fuels will imperil ethanol producers unless there is widespread adoption of equipment to capture emissions from ethanol plants, the executive director of the Iowa …

An Alta man was fined $195 for lighting ablaze a heap of dead ash trees that have been sequestered at Alta Golf & Country Club on Lake Street for nearly two years.  Associate Buena Vista …

An Albert City man was sentenced to two years probation in connection with a Buena Vista County Sheriff investigation that yielded methamphetamine, firearms and the theft of two off-road vehicles …

A judge suspended a felony criminal proceeding involving an Alta man who allegedly took two packages and a Busch Light beer from a residence in the 800 block of Main Street in Alta. Buena Vista …

A bill that received preliminary approval by an Iowa House subcommittee on Wednesday would require school districts and charter schools to make classroom materials available to parents along with a …

Crime in Storm Lake decreased by 7% in 2022, primarily due to a 16% drop in thefts and other major crime categories remaining persistently low.   There were 308 crimes in Storm Lake as …