State Sen. Lynn Evans, R-Aurelia, was about the last person we expected to see speaking at the Donald Trump rally last Sunday in Sioux City. Somebody put up a Trump acolyte to take out Evans in a GOP …

The 2023 Storm Lake Farmers Market vendors send out a warm thank you to their faithful customers and new shoppers for another wonderful market season. Thank you to Storm Lake United and the City …

Mr. Goodfellow is back at work, providing warm winter clothes for local kids, after a hiatus over the summer. Mr. Goodfellow was started by local newspaper publisher W.C. “Bill” Jarnagin 99 …

In our closely connected world, our relationships with celebrities can sometimes feel oddly personal. That’s why when we heard the news of Matthew Perry's passing it felt more than just losing a …

Veterans Day is around the corner. For John and Bob, the day will be for remembering the men and women who serve in the United States military — and for two service members, in particular. For …

President Biden is bound for Minnesota, and his Cabinet secretaries are fanning out across the county to tout what the administration has done for Rural America. The tour is missing Buena Vista …

Sometimes you can’t figure out where you’ve been until you come through it. That’s how our politics feels. There was a huge shift as working stiffs woke up and realized they’ve been cut out …

The new Speaker of the U.S. House, Mike Johnson, is extremely right wing. He devised and supported a legal strategy to overturn the 2020 presidential election based on lies about massive voter fraud. …

Oh, my aching back. We brothers three — John, Bill and I — just returned from a road trip to Atlanta to visit our oldest brother Tom. He’s 80, and his wife Yvonne just celebrated her 90th …

With national media glued to the U.S. House Speaker standoff, the Israel-Hamas war, the Ukraine-Russia war, and the Donald Trump indictments, it’s pretty easy for people to ignore local government …

Unexpectedly strong opposition to carbon dioxide pipelines in North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa has caused the cancellation of the Navigator project that would have run through Buena Vista County. …

The rationale behind Iowa’s professional licensing laws is simple: People in certain professions and skilled occupations are required to hold state licenses to work in Iowa. This is to ensure they …

Storm Lake voters will be asked Nov. 7 to choose from among four candidates to fill three seats on the city council. If you go by yard signs, newcomer Meg McKeon has put up the most apparent effort. …

Iowa is sitting on a budget surplus of nearly $2 billion, so flush with all that cash, Gov. Kim Reynolds wants to eliminate the state income tax. As a taxpayer, that sounds great, but as a resident, …

Storm Lake native Jesse Case and Teamsters Local 238 are set on amplifying the voices of rural Iowans around issues that are important to working families like better schools, health care, roads …

Whoever leads the U.S. House of Representatives, that Speaker will have less than a month to push through a workable federal budget, compromise with Senate Republicans to craft an Israeli-Ukrainian …

“The bird” is so bad she endorsed a failed ex-president — who is twice impeached, four times indicted — with 61 possible felonies! This “crook” says “if elected,” he plans to fill the …

Just when you think Iowa will reach the bottom of the manure pit first, Nebraska bails us out. Gov. Jim Pillen was asked on the radio what he thought about a story in the Flatwater Free Press about …

From all reports, the crops are tremendous considering the fourth year of severe drought in Northwest Iowa. “No complaints,” said our farmer friend from Cherokee. So that’s saying something. It …

Not surprisingly, America’s uncertain political situation fosters anxiety among its citizens. And it does the same for citizens of other nations, friend and adversary alike. It unsettles an already …