Middle ground is not something that often is seen nowadays in Iowa government or our politics. These days, candidates, elected officials and community members often are seen as flawed if they speak …

When we were growing up in the 1960s, the Storm Lake newspapers were run by W.C. Jarnagin, who was legendary in Iowa community journalism. The “Old Timer,” as Jarnagin called himself in his …

Gov. Kim Reynolds enjoys a 17-point lead over Democratic challenger Deidre DeJear in the latest Iowa Poll. The Republican’s favorability is rising with tax cuts financed on federal Covid relief …

Sen. Chuck Grassley faces the race of his lifetime as Democratic challenger Mike Franken has pulled within three percentage points in The Des Moines Register-Mediacom Iowa Poll last weekend. …

Iowa is a great place to live. It’s cheap, it’s easy. It’s safe.   Storm Lake is all that in spades. I can drive across town in seven minutes at 25 mph. You can still buy a house for $100,000 …

Rolling Hills response In response to your editorial dated Oct. 12, 2022 regarding the concerns with the regional mental health structure of the Rolling Hills Region, I would like to take the …

Chuck Grassley, seeking an eighth term in the U.S. Senate, is concerned that science is becoming politicized, but fears any official responsible for stopping it could become politicized themselves. …

American democracy and the rule of law withstood their most serious assault since the Civil War. That’s our main reaction watching the videos offered by the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 …

Lynn Evans of Aurelia will be our next state senator by virtue of a June victory in a Republican primary that was waged mainly to the west of Buena Vista County. Evans is a former school …