Buena Vista University is continuing a recent enrollment upswing — with one of its biggest freshman classes in more than a decade. BVU says it welcomed its second-largest freshman class
Joyce R. Robbins, age 90, of Alta, IA, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at the Accura Healthcare of Aurelia. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, October
A Newell woman’s photograph celebrating generations on a family farm has earned a $5,000 donation for a local organization. Kari DeMoss was named one of two winners of Lallemand Plant
A long-delayed Buena Vista County flood-recovery project is getting another infusion of federal money — but the latest FEMA award is still well below what the county says it will
Wet weather put a damper on this year’s Clay County Fair attendance — but one day set a new record. The 2026 Clay County Fair in Spencer drew 284,405 fairgoers
A local philanthropic group will decide where to direct its next round of donations during an October meeting in Early. The fourth 2026 meeting of 100 People Who Care Sac
Students in need at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Storm Lake will have greater access to food and hygiene supplies following a $2,000 donation from the Knights of Columbus Council
County Road N14 is officially being torn apart — and the rebuilding process is now underway. Buena Vista County Engineer Bret Wilkinson gave the county board of supervisors an update
A Storm Lake man will spend 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a child and committing a second sexual offense involving another child. Thirty-four-year-old Sergio Montejano
Roger L. Young, Age 82, of Hartley, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at the Community Memorial Health Center in Hartley, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held
