The Storm Lake Police Department will soon add a ballistic body shield to its protective equipment, thanks to a grant from the Buena Vista County Community Foundation. Police officials say
Storm Lake’s Star Spangled Spectacular is now accepting entries for this year’s Big Parade, which will roll down Lakeshore Drive at 10:30 a.m. on July 4. Organizers say parade entry
The Storm Lake Fire Department responded early yesterday morning to an equipment fire at Platinum Crush in rural Alta. Crews were dispatched around 4:39 a.m. and requested mutual aid from
A Cherokee High School student was killed and three other teens were injured in a single‑vehicle rollover early Saturday morning in rural Cherokee County. The crash happened shortly after 2:30
The Cobblestone Ballroom & Event Center in Lakeside received a special visit Thursday from U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, who stopped in to personally present the business with the Small Business
Marilyn L. Hinkeldey, 89, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on
The Sac County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a second incident involving a child who may have found a THC‑infused gummy at a local park — this time in Schaller. According
Three people face charges after a drug‑related search warrant in Pocahontas last week — and one of them was arrested again this week in Storm Lake on separate warrants. The
cStorm Lake’s utility rates are officially on track to rise over the next several years. The city council on Monday held two public hearings and approved the first readings of
