The former Spencer finance assistant at the center of a state audit has now been arrested. Fifty‑two‑year‑old LaVonne Bell turned herself in at the Clay County Jail late Friday afternoon
The transfer of the Storm Lake Marina to Buena Vista County has taken another step forward. The Iowa Natural Resource Commission voted at its January meeting to recommend that the
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has released its draft 2026 Impaired Waters Report, and it shows more than 700 segments of rivers, lakes, and wetlands across Iowa are failing
More than a week after the fatal bus crash that upended the Iowa Lakes Community College baseball program, one student‑athlete and the team’s bus driver remain hospitalized, while dozens of
A former Carroll County paramedic has been sentenced to federal prison for tampering with vials of fentanyl that were meant for patients in emergency medical situations. Fifty‑three‑year‑old Teresa Marie Johnson
The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors has signed off on another season of four‑day work weeks for the Secondary Road Department—but only after a half-hour debate Tuesday morning about
The City of Storm Lake is moving forward with the launch of its new Mayor’s Civic Leadership Advisory Committee, with an initial introductory meeting for prospective members scheduled for Wednesday,
Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand has released the results of a special investigation into the City of Spencer, detailing more than $46,000 in misused or mishandled public funds tied
A traffic stop in Clay County led to two arrests and multiple drug‑ and alcohol‑related charges late last Wednesday night. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy stopped a
