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It’s not every day you get to be mayor of the town where you grew up — but that’s exactly the story for Justin Lyman, Newell’s newly elected mayor. Lyman,
The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors heard a report yesterday from Treasurer Danelle Haberman about new Department of Transportation technology coming to courthouses across Iowa. The state is requiring
The Storm Lake Community School District Board of Education held a work session last night to discuss long‑range facility planning. Financial advisors Matt Gillespie and Travis Squires with Piper Sandler
Storm Lake emergency crews responded yesterday to a gas leak on the Buena Vista University campus. At approximately 11:50 a.m., a contractor performing underground utility work struck a large natural
The Storm Lake Police Department and Storm Lake Fire Department are on scene at Buena Vista University this afternoon. According to BVU President Brian Lenzmeier, a gas line was struck
An arrest in Sioux City last week has sparked a wave of creativity in Sac City—where manholes are becoming canvases for community art. On Nov. 7, 46‑year‑old Brandon Bradshaw was
Storm Lake Police arrested a local man last Wednesday night (Nov. 6) on felony forgery and theft charges. Officers located 50-year-old Jose Sevilla Perez Jr. around 8:50 p.m. in the
The Ida County GOP is preparing to host its largest political event of the year—a first-of-its-kind candidate forum featuring all declared Republican contenders for Iowa Governor and U.S. House District
Alta voters have rejected a $1.25 million bond proposal to build a new public library, halting plans for a permanent facility after years of operating in temporary space. Unofficial results
The Storm Lake Public Library will host a special Author Talk Tuesday evening featuring Michelle Sprout Murray, writer of Amazing Iowa: Great Tales and Curiosities from the Hawkeye State. The
