Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering a workshop to coincide with the upcoming Consumer Protection Week. The workshop is titled “Stay Independent : Spot, Stop, and Avoid Fraud.”
Due to high wind activity and low relative humidity in the forecast, the National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning today (Mon) for Buena Vista and surrounding counties
A woman from the state of Nevada has been sentenced to serve time in prison in a federal drug case with northwest Iowa connections. 50-year-old Sabrina Bradley was sentenced Wednesday
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas. Areas scheduled for prescribed burns include Pickerel Lake in Buena Vista County…Dewey’s Pasture,
A West Okoboji man wanted on O’Brien County warrants for harassment was taken into custody Thursday. Milford police say they were notified shortly before 11:30am Thursday that 26-year-old Keaton Leach
The National Weather Service will hold several in-person storm spotter seminars this spring, including a couple in the area. One of the seminars will be held on Wednesday, April 3rd
Hopes raised in January for a turnaround in the state drought situation went away as February turned dry. Iowa D-N-R Hydrologist, Tim Hall says the latest Drought Monitor Report shows
Two local communities are among several receiving USDA funding to provide clean drinking water to customers and help with sanitary wastewater systems. Alta Municipal Utilities is getting a loan of
A Storm Lake St. Mary’s family has created an ice cream flavor in collaboration with a local business. At last year’s St. Mary’s Ball and Charity auction, Ben and Ralna
Election officials in Iowa are upping their efforts to increase political participation among the state’s youngest voters. A registration event has netted thousands of new voters – who are teens.
