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Ever since a northwest Iowa man won a prize of $100,000 a year for life, the congratulations haven’t stopped coming — and neither have the celebrations at the two western

A Buena Vista County lawman killed more than a century ago is finally getting national recognition this week. Sheriff Kory Elston told the Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors yesterday

A Galva farmer has filed a sweeping federal class‑action lawsuit accusing six of the world’s largest fertilizer producers of price fixing and driving fertilizer costs to artificially high levels —

A Fort Dodge man has been sentenced to prison for a forgery scheme that stretched across multiple Bomgaars stores in northwest Iowa. Forty‑year‑old Duke Davis was sentenced May 1 in

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors heard an update last week on Iowa’s ongoing effort to streamline early childhood services as part of a broader realignment led by the

A Honduran man with multiple prior removals from the United States has been sentenced in federal court after being located in Buena Vista County last year. Thirty‑seven‑year‑old Carlos Castro‑Izaguirre was

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