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RIDES leaders described a “perfect storm” of funding losses and higher operating costs during a presentation to the Storm Lake City Council Monday night, requesting a $10,000 city contribution for

The Storm Lake City Council has taken another step toward building a new water treatment plant, approving a service agreement Monday night with Piper Sandler & Co. to steer the

Storm Lake St. Mary’s sixth, seventh, and eighth graders were recognized last week for their work in the Buena Vista County Soil & Water Conservation District’s annual essay contest.  This

Storm Lake resident Mike Frantz is entering the race for Iowa Senate District 3, launching a campaign he says he never expected to run. Frantz announced his run Sunday in

State Auditor Rob Sand stopped in Storm Lake yesterday afternoon to deliver a pie to city staff—recognizing the community as one of Iowa’s top performers in the 2026 Public Innovations

The Buena Vista County Conservation Board is preparing for yet another appeal to the Federal Emergency Management Agency over long‑delayed repairs to the Linn Grove Dam—an eight‑year dispute that has

The Storm Lake Community School District is bringing a familiar educator back to the community, naming Dr. Stephanie Anderson as the next principal of Storm Lake Elementary School beginning July

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig visited Buena Vista County yesterday morning, delivering a blunt message for producers: the 2026 farm economy is tightening, and policy gridlock isn’t helping. Naig

State Representative Megan Jones of Sioux Rapids has officially launched her re‑election campaign for Iowa House District 6.   Jones, a Republican who has served in the Iowa House since 2013,

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center is moving ahead with a major campus expansion.   The BVRMC Board of Trustees has approved plans to construct a new medical office building on the