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Spencer Hospital is earning national recognition for its leadership in lifesaving training.  The hospital’s Training Center has been named an American Heart Association All‑Star, placing it among the very first

The Iowa Auditor of State’s Office is urging the City of Early to tighten its financial oversight after a new agreed-upon procedures report identified 16 findings tied to internal controls,

The City of Storm Lake is officially moving into the next phase of its long‑planned water treatment plant project, opening the search for an engineering firm that will design the

The Storm Lake Knights of Columbus have contributed $1,000 to help the Graeber-Rowe American Legion Post in Sioux Rapids rebuild after last summer’s devastating floods. The Legion building at 200

Buena Vista County has recorded its first case of avian influenza in a year, after a backyard flock tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain. The Iowa Department of

An Ida County investigation into a missing foster child has led to an eight‑year federal prison sentence for a Texas man. Sixty‑four‑year‑old Fred Grell of Angleton, Texas, was sentenced Thursday

An Odebolt woman originally accused of pandering and harassment in Aurelia has now entered a guilty plea in Cherokee County District Court. Court documents show 47-year-old Kristal Miller pleaded guilty

As of 6:45 a.m. on Friday, March 6, 0.52 inches of rain was measured at the Storm Lake Radio studios. 

The Storm Lake Community School District Board of Education has set the public hearing date for next year’s school calendar, clearing the way for a final decision on two proposed

Northwest Iowa Community College has taken a major step toward bringing a new Regional Center and Career Academy to Marcus.  The Sheldon college has officially purchased the building that will