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Over 48 hundred dollars was raised in the first week of fundraising for the 2025 Storm Lake Star Spangled Spectacular. Fundraising Co-Chairs Matt Brostad and Josh Newhouse say the effort

Tyson Foods has announced the launch of Hillshire Snacking Dips and Spreads. Hillshire Snacking is known for its gourmet snacks and flavor combinations. A news release states that the innovative

The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation has hired Jenny Dykema as its new Office Coordinator. Dykema is a Spirit Lake High School graduate, and graduated from Iowa State University last

A portion of Highway 18 will soon be closed for railroad crossing repairs. According to the Iowa DOT, Highway 18 east of Ruthven will be closed beginning the morning of

Storm Lake Community Education Director Joe Kucera has been named Grand Marshal for this year’s Star Spangled Spectacular Big Parade on the 4th of July. A news release from the

According to a press release from the Sac County Sheriff’s Office, on the afternoon of June 4, 2025, a Sac County jailer and two deputy sheriffs were assaulted while preventing

Mikayla Oz is bringing her all-new Family Magic Shows to Kids’ Fest in Storm Lake this Sunday. Packed with fresh illusions, interactive moments, and laugh-out-loud comedy, Mikayla will perform two

A Cherokee man faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday in Sioux City Federal Court to Possession of Child Pornography. At the plea hearing, 33-year-old Lance

A cash reward is being offered for information about a fire at the POET Bioprocessing Plant in Emmetsburg that’s been determined to be arson. Authorities were called to the fire