Local News

The second of three legislative forum events in Storm Lake for this legislative session will be held this coming weekend. The event will be held Saturday, March 15th at 10am

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has scheduled prescribed burns this spring in Buena Vista, Sac, Ida, Pocahontas, and Calhoun counties. Burns are scheduled at Leo Grau and Pheasant Hills

An area resident spoke to the Buena Vista County Supervisors this (Tues) morning about alleged incidents involving Summit Carbon Solutions last week. Bev McGriff informed the Board that Summit surveyors

The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors this (Tues) morning approved a utility permit request from Evertek. County Engineer Bret Wilkinson said the permit is for new line work to

Storm Lake St. Mary’s Middle School students participated in an essay contest sponsored by the Buena Vista County Soil & Water Conservation District. This year’s topic was “Keeping Your Neighborhood Clean

Spencer Hospital is receiving some national recognition. While being named previously as a top 100 Rural and Community Hospital, it was recently announced Spencer Hospital has earned a coveted spot

Two local businesses are among the top five finalists in the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation’s “Big IDEA” challenge. Two weeks of public voting were held. The finalists include Fuller

Four individuals were charged following an alleged disturbance outside of a local bar this past weekend. According to the Storm Lake Police Department, officers were called to Denoche’s bar at

Storm Lake residents may have noticed a slightly cloudy appearance in their water this (Mon) morning. The Storm Lake Water Plant has been performing maintenance on its lime softening system,

A total of 277 thousand 600 dollars was raised for Storm Lake St. Mary’s at the annual Ball and Charity Auction on Saturday. The money will go toward the purchase