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The Lake View City Council yesterday (Mon) during a special meeting acknowledged the resignation of Mayor John Westergaard, who is stepping down due to health concerns. Westergaard has been mayor

Storm Lake St. Mary’s will soon implement a “no cell phone” policy for students. Principal Ryan Berg says the policy will be going into effect next week on Ash Wednesday,

Storm Lake Fire Chief Glenn Schlesser is the recipient of the 2025 Floyd Nelson Instructor of the Year Award. The award was presented during the Iowa Society of Fire Service

A Lake View resident has received recognition for two pictures she submitted to the 15th annual Keep Iowa Beautiful Photography Contest. Anji Bennett won 3rd place in the Iowans In

The Lake View City Council is scheduled to consider the resignation of Mayor John Westergaard as part of a special meeting later today (Mon). The meeting is scheduled to begin

The theme of the 2025 Storm Lake Star Spangled Spectacular has been revealed. The theme for this year’s event is “Celebrate Freedom, Feel the Vibe in 2025!” The Commodores for

The Storm Lake Public Library will feature a series of Saturday free film showings next month. The series will be hosted by the library’s resident film enthusiast Beatrice Walker. A

Buena Vista University students and faculty attended the Iowa College Media Association (ICMA) conference on February 6 and brought home 25 statewide accolades, including a major award for First Amendment

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake has been recognized as one of the 313 Quietest Hospitals in the country. BVRMC is one of 12 Iowa hospitals recognized with

The Buena Vista County Conservation Board and BV County Extension are offering “Build Your Own Birdhouse Workshops” early next month. The workshops will be held on Saturday, March 1st at