Last night, the Buena Vista County Fair crowned its 2025 Fair Royalty Court at an evening ceremony on the Tyson Fresh Meats/UBI/Bomgaars Stage at the fairgrounds in Alta.
Named to the court were Queen Magdalene Dahlhauser, Princess Isabelle Landgraf, King Alex Placencia, Little Miss Sawyer Millard, Little Miss Runner-Up Ivy Nieland, and Little Mister Braxton Lussman.
The Buena Vista County fair continues through Sunday.
A northwest Iowa project to encourage people to convert the standing trunks of dead trees into sculptures has hit a milestone.
West Des Moines Police have made an arrest in a fatal shooting on July 4th. Police charged 18-year-old Byrone Sanchez-Zermeno of
Edward Weinzetl, age 97, of Spencer, Iowa formerly Fonda, Iowa died July 2, 2026 at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer.
Daron Anderson, age 62, of Newell, Iowa died July 3, 2026 at his residence in Newell. Celebration of Life will take
Storm Lake’s 2026 Star Spangled Spectacular is gearing up for one of its largest vendor lineups ever, with more than 30
