$165 million investment fund established for 51 SW Iowa communities

A foundation based in Council Bluffs is creating a 165 MILLION dollar investment fund for more than four dozen southwest Iowa communities. Steve Wild of Missouri Valley, president of the Charles E. Lakin Foundation’s board of directors, said the group’s “Revitalize Southwest Iowa Initiative” aims to reverse the economic and population declines that started in […]

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Donald Schmitt, 92, Storm Lake

Donald Schmitt, age 92, of Storm Lake, Iowa died March 25, 2026 at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral

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