Can a caterpillar really predict whether Iowa will have a mild winter?

An expert at Iowa State University’s Insect Zoo says there may actually be some science behind the folklore about how the thickness of the wooly bear caterpillar’s stripes can help predict the severity of the winter ahead. Ginny Mitchell, the insect zoo’s education program coordinator, says a fellow entomologist in New York studied the fuzzy […]

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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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