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A total of 104 pounds of prescription medication were turned in for proper disposal at several locations in Buena Vista Count...
Buena Vista County has dropped in the latest county health rankings compiled by the University of Wisconsin Population Health...
Unemployment dropped in area counties from February to March. Iowa Workforce Development spokesperson Kerri Koonce says the s...
A Buena Vista County ordinance doesn’t allow ag land to be considered a nuisance… and that’s frustrating c...
A Storm Lake man was arrested after a police officer on patrol early Saturday morning saw him walking unsteady on his feet in...
Expired Medication Safe Disposal in late April in Buena Vista County.Compass Pointe, Storm Lake Police Department, BV County ...
Buena Vista County is receiving federal funds for a road resurfacing project. County engineer Jon Ites says the northwest Iow...
Railroad crossing repairs will be made on two crossings in Buena Vista County this summer. Tuesday morning, the Board of Supe...
Probation has been revoked from a Storm Lake man… who was arrested twice after receiving a ten-year suspended sentence...
A Storm Lake man has had his probation revoked and sentenced to prison. The Buena Vista County Attorney’s Office says 1...
Jose Tovar of Storm Lake… accused of killing his brother and wounding his parents in 2006… has been ruled incom...
The Buena Vista County Trail Advisory Council will have their next meeting on Tuesday, April 2nd at the Alta Community Center...
The Storm Lake city council Monday afternoon will consider an increase in fees for rental of the Sunrise Pointe Golf Course c...
The partnership between the Buena Vista County Landfill Commission and the Carroll County landfill is working well. Staring l...
Most area counties lost population from 2010 to 2012… although Buena Vista County saw a slight increase.County2012 Pop...
Although many vehicles went into the ditch in Buena Vista County during this week’s snowstorm… the sheriff&rsquo...
Planning continues to establish a drive trail through Buena Vista County, including Storm Lake. This week, the Storm Lake cit...
The Storm Lake city council will hold public hearings Monday afternoon on the city budget for the fiscal year beginning July ...
An Ida Grove woman has received a suspended sentence on a precursor charge in Buena Vista County District Court. According to...
Reorganization of the state’s mental health services requires each county to join a multi-county region. Buena Vista Co...
A Storm Lake resident has been sentenced for tampering with records. According to Buena Vista County court records, 19-year-o...
Two people were arrested Friday night after Storm Lake police were dispatched to 111 Mae Street to investigate a disturbance....
Property taxes in Buena Vista County would go up slightly under the proposed county budget for the fiscal year beginning July...
Despite the lack of snow this winter, Buena Vista County’s secondary roads department is using road salt at a normal ra...
Developer Craig Smith of Des Moines Tuesday morning rejected an offer from Buena Vista County on back taxes owed on the faile...
The Alta City Council this week renewed the city’s tax abatement program. The council discussed the program, which was ...
The Storm Lake Police Department and Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Department have made two arrests in connection with a...
Iowa's unemployment rate held steady in December… but the rate increased in area counties. In November, the statew...
Property taxes in Buena Vista County would go up slightly under the first draft of the proposed county budget for the fiscal ...
A Storm Lake man… arrested by police in November… has been sentenced for domestic abuse assault. According to B...
Great strides have been made in disaster training in Buena Vista County. That’s according to County Emergency Managemen...
A concrete overlay is planned for 200th Avenue on the west side of Newell. Buena Vista County engineer Jon Ites Tuesday morni...
A bridge built by Buena Vista County in 2009 as a research project may result in savings on other county bridge projects. Bue...
Iowa's unemployment rate reached a milestone in November… dropping below five percent for the first time since Dec...
The Buena Vista County compensation board presented their recommendations for pay increases for county elected officials to t...
A Remsen man faces charges in connection with a theft in Buena Vista County last month. The Buena Vista County Sheriff’...
Last week Storm Lake Radio teamed up with Central Bank and Bomgaars in Storm Lake to brighten the holidays for less fortunate...
Ridership was down during the past fiscal year for RIDES buses in Buena Vista County. RIDES director Hugh Lively says they di...
The Seasons Center for Behavioral Health… based in Spencer… continues to provide services to Buena Vista County...
Buena Vista and most surrounding counties saw farmland value increases of about 30-percent in the annual survey by Iowa State...
Any Buena County 4-H’er or FFA member who is interested in exhibiting a market beef animal at the Buena County Fair, an...
A new road maintenance agreement is being developed for roads that are in both the Storm Lake city limits and also in Buena V...
The libraries in Buena Vista County are hoping for more county funding next fiscal year. The County Library Association met T...
A wanted person surrendered himself at the Storm Lake Police StationMonday night. At approximately 8:40pm, police arrested 21...
A Quimby man… arrested in June in Buena Vista County for assault… has received a suspended sentence. According ...
In Buena Vista County, 84-hundred-six votes were cast in Tuesday’s election… or 73-percent of registered voters....
Buena Vista CountyPresident Romney-Ryan 4548 Obama-Biden 3683US Representative Steve King 4526 Christie Vilsack 3553 Martin M...
The Buena Vista County Community Foundation announces their 2012 Fall/Winter Round of Grants for 2012. Applications for the 2...
Republican congressman Steve King stopped at the Buena Vista County Republican Headquarters in Storm Lake Friday morning. Kin...
The burn ban in Buena Vista County has been lifted, as of 9:00 Friday morning. County emergency management director Aimee Bar...
The Buena Vista County Supervisors are concerned the Youth Detention Center in Cherokee has declined to accept juveniles from...
An investigation into a burglary at a rural Sioux Rapids business has resulted in an arrest. The Buena Vista County Sheriff&#...
A joint investigation between the Buena Vista and Clay County Sheriff’s offices has led to the arrest of two Clay Count...
One person was charged after Storm Lake police investigated a theft at One Stop Shop on North Lake Avenue. According to polic...
Early Sunday morning, Storm Lake police took a wanted man into custody during a business check at La Juanita’s on Lake ...
Absentee ballots are now available for voting in the November sixth general election. Ballots are available at court courthou...
The Storm Lake city council will hold two public hearings Monday afternoon. One hearing is on plans for the airport fuel reha...
With the current dry conditions, the fire departments in Buena Vista County want to extend some tips to agriculture producers...
An agreement probably won’t be reached between the DOT and Buena Vista County for the county secondary roads department...
(Local federal employees participate in ‘Feds Feed Families’ Food Drive: (l to r) Larrette Kolbe, NRCS; Rex Wittr...
A set of bylaws were approved at the 3rd Buena Vista County Trails Committee meeting that was held on Tuesday night. The name...
Work is underway on a three-and-a-half million dollar asphalt resurfacing project in Buena Vista County. BV County Engineer J...
Work is expected to begin soon on three Buena Vista County resurfacing projects. County engineer Jon Ites Tuesday told the Bo...
The number of motor grader routes on Buena Vista County roads this winter will be reduced by one… but engineer Jon Ite...
A wanted man was taken into custody at a Police Neighborhood Outreach program Thursday night in the 700-block of West Eighth ...
The Storm Lake city council this week approved the final acceptance of the Vestal Street paving project. The council approved...
A Newell man was killed in a car-semi head-on collision Tuesday morning. Buena Vista County Sheriff Gary Launderville says th...
Unemployment rates went up slightly in area counties last month. Iowa Workforce Development says the jobless rate in Buena Vi...
Buena Vista County Engineer Jon Ites says county workers are properly handling the sale of scrap metal and the county is bein...
Several area people will be inducted into the 2012 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony scheduled for 1:30 p.m. August 19t...
The Buena Vista County Extension Office will be hosting a webinar this Wednesday July 25th from 1 to 3pm. The webinar is for ...
Motorists should be on the lookout for bicyclists as RAGBRAI begins Sunday… with the route coming through the area. Th...
A Storm Lake man possibly drowned Friday night on the south side of the lake. The Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Departme...
4-H Activities Friday night at the BV County Fairgrounds4-H'ers compete to make the best pie in 15 minutes.4-H Share the ...
The filing period for the November General Election in Buena Vista County will begin on August 6th, and ends on August 29th. ...
Local County 4-H and FFA Livestock Judging Teams Win Honorsat Buena Vista County 4-H/FFA FairAmong a contest of 8 area 4-H an...
Six people were taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle head-on collision Saturday afternoon on a Sac County gravel road a ...
A Galva man… wanted by Buena Vista County… was arrested early Saturday morning in Clay County. The Clay County ...
Storm Lake police have taken three wanted suspects into custody. Friday morning, 31-year-old Elizabeth Camps Salazar of Storm...
A Quimby woman… arrested last year on a drug charge… has received a suspended sentence. According to Buena Vist...
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 5.1 percent in May. Iowa Workforce Development director Ter...
Candidates can now be nominated for the upcoming Buena Vista CountyFSA Committee election. This year, the election will be he...
Buena Vista County continues to explore the formation of a trails committee… and hopes to use the services of the Nort...
The Iowa Transportation Commission Tuesday approved a 2013-17 five-year funding plan that includes over 100-million dollars f...
Buena Vista CountyRepublican PartyUS Representative Steve King 392State Senator District 6 Matthew Biede 63 Adam Schweers 83 ...
Rather than driving in the Fourth of July parade in a squad car as he does in a typical year, Buena Vista County Sheriff Gary...
Tuesday is primary election day in Iowa. Three candidates are vying for the Republican nomination for sixth district state se...
Two wanted women were taken into custody by Storm Lake police last Friday night. An officer on patrol saw a wanted person dri...
For the first time, Buena Vista County voters at the June fifth Primary Election will have the option of using an Iowa driver...
A Storm Lake man faces several charges after police Saturday investigated a death threat against a Storm Lake Police Officer....
The Iowa Department of Transportation Tuesday presented the Iowa Transportation Commission with the draft Fiscal Year 2013-20...
Buena Vista, Lee, and Van Buren counties have added their 4-H history to Iowa 4-H History by County… a blog detailing ...
The Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Department conducted a seat belt usage survey in Alta last month. The survey found 92-...
A wanted person was taken into custody early Tuesday morning by Storm Lake police. According to the department, officers were...
A death in Storm Lake is believed to be a suicide. Storm Lake police and Buena Vista County paramedics Sunday afternoon were ...
A Storm Lake woman was arrested after police Sunday night investigated a report of a man being threatened by his estranged wi...
Numerous arrests and warnings were issued after a joint traffic enforcement project was conducted in and around Storm Lake on...
An adverse opinion was raised in the annual audit of Buena Vista County’s books. The audit was conducted by Hunzelman a...
Buena Vista County saw a small gain in population from April first 2010 to July first 2011.CountyJuly 1, 2011 PopulationApril...
The Buena Vista County Community Foundation announces their 2012 Spring Round of Grants for 2012.Applications for the 2012 Sp...
The Storm Lake Police Department located a wanted person late Tuesday afternoon while they were conducting an investigation a...
The Iowa Supreme Court has suspended a long-time Storm Lake lawyer and former county judge who failed to pay income taxes and...
Are you interested in working with youth and 4-H with an emphasis on technology but feel you need some help before you get st...
Buena Vista County is preparing for “Severe Weather Awareness Week” which has been designated for April 2nd throu...
Businesses added jobs and more Iowans went back to work in the first month of this year. Iowa Workforce Development reports u...
Buena Vista County is forming a trails committee… and the first meeting was held Monday night. Supervisors chair Rhond...
A committee being formed to investigate plans and funding for bike trails in Buena Vista County will hold their first meeting...
Numerous structures in the Little Sioux River watershed are in need of repair or replacement… including several in Bue...
Buena Vista County officials are supporting efforts to increase the state gas tax to raise more money for road improvements O...
A Buena Vista County man has been sentenced to five years in prison on being a felon in possession of firearms. Fifty-four ye...
A Storm Lake man… who disappeared while awaiting sentencing on a federal firearm conviction… has been located i...
A committee is being formed to investigate plans and funding for bike trails in Buena Vista County. The County Supervisors&he...
Carroll native Mary Bruner… a retired teacher and current human resources officer at Carroll County State Bank…...
The low bid for three Buena Vista County resurfacing projects came in under the estimate. County engineer Jon Ites Tuesday to...
St. Mary’s students will soon be among the most connected in the country thanks to a number of iPad’s and other c...
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to five-point-six percent in December… the lowest level in two...
A Buena Vista County farmer has won 25 hundred dollars through the Monsanto “America’s Farmers Grow Communities&r...
The Buena Vista County Auditor’s Office will be mailing out new voter ID cards to all registered voters in Buena Vista ...
A Buena Vista County woman stopped on her way home from work to scratch her "Holiday Countdown" ticket and couldn't...
Local attorney Israel J. Kodiaga recently attended professional continuing legal education training on immigration law in Des...
Click here for Radio Iowa's report on the caucuses.Click here for county-by-county results.Results for area counties, provide...
A Varina woman has been charged with stealing funds from the business that she was employed in Newell. The Buena Vista County...
The Iowa Caucuses begin Tuesday at seven o’clock.All Buena Vista County Democratic precincts will meet at the Buena Vis...
A Sioux Rapids man has been charged in connection with several burglaries in Sioux Rapids. The Buena Vista County Sheriff&rsq...
The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors recently approved a total of more than 4.8 million dollars in grants to 25 Loca...
A Storm Lake man charged after a pursuit by police last June has been sentenced in Buena Vista County district Court. Accordi...
Amid calls nationally for cell phone use to be banned in vehicles… Buena Vista County officials hope county employees ...
Iowa farmland values are up 32-and-a-half percent over last year… and the value of farm land in area counties saw simi...
The snow last weekend caused numerous traffic accidents in Buena Vista County… but no injuries were reported. The Buen...
4-H/FFA Market Beef Weigh-In Any Buena County 4-H’er or FFA member who is interested in exhibiting a market beef steer,...
Buena Vista County and the city of Storm Lake disagree on the speed limit for the newly-paved Vestal Street. The speed limit ...
Foul play and suicide have been ruled out in the death of a Buena Vista County man. The body of 69-year-old Bernard Richter w...
The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation has unveiled its Stategic Economic Development plan for the next four years. ...
(Feature piece monuments were unveiled during theprogram) A big crowd was on hand for the dedication of the Buena Vista Count...
Dedication of the Buena Vista County Veterans Monument will be Friday afternoon, November 11th, at three p-m. The monument wa...
An appeal of a perjury conviction against Tracy Richer has been rejected by the Iowa Court of Appeals. Wednesday the court re...
Buena Vista CountyAlbert City Mayor Carl Erickson 101 City Council (3) Christy Ehlers 98 Abe Falkena 71 Norman Hanson 99Alta ...
Dedication of the Buena Vista County Veterans Monument will be next Friday afternoon, November 11th, at 3:00 p.m. The monumen...
A month long investigation by the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office has led to the arrest of a Carson City, Nevada ma...
The general election is Tuesday, November 8th. Polls will be open from 12noon until 8pm.Click for Buena Vista County Election...
Changes in the Department of Human Services have the Buena Vista County Supervisors puzzled about who’s responsible for...
According to the Center For Rural Strategies “Daily Yonder” report, 6.6 percent of total personal income in Buena...
Buena Vista County 4Hers recently secured a Pioneer Community Improvement Grant to improve rural public safety and awareness ...
Newell 4-H families celebrating October’s National Apple Month harvested their crop from the Iowa State University Alle...
Two Storm Lake men were taken into custody Saturday night after police investigated a wanted person. According to police, 26-...
The Storm Lake City Council will hold a public hearing Monday afternoon on a voluntary annexation request… and a heari...
The Buena Vista County Community Foundation is accepting application for their Fall Round of Grants. Foundation president Jus...
A county-wide disaster drill was conducted Wednesday afternoon at two locations in Buena Vista County. At five o’clock ...
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged slightly higher to 6.1 percent in August from 6.0 percent in July, b...
The winners of the school board election in the Alta and Sioux Central districts have been determined. In Alta, Ila Galvin wa...
Five homes in Buena Vista County have been rehabilitated with funding from the Northwest Iowa Housing Trust Fund. Storm Lake ...
Buena Vista County School BoardAlbert City-Truesdale Director (2) Debra Clausen 30 Jessica Eileen Wood 41Alta Director (3) Il...
A Storm Lake man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for his illegal possession of a firearm. According to U.S...
The Department of Natural Resources has finalized a ten-thousand dollar penalty against Buena Vista County in connection with...
About four-million dollars is available for counties in Iowa for severe weather damage received during the wind storm and tor...
The U.S. Census Bureau has released a variety of detailed information about Latinos in Iowa. According to the survey, nearly ...
County and city officials in Buena Vista County continue discussing the possibility of developing trails. Supervisor chair Da...
Buena Vista County’s website is being redesigned.County assessor Kathy Crocker says Colorize of Storm Lake was hired to...
Work continues on Buena Vista County’s hazard mitigation plan.County emergency management director Amy Barrett says cur...
There was little change in unemployment numbers in area counties from June to July. Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemploy...
Several road maintenance projects in the area may cause motorists some delays. Bridge maintenance work on highway 59 south of...
Some voting precincts in Buena Vista County could be combined… and a public hearing is planned next month on the propo...
Only minor changes were made in the Buena Vista County supervisor districts… accounting for changes in population in t...
An Alta man was arrested after Storm Lake police Saturday evening investigated a report of forgery at Valentinas Meat Market ...
A few dozen Buena Vista County residents will now be voting in Storm Lake city precincts. City clerk Justin Yarosevich says t...
An invasive species of carp has been discovered in the Iowa Great Lakes. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has verifie...
Iowa's unemployment rate in June held steady at six percent for the third consecutive month… but the rate increased in...
One Buena Vista County road project is nearly completion.County engineer Jon Ites says pavement work has been completed on C-...
Storm Lake city staff has begun keeping track of what city purchases are made from local businesses. In May, the city council...
The financial condition of the Buena Vista County Solid Waste Commission continues to improve. Last year, numerous financial ...
Buena Vista County 4-H’ers Participate in the 11th Annual Challenge Recipe ContestJunior Division:Champion: Lily Peters...
A Buena Vista County native will become the chairman of the Iowa State University Department of Agricultural and Biosystems E...
Iowa’s 17 and younger age group decreased according to 2010 census results. According to the Community Vitality Center ...
The Buena Vista County Supervisors Tuesday morning approved a contract for a salt storage building and fuel quotes for the se...
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at six percent in May, well below the national rate of ...
A Storm Lake man was taken into custody in Texas in Buena Vista County charges. Storm Lake police were informed Saturday nigh...
A juvenile has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault that took place in April. On April 25th, a report in Sac Cou...
Three men arrested in March by the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office for working at Rembrandt Enterprises under false...
(Ron and Marjorie Neulieb, with Geoff Eddieof Storm Lake Community Education) Ron and Marjorie Neulieb of Alta, were selected...
The low bid for paving Vestal Street in Storm Lake was 20-percent below the engineer’s estimate. This week, the city co...
The deadline to apply for USDA assistance with tornado cleanup in Buena Vista County is next Friday, June tenth. County FSA d...
Buena Vista County has renewed its contract with Plains Area Mental Health of LeMars to provide services to residents of the ...
Department of Transportation workers are in Buena Vista and other northwest Iowa counties… conducting surveys that wil...
The plans for paving Vestal Street in Storm Lake were approved by the city council Monday afternoon. The project includes an ...
The plans for paving Vestal Street in Storm Lake are expected to be approved by the city council Monday afternoon. The projec...
Farms in Buena Vista County which suffered damage from the tornados and storms of April ninth may be eligible for emergency a...
An Olin man was arrested on Saturday for stealing a vehicle in Storm Lake in December, and then was involved in a pursuit in ...
A Sioux Rapids man was arrested last Wednesday on two arrest warrants out Clay County. According to the Clay County Sheriff&...
A Spencer man, who had several arrest warrants, was arrested in Marathon early Sunday morning. According to the Clay County S...
Plans are shaping up for this season’s farmers market and A Taste of Storm Lake. This week, the city council approved r...
Unemployment rates in area counties didn’t change much from February to March. The state’s seasonally adjusted un...
James Tuttle, a farmer from Newell, has been selected as a winner in the “America Farmers Grow Communities” progr...
Buena Vista County received significant damage in the southeast corner of county due to the storms that covered Ida, Sac, Bue...
A former Storm Lake man… wanted on several Buena Vista County warrants… was apprehended in Eau Claire, Wisconsi...
A man who was wanted on several outstanding felony warrants from Virginia was arrested by Buena Vista County authorities Wedn...
The redistricting plan released Thursday morning by the Legislative Services Bureau puts 14 state senators together in seven ...
Buena Vista County officials continue to be frustrated with attempts to reduce the costs of housing juveniles. A juvenile was...
A new report ranks Buena Vista and Cherokee Counties among the healthiest counties in Iowa. Julie Willems Van Dijk… a ...
The Iowa job market continued to show improved hiring in February, while the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment r...
Buena Vista County’s Emergency Management Coordinator… Robert Christensen… has resigned. Storm Lake mayor...
A Newell woman has been sentenced in Buena Vista County District Court on a theft charge. According to court records, 40-year...
Two arrests were made Saturday night after a Storm Lake police officer on patrol found them in the 500-block of Erie Street. ...
The Storm Lake school district… and the other districts in Buena Vista County… are developing vocational high s...
A Fort Dodge man serving three life sentences hopes to have his conviction overturned. Sessions Harper was convicted by a Bue...
A colorful brochure highlighting 14 historical attractions throughout Buena Vista County has been completed. County tourism v...
A Kansas man… arrested in December in Storm Lake… has been sentenced on a drug charge. According to Buena Vista...
Iowa's unemployment rate in January went unchanged from December. Kerry Koonce with Iowa Workforce Development agency says Ja...
A ruling on the valuation of a Storm Lake commercial property has been favorable to Buena Vista County. Assessor Kathy Croker...
The Buena Vista County Supervisors continue to express frustration over the expenses involved with housing juveniles. The cou...
Buena Vista County is looking for people interested in serving on the county’s Board of Adjustment. Zoning administrato...
Buena Vista County spends the least per-capita for mental health services of any of Iowa’s 99 counties… yet is d...
The recent ice and sleet didn’t cause many problems for the Buena Vista County secondary road department. County engine...
King’s Pointe Outdoor Waterpark is expected to improve its financial condition next fiscal year. Project manager Mike W...
Flood warnings have been issued along portion of the Little Sioux River… and also for eastern Buena Vista County. The ...
Local 4-H’ers were among a contest of 54 state 4-H and FFA teams representing the Buena Vista County 4-H Livestock Judg...
A Storm Lake teen escaped injury when the snowmobile he was riding sank on Storm Lake Monday. The Buena Vista County sheriff&...
Three men who illegally re-entered the United States from Mexico and Guatemala pled guilty this week in federal court in Siou...
A man who illegally re-entered the United States from Mexico has pleaded guilty in federal court in Sioux City. Thirty-year-o...
A Storm Lake man charged last February with numerous felony charges has been sentenced on lesser charges. According to police...
Several people spoke against a proposed ordinance outlawing weapons in the Buena Vista County courthouse during a public hear...
The Buena Vista County Supervisors will meet Monday evening with representatives from the cities in the county. Topics for di...
Storm Lake police arrested a wanted person Saturday afternoon.According to the department, 24-year-old Henry Castro of Storm ...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is relaxing the fishing regulations at Pickeral Lake in Buena Vista County to allow ...
The death of an Alta man has been ruled a suicide.Buena Vista County sheriff Gary Launderville says Monday night, the sheriff...
Buena Vista County has reached a settlement with Tyson Fresh Foods over the valuation of the Tyson pork plant in Storm Lake. ...
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 6.3 percent in December from 6.6 percent in November… re...
The DNR is asking Iowans to comment on the draft 2010 list of impaired waters in Iowa, which was presented to the DNR’s...
An At-Risk Dropout Prevention Coordinator has been hired for the Storm Lake High School. This week, the school board approved...
A Tennessee man found dead in a car in Sac County three days after the vehicle was towed died as a result of an overdose of p...
The Storm Lake school district… and the other districts in Buena Vista County… have been successful in getting ...
The Storm Lake city council Monday afternoon is expected to approve an agreement with Buena Vista County for the Vestal Stree...
Two arrests were made Friday night after Storm Lake police investigated the odor of marijuana coming from a local residence. ...
Two people were arrested after Storm Lake police Tuesday morning were dispatched to 802 West Sixth Street to locate a wanted ...
A Rembrandt man… charged by the Buena Vista County and Clay County Sheriff’s Departments in July in connection w...
Farmland values in area counties increase about 18-percent in the past year, according to an annual survey by Iowa State Exte...
A Clay County man… arrested in July in connection with a series of stolen vehicles in Clay and Buena Vista Counties&he...
A Storm Lake man was arrested Thursday morning on drug possession charges after police responded to a disturbance at an apart...
The Sac County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the death of a Clarksville Tennessee man last month in Early. ...
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was reported at 6.7 percent for October… while the September rate w...
Due to a cut cable, emergency 911 service isn’t working for customer of the Schaller Telephone Company in six northwest...
Ashley Farmer-Hansen, director of community service at BVUDustin Killpack Dustin Killpack, a senior from Logan, Iowa, double ...
The 2010 Storm Lake United Members Banquet was held Wednesday night at Siebens Forum on the campus of BVU in Storm Lake. Mar...
A wanted man was arrestedTuesday nightat the Storm Lake Police Station. According to the police department, they met with 19 ...
Buena Vista CountyUS Senator Chuck Grassley 4229 Roxanne Conlin 1238 John Heiderscheit 99US Representative District 5 Steve K...
Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. today as voters in Buena Vista County's 13 precincts go to the polls to elect ...
The Storm Lake school district has the second highest tax rate among Lakes Conference schools… and the highest in Buen...
Valero Renewable Fuels in Albert City is hoping to have a turning lane installed in front of its plant when the county resurf...
Even with afternoon temperatures in the 70s, preparations are being made for winter. Buena Vista County engineer Jon Ites say...
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle accident southeast of Storm Lake Sunday afternoon. The state patrol says the accid...
Farmers are urged to take fire safety precautions as the harvest season continues. The Department of Natural Resources says f...
A person found lying in a roadway in Storm Lake Saturday night was hospitalized with a head injury. A Buena Vista County depu...
The Buena Vista County Solid Waste Commission is hoping the County Supervisors will co-sign a 300-thousand dollar loan. The S...
The libraries in Buena Vista County hope to receive a grant to allow county newspapers to be preserved digitally. Storm Lake ...
Positive changes are expected in the four-county Lakes Corridor Region. Iowa Lakes Corridor Development recently completed it...
The I-Jobs program continues to expand… according to Governor Chet Culver… who says it’s been 12 months s...
The deadline is approaching for not-for-profit and government agencies to apply for funds from the Buena Vista County Communi...
Two men wanted in connection with a theft in July in Palo Alto County have been arrested on warrants. The Palo Alto County Sh...
Some changes made in how drivers licenses are issued have saved some time for Buena Vista County’s drivers license stat...
Stakeholders in the Glacial Trail Scenic Byway project are urged to attend an informational meeting this Wednesday evening 5:...
The Storm Lake city council has approved the annual street finance report for the fiscal year ending June 30th. City finance ...
Buena Vista County Republicans will hold a Fall Fundraiser Barbecue Sunday September 26th at the Chautauqua Park Shelterhouse...
The Storm Lake city council Monday afternoon will consider a development agreement with the Storm Lake school district concer...
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