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The recent “One Day without Shoes” event on the Buena Vista University campus generated over $790 from t-shir...
The National History Day competition attracted 10,000 student participants in Iowa in 2013. This year’s research theme ...
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher… who has died at the age of 87… was in Storm Lake in 1994, the ...
(St. Mary’s High School boys’ basketball players Dillan Smith and Joe Sandhoff present a check to Betty Nielsen. ...
3-8-13 Storm Lake St. Mary's will be playing for the 1A Boys Basketball State Championship after they defeated Danville 6...
3-8-13 Storm Lake St. Mary's will be playing for the 1A Boys Basketball State Championship after they defeated Danville 6...
The Storm Lake school board will meet in special session Wednesday evening for a presentation on the high school renovation a...
Kennedy Drey and Luke Lenhart combined for 61 points and Storm Lake-Saint Mary's beat Riverside 73-61 in the first round ...
In a game worthy of a state championship contest Central Lyon held on and beat Newell Fonda 63-61 Friday night at Wells Fargo...
2-27-13 Newell Fonda maintained a double-digit lead for the entire 2nd half, en route to a 69-52 win over Marquette Catholic ...
Storm Lake High School’s Dance Squad will be in Des Moines this week… performing at the Girls State Basketball T...
The Storm Lake School Board this week approved the purchase of a 72-passenger bus. Three bids were received… with the ...
Three companies planning expansion projects…including one in Galva… were awarded direct financial assistance or...
One person was killed in a two-vehicle collision west of Bancroft in Kossuth County Tuesday morning. The state patrol says a ...
Legal action is likely against the corporation thatbought the failed Sunset Bay condo project in Storm Lake. Sunset Bay Refle...
(Photo credit : Scott Kilbride)2-18-13 In a dominant outing, the Newell Fonda girls basketball team won their 1A Region Final...
(BVU digital media students attending the Iowa College Media Association conference in Des Moines last weekend with the award...
Developer Craig Smith of Des Moines Tuesday morning rejected an offer from Buena Vista County on back taxes owed on the faile...
BOLD=FRIDAY RESULTSClass 3AStorm Lake132- Juan FigueroaWon his first round match 6-5 over Marco Rojas of Sioux City-West.Lost...
The Buena Vista County Supervisors Tuesday morning agreed to reduce the taxes owed on the failed Sunset Bay condo project in ...
2012-2013 Iowa Girls High School NINTH Basketball RankingsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, January 31Class 1A SchoolRecordLW1Ne...
The Buena Vista County Supervisors met in closed session Tuesday morning to discuss the property taxes owed on the failed con...
IGHSAU Coaching Authorization/Endorsement ClinicThe Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union, in partnership with the Iow...
The Storm Lake Community School District participated in a Martin Luther King Day of Service on Friday, January 18. All stude...
The city of Storm Lake is seeking a 500-thousand dollar state grant to renovate downtown facades. Community development direc...
Three possible plans for a new auditorium at the Storm Lake High School were unveiled at a meeting with the auditorium commit...
Last week Storm Lake Radio teamed up with Central Bank and Bomgaars in Storm Lake to brighten the holidays for less fortunate...
Phil Sundblad of Albert City was re-elected to the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation board at their annual meeting this week in Des...
(Dr. Larson)A new approach to acting and directing in modern theatre will be the focus of a Buena Vista University (BVU) Janu...
The Storm Lake High School Dance Squad competed at State Dance Squad in Des Moines last Thursday and Friday. The team receive...
The Storm Lake school board has received the contract with DLR Group of Des Moines for architectural services for the planned...
A Des Moines man was injured Tuesday when working on the roof of the Storm Lake Tyson Fresh Meats plant. About 7:45 Tuesday m...
The Storm Lake High School auditorium committee met Thursday night with the newly-hired architects for the high school renova...
Storm Lake St. Mary’s senior Wendy Broich brought home 10th place honors in the Iowa Solo Drill Team Competition which ...
The Buena Vista County Supervisors have approved hiring a Des Moines tax attorney in connection with the property taxes owed ...
The Buena Vista County Supervisors have decided to seek legal counsel in connection with the property taxes owed on the faile...
Clay County authorities say high wind was a factor in a semi tractor-trailer mishap late Wednesday morning on County Road M-5...
The city of Storm Lake is hoping for some state assistance to make improvements to historic downtown buildings. Community dev...
The owner of the condo property adjacent to the Sunrise Pointe Golf Course in Storm Lake is seeking a reduction of taxes on t...
The Buena Vista University National Alumni Association honored seven people Saturday for their service to the university and ...
Upper Des Moines Opportunity has begun accepting applications for the 2012-2013 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program, or...
Wall Lake native and famous singer Andy Williams died Tuesday night after a year-long battle with bladder cancer. Williams wa...
Tue 09/25/2012Adair-Casey 25-25-25, Exira-EHK 17-21-21A-D-M, Adel 23-25-25-25, Winterset 25-21-18-20Algona 25-22-25-25, Hampt...
Storm Lake Swimming Results from the DM North InviteDM Hoover - 218DM North - 178Storm Lake - 159Algona - 142Perry - 1422nd -...
A-D-M, Adel 25-25-25, Ballard 20-13-13A-H-S-T, Avoca 25-23-25-26, Riverside, Oakland 13-25-8-24AR-WE-VA, Westside 25-25-26-27...
Upper Des Moines Opportunity held an open house at the Gingerbread House in Storm Lake Thursday afternoon. The Gingerbread Ho...
Adair-Casey 25-25-25, Paton-Churdan 22-22-22A-D-M, Adel 25-27-25, Carlisle 16-25-22Alburnett 25-17-25-25, Springville 8-25-18...
Tue 09/11/2012A-D-M, Adel 23-25-16-25-15, Boone 25-23-25-16-9Albia 25-25-25, Tri-County, Thornburg 15-18-10Ankeny 25-25-25, O...
Several Buena Vista University (BVU) alumni recently proved they can effectively put their media skills to use after winning ...
2012 Show ResultsThe total attendance for the 42nd Annual Threshermen & Collectors Show held west of Albert City on August 10...
A RAGBRAI cyclist was seriously injured early Tuesday morning north of Lake View. The Sac County Sheriff’s Office says ...
The University of Iowa wrestling program, the national attendance leader in each of the last six seasons, has released an upc...
Christie Vilsack has accepted a series of ten debates and public forums to take place ahead of November’s election.&ldq...
Forecasters say this will be Iowa’s hottest day of the year, so far. Meteorologist Frank Boksa, at the National Weather...
2012 FOURTH Iowa Girls High School Softball RankingsCompiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic UnionFOR IMMEDIATE RELEAS...
The Iowa Department of Human Rights has announced the members of the 2012-2013 State of Iowa Youth Advisory Council. One of t...
2012 THIRD Iowa Girls High School Softball RankingsCompiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic UnionFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
2012 SECOND Iowa Girls High School Softball RankingsCompiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic UnionFOR IMMEDIATE RELEAS...
“Pianopalooza” is a new act that will be part of this year’s Storm Lake Star Spangled Spectacular lineup. T...
Results from day 1 of the Co-ed State Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.Girls Shuttle Hurdle Relay...
Several sheriffs departments were involved in a high speed chase Wednesday morning. About 8:20 Wednesday morning, the Sac Cou...
A Des Moines man has been arrested by the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office on several sex abuse charges. Sheriff Gar...
Funeral service 11:00 Tuesday at St. Paul Presbyterian Church, Johnston. Visitation 6:00-8:00 Monday at McLaren's Resthav...
The Storm Lake High School Concert Band is one of only a handful of bands chosen to perform at the Iowa Bandmasters Conferenc...
A self-inflected gunshot wound early Sunday morning in Pocahontas remains under investigation. Pocahontas police were dispatc...
Funeral service will be will Friday at 3pm at the Iles Funeral Home-Dunn's Chapel in Des Moines. Visitation will be one h...
A long-time District Court Judge in the 3-A judicial sub-district has announced his retirement. District Judge John Duffy of ...
Buena Vista University will host its twelfth annual Cultural Leadership Conference (CLC) April 12-15. The conference provides...
Seven Buena Vista University (BVU) students took their passion for the arts to the State Capitol for Iowa Cultural Advocacy D...
Streets in downtown Storm Lake were closed Thursday morning and businesses evacuated while a suspicious package was investiga...
Funeral service will be Saturday at 10:30am at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Storm Lake. Visitation will be Friday from 3...
2012 TENTATIVE SOFTBALL CLASSIFICATIONClass School Beds5A1 Valley, West Des Moines 20382 Des Moines, Lincoln 17143 Des Moines...
Plans are underway for a safe room in downtown Storm Lake… along with relocating the long-closed railroad depot. City ...
A single vehicle rollover occurred two miles north of Sac City on M54 just before 11 o’clock Saturday morning. Accordin...
The last weekend of winter saw record warmth across Iowa. Meteorologist Brad Small, at the National Weather Service, says sev...
University of Iowa junior Matt McDonough won the 2012 NCAA title tonight with a 4-1 decision over Penn State's Nico Megal...
The Saint Mary's boys basketball team went on a 19-0 1st quarter fun and never looked back as they crushed Nodaway Valley...
The rollover of a tractor-trailer owned by Packers Logistics of Kieler, Wisconsin, closed part of highway seven just east of ...
Storm Lake-Saint Mary's had no trouble defeating Lisbon 62-44 in their first round game of the 1A state tournament played...
OA-BCIG had their 52 game winning streak snapped by Hull Western Christian, 62-54 in the 2A Girls State Basketball SemiFinals...
Congratulations to the Falcons for advancing in state tournament play. OABCIG will not have school on Thursday, March 1. The ...
Top ranked OA-BCIG was given a scare by unranked West Marshall, but the Falcons prevailed 48-41 in the 1st Round of the Girls...
There will be a Storm Lake St. Mary’s Athletic Boosters fundraising meal for the St. Mary’s boys basketball team ...
Storm Lake St Marys never trailed, as they rolled over Guthrie Center 75-47 Saturday night in a 1A Boys Basketball Substate F...
OA-BCIG was pushed to the limit by Western Valley rival Lawton Bronson, but the Falcons found a way to beat the Eagles for a ...
The State Wrestling Tournament is Thursday February 16th, 17th, and 18th at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Storm Lake Radio...
The Vision Iowa Board has awarded 15-thousand dollars to King’s Pointe Resort for marketing efforts. Storm Lake communi...
Buena Vista University is donating used furniture from White Hall to six non-profit organizations in Iowa. The organizations ...
Buena Vista University is donating used furniture from White Hall to six non-profit organizations in Iowa. The organizations ...
Buena Vista University is donating used furniture from White Hall to six non-profit organizations in Iowa. The organizations ...
Several area schools participated in the 2012 Northwest Iowa District Jazz Festival… held Wednesday at the Sioux City ...
It’s unlikely the 88 neglected dogs, removed this week from a property in northwest Iowa, will be available for adoptio...
No charges have been filed yet in connection with the rescue of a large number of animals from a dog breeding facility in Sac...
Eighty-eight dogs were rescued Wednesday from an unidentified breeding facility in rural Sac County. The Sac County Sheriff&r...
The Storm Lake school district has entered into an agreement with Upper Des Moines Opportunity covering Headstart classes. Th...
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Doctor Ken Schweller… professor of computer science and psychology at Buena Vista University… has been elected ...
Local attorney Israel J. Kodiaga recently attended professional continuing legal education training on immigration law in Des...
The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office is investigating several reports of people becoming seriously ill after ingesting what i...
The Sac County Sheriff’s Office investigated two accidents Monday morning caused by slick roads… with the driver...
Three people were injured in a near head-on collision Saturday evening two-and-a-half miles south of Auburn on highway 71. Th...
2011-2012 Second Iowa Girls High School Basketball RankingsFor Immediate Release – December 1, 2011Class 1A ...
Buena Vista University has one of the newest ROTC programs in the country, and the only one in Western Iowa, but it’s a...
(From left to right…KAYL/KKIA’s Jeremy Riesenberg, HyVee Market Manager Seth Westfall, and Upper Des Moines Oppo...
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The Storm Lake city council Monday afternoon will consider the proposed lease and purchase option of the former Gingerbread H...
The Buena Vista County Solid Waste Commission is holding a work session Thursday evening with a consultant recently hired to ...
At Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln ...
Storm Lake Public Safety is pleased to announce the appointment of Rev. Don Keeler of All Saints Episcopal Church in Storm La...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a request from the governor for an ag disaster designation for 27 Iowa counti...
Assistant Storm Lake Police Chief Todd Erskine was presented with the “Excellence in Cooperation Award” at a rece...
Funeral service will be Thursday at 11am at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sac City. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 t...
A salary survey will be undertaken… comparing the salaries of Storm Lake city employees with six other similar-sized c...
September 2011 brought four new members to the Faith, Hope & Charity Board.Left to Right: new board members Michelle Ahrenhol...
Olympic gold medal gymnast Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines fell short in her quest to make the United States’ 2011 Wor...
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in an accident in Pocahontas County last Thursday afternoon. The state patrol says 33-ye...
The Buena Vista County Solid Waste Commission has hired a consultant to evaluate current operations and create a financial mo...
The University of Iowa’s 2011-12 men’s basketball schedule was released today, and it includes eight weekend home...
The Lakeside City Council last night unanimously approved the request fromBel Air for annexation into Lakeside. The request w...
A western Iowa man is dead after authorities say he had a fight with a roommate. It happened Saturday afternoon in Coon Rapid...
2011 Second Iowa Girls High School Volleyball RankingsThursday, September 1FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEClass 1A ...
For a generation of Iowa State enthusiasts, Pete Taylor was Cyclone athletics. For 33 years (1970-2003) Taylor, the “Vo...
2011 First Iowa Girls High School Volleyball RankingsWednesday, August 24FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEClass 1A ...
Upper Des Moines Opportunity board members, during a special meeting yesterday unanimously approved contracting John Wilson o...
Class 4ARecord Pts Prv1. Cedar Falls (8) 0-0 105 32. Iowa City High (2) 0-0 91 23. West Des Moines Valley (1) 1-0 88 NR4. Bet...
(from left to right...Phil Burk ~ Pioneer Account Manager, Brent Brown ~ Pioneer Sales Rep, Melanie Bloom ~ Sioux Central FFA...
ALBERT CITY THRESHERMEN & COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION 2011 Show Results The total attendance for the 41st Annual Threshermen & Col...
The Iowa Air National Guard Tuesday is beginning a training event over northwest Iowa. Operation Badger Denial will continue...
The Iowa Air National Guard and various active duty units will participate in a joint training event over northwest Iowa, Ope...
When the Iowa and Nebraska teams take the field this fall, the Hawkeyes and Huskers will be playing for some new hardware.And...
Chris Boeckman recap's Storm Lake's 3-0 loss to Marion in the 1st round of the 3A State Baseball Tournament Tuesday afternoon...
There will be a send off to State for the Storm Lake Tornado Baseball Team on Monday, July 25th at 7:00 p.m. at the Storm Lak...
The Storm Lake Tornado Baseball Team will be playing in the State Baseball Tournament at Principal Park in Des Moines on Tues...
J.D. Power and Associates has released the results of their 2011 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study. Fo...
A Lake City woman was killed in a one-vehicle accident early Monday morning in Carroll County. The state patrol says 19-year-...
The USDA Service Center needs your help this summer, as USDA employees, farmers, and local area partners are joining together...
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Funeral service 10:00 Friday at St. John's Catholic Church, Adel. Visitation 4:00-7:00 Thursday at the church. Burial 3:00 Fr...
2011 FOURTH Iowa Girls High School Softball RankingsCompiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic UnionFOR IMMEDIATE RELEAS...
Funeral service 2:00 Tuesday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Lake View. Visitation 5:00-8:00 Monday at Farber and Otteman Funera...
Iowa's Keepers of the Land AmeriCorps members have been deployed to help in flooded areas along the Missouri in the coming we...
One Iowa-based convenience store chain is buying 22 stores from another… including stores in Storm Lake and Cherokee. ...
The stage is set for the 2011 World Pork Expo June eighth through the tenth at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Upwa...
(Photo by Lori Morgan) Newt Gingrich kicked off his presidential campaign last week, as he visited 17 Iowa cities in 17 count...
Memorial service 11:00 Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Storm Lake. Arrangements by Fratzke and Jensen Funeral Home, ...
A documentary and a romantic comedy produced by Buena Vista University (BVU) students took top honors at the 20th Annual Iowa...
4-time Drake Relays champion and hometown favorite Lolo Jones has committed to running in this year's meet.Drake Relays direc...
Memorial service 10:30 Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Wall Lake. Visitation 5:00-7:00 Friday at Farber and Otteman...
The U.S. Postal Service may make some changes in mail processing now being done in Fort Dodge. A study will be done to determ...
Lindsey and Luke Harwath in Tokyo, April 2010. (Phone from Buena Vista University.) A Buena Vista University graduate has ret...
Playing in their first ever state tournament the Saint Mary's boys basketball team brought home the championship trophy after...
Eight students will be representing Buena Vista University’s Student MOVE program at the national IMPACT conference in ...
In the first state tournament game in the school's history, the Saint Mary's boys basketball team rolled over Exira-Elk Horn ...
The OA-BCIG Falcons are the 2A Girls State Basketball Champions after defeating Estherville Lincoln Central 46-35 Friday nigh...
The Buena Vista University (BVU) Board of Trustees has approved a multi-million dollar major renovation of Pierce/White resid...
Several of the St. Mary’s boys’ basketball team mothers spent Monday evening painting plywood signs to cheer on t...
Newell Fonda's remarkable run to another state tournament ended with a loss in the 1A quarterfinals, 47-34 to number one rank...
Strong senior leadership and a flash of the future helped Newell Fonda come from behind early enroute to a 67-52 win over Mar...
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...
BOYS BASKETBALLA-D-M, Adel 68, Perry 45Albia 55, Osceola Clarke 39Alburnett 53, Winthrop East Buchanan 48Algona Garrigan 57, ...
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Golfer Zach Johnson doesn't get back to Iowa much. But it's tough for the Cedar Rapids native to forget his home state.Johnso...
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss...
2010-2011 Iowa Girls High School SEVENTH Basketball RankingsCompiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic UnionFOR IMMEDIAT...
BOYS BASKETBALLAckley AGWSR 59, South Hardin 43Algona Garrigan 70, Clarion-Goldfield 63Alleman North Polk 66, Jefferson Scran...
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss...
Two people charged in March in connection with a report of child abuse in Storm Lake have been sentenced. Storm Lake Police w...
2010-2011 Iowa Girls High School Sixth Basketball RankingsCompiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic UnionFOR IMMEDIATE ...
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss...
A bankrupt used-car dealer from South Dakota and his partner have been sentenced in Iowa to federal prison for lying to banks...
Iowa running back Adam Robinson has been charged with possession of marijuana, putting his career with the Hawkeyes in jeopar...
2010 Iowa Girls High School 4th Basketball RankingsCompiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic UnionFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
Funeral service 10:00 Saturday at First Christian Church, Sac City. Visitation 6:00-8:00 Friday at Farber and Otteman Funeral...
Sophomore running back Jewel Hampton has decided to leave the University of Iowa. And, sophomore running back Adam Robinson w...
Storm Lake St. Mary’s Drill Team earned third place in the Prop category at the Des Moines state drill team competition...
BOYS BASKETBALL A-D-M, Adel 59, Boone 39 Ackley AGWSR 66, South Hardin 58 Afton East Union 61, Lenox 45 Alleman North Polk 54...
St. Mary’s Middle School Mock Trial Team accepts the Judge Anthony Critelli Award for Professional Conduct and Decorum ...
For the second straight game the Buena Vista men's basketball team surpassed the century mark, but it was a late 13-4 spurt b...
The Buena Vista men's basketball team notched their first win of the season on Saturday, as they blasted Aurora University 10...
Funeral service 1:00 Saturday at the Alta United Methodist Church. Visitation 5:00-8:00 Friday at Fratzke and Jensen Funeral ...
2010 Iowa Girls High School Preseason Basketball RankingsCompiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union CLASS 1A Scho...
The Buena Vista men's basketball game against Grinnell College, scheduled for Monday, November 22, has been moved from Grinne...
PREP FOOTBALLClass 1ASecond Round Council Bluffs St. Albert 20, Treynor 6 Dike-New Hartford 35, Aplington-Parkersburg 12 Emme...
Mason Todd, a sophomore at Sioux Central, attended the World Food Prize Youth Institute in Des Moines. During October 14-16, ...
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high schoolfootball polls of the 2010 season with first-place votes inparenthe...
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high schoolfootball polls of the 2010 season with first-place votes inparenthe...
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high schoolfootball polls of the 2010 season with first-place votes inparenthe...
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Service 10:30 Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Linn Grove. Visitation one hour before the service at the church. Arrangem...
Class 4A Record Pts Prv1. West Des Moines Dowling (16) 6-0 173 12. Cedar Falls (1) 5-0 156 23. Iowa City High (1) 5-0 150 34....
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