National Weather Service estimates max 70 mph winds Cherokee still assessing the damage
Immigration and Customs Enforcement hasn’t come to Storm Lake, but the town is anxious. Following a confirmed ICE raid at an Omaha, Neb. meat production plant Tuesday mornings, rumors of …
Alta-Aurelia Community School District has selected a contractor for the highly anticipated Warrior Athletic Complex. In a special session last Monday, the school board opted for L&L …
Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office reported to a one-vehicle accident on Main St. in Alta Friday, June 6. According to the report, Danny Peterson, 75, of Alta was traveling south on Main St. …
A judge ruled that Robin and Tony Jenness of Marcus must have access to Dan Winchell’s emails. Iowa Specialty Business Court Judge Michael Schilling ruled last Monday that the emails …
Alta Community Library has moved to the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 6172 on the corner of Lake Street and Hwy. 7 in Alta. Desk Clerk Trish Peterson sorts books and places them on the shelf in the …
As wildfires are scorching Canada, Northwest Iowa’s air quality is deteriorating. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued a “statewide air quality alert” on …
Sheriff sales for the former Holzhauer Ford dealerships in Storm Lake and Cherokee are scheduled for next month. The sale of the former Holzhauer Ford Storm Lake on North Lake Avenue is scheduled …
A two-hour power outage affected more than 1,900 MidAmerican customers in Sac County on Monday. At 7:15 a.m. Monday, an interruption occurred on a segment of transmission line that feeds …
Lynn Evans has launched an exploratory campaign for congress. Evans, R-Aurelia, announced on Saturday morning that he’s considering a run for Iowa’s Fourth District, just weeks …
Lacks standing to sue The Iowa Supreme Court ruled against a nonprofit Latin American rights group that sought to overturn a nearly 20-year-old legal decision prohibiting county auditors from …
Sac County Sheriff Ken McClure will retire at the end of June after 37 years in law enforcement. McClure announced his departure from the force Tuesday morning on the Sac County Sheriff’s …
A contractor has been filling cracks on Highway 7 from Cherokee to Storm Lake.
Two major roadblocks remain before Iowa lawmakers can pass the state’s budget and end the 2025 legislative session — pipelines and paraeducator pay, among a few other spending priorities.
A Cherokee man pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography in a Sioux City federal court. Roger Strickland, 62, pleaded guilty to the two felony counts ...
After three days of trial and less than an hour of deliberation, a Buena Vista County jury agreed to indefinitely confine Josie Smith to the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders.
A Buena Vista County jury heard Josie Smith’s pleas to be spared confinement at the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders, as Attorney General Brenna Bird is carrying out a promise …
A Cherokee man was arrested and charged vehicular homicide in connection with a fatal collision near the Buena Vista-Cherokee line. Jorge Ortega, 28, was booked into the Buena Vista County …
A Buena Vista County jury is deliberating whether Josie Smith should be indefinitely committed to the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders.
A sheriff sale of the building that used to house the defunct Holzhauer Ford in Cherokee was rescheduled to June. A notice Sheriff Derek Scott posted on Monday shows the sheriff sale of …