An annual survey of Iowa’s pheasant population indicates a record year with wildlife experts forecasting an exceptional hunting season. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources released …
The Alta Community Library hopes to build a new 4,200 square foot space in the city park pending a successful bond election in November. In the first renderings of the building shared with …
The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the county’s first solar ordinance Tuesday morning, ending a nearly two year long development process. In the third and final …
Ridge View Supt. Adam Bisenius: ‘It’s too good of a building to see it sit empty.’ Ridge View School Superintendent Adam Bisenius hopes to see the Schaller-Crestland elementary …
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Executive Order 14 on STEM Day at the Iowa State Fair Saturday as an attempt to further expand science, technology, engineering and math education to Iowa students. …
A young mountain lion was recently spotted in Northwest Iowa as a part of a research project out of Nebraska. According to a press release from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Tuesday, …
A recent study by staff at Iowa State University, Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Drake University suggests the state’s surface water sources have some elevated levels of per- and …
The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors completed the first of three public readings of their long debated solar ordinance Tuesday. After almost two years of lengthy discussions and some heated …
Grading of F Avenue near Little Sioux Corn Processors slowed as rain washed out multiple work days for the project. Cherokee County Engineer Kelly Puhrmann told the Cherokee County Board of …
The early construction phase of the Alta-Aurelia Warrior Athletic Center is three weeks behind schedule as record-setting rainfall washed out multiple days of the initial paving project. During …
Precipitation throughout July exceeded monthly averages and resulted in the effective erasure of drought and dryness across much of Iowa. According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources …
Come the start of the 2025-26 school year, students at Alta-Aurelia High School will not be allowed to carry their phones or other electronic devices with them in an effort to limit distractions …
Tyson won’t say whether ICE is coming for them, too The eyes of Storm Lake linger on Tyson’s pork and turkey plants in town as reports of raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
Beef bogged down by impairment charges Tyson’s prepared food segment experienced their best ever third quarter performance while the pork sector rebounded after significant losses …
CCUSO expansion nearing the finish line Renovation will provide 50+ beds for transition program Tofteberg: ‘It’s going to buy us several years’ By: Madeline Combs …
Surprise staples from her time out west Teresa Lockhart — or Teresa Kauffman as many in town still remember her — says she never sought out cooking. But she kept coming back to it. …
The ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico has shrunk nearly 30% since 2024 and measures over 20% smaller than scientists expected. According to a press release from the National Oceanic …
In the wake of Des Moines’ first ever lawn watering ban, Iowa’s increasingly polluted and nitrogen ridden water supplies remain a sore spot for much of the state. …
Sen. Chuck Grassley and fellow Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks partnered with Sen. Martin Heinrich and Rep. Chellie Pingree...
The grading along F Avenue has reached the one-third completion mark and is expected to accelerate as the construction season continues. Cherokee County ...