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 …
A former Woodbury County prosecutor has thrown his hat into the Democratic field for U.S. House. Dave Dawson, 51, of Lawton, launched his campaign for the fourth district during an …
Leon Pottebaum and Bob Leavitt took a moment away from the 50th anniversary open house held in their honor at Marcus Lumber Company. Pottebaum began his career at Marcus Lumber Company right after …
Cherokee State Bank is opening a branch in Aurelia. The bank announced the expansion in a statement early Wednesday afternoon. “This expansion marks a significant milestone in the bank’s ongoing …
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 …
A Cherokee man is suing the estate of another Cherokee man who two years ago allegedly caused a car collision by neglecting to stop at a red light on East Indian Street. Lloyd Woltman …
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Few people outside Quaker Oats know exactly what the Cedar Rapids factory is making when a sweet, wholesome smell wafts from the plant north of downtown. Locals …
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 …
Dan Winchell was summoned to court to answer his ex-wife’s charge that he should be thrown in jail for violating the terms of his divorce decree. Judge Andy Smith summoned Winchell to …
The Cherokee man first charged with the murder of a Sutherland man this spring and later accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend is set to stand trial next March. Chief District Court Judge …
A westbound drive on Highway 175 between Odebolt and Ida Grove features bucolic landscapes, rolling hills and fields of corn and soybeans. West of Arthur, population 222, lies three stacks of 40-foot long metal blocks resembling shipping containers. They serve as mining centers for …
A Remsen woman was sentenced to two days in jail and a year of probation after she pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated with a child in the vehicle. Cherokee County District …
After virtually disappearing from all litigation involving the defunct Holzhauer Motors and its affiliated corporate entities, Dan Winchell has emerged and is mounting a defense against Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake. Winchell and Holzhauer were on the verge of …
Cherokee’s wastewater lagoons have again reached capacity. Thanks to recent area rains, the city’s two lagoons off of River Road on the southwest end of town are close to overflowing. “The lagoons have …
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, …
Puhrmann addresses courtroom: ‘I literally lied to you and deceived you’ Jolene Puhrmann was sentenced to a maximum 10 years in prison after over an hour of victim testimony in court …
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 …
