Madeline Combs

SLCSD to start CORE Academy in the fall

Storm Lake Community School District will offer a new in-house program designed to serve students who may not thrive in the traditional classroom setting

Meyer sworn in as new Sac County sheriff

Jonathon Meyer, a long time sergeant with the Sac County Sheriff’s office, will serve as the county’s new sheriff.

Grading of F Avenue makes steady progress

he grading along F Avenue has reached the one-third completion...

Medical mission trip will provide resources for remote village

Pastor Phillip Beisswenger at Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee has a special connection to the remote village of Santa Rosa de Aguán...

Alta council sets library bond for November ballot

The City of Alta will ask residents to approve a $1.25 million bond in the November election...

Cherokee Co. Cherokee Co. Supervisors green light DOT projects

At least three Iowa Department of Transportation sponsored projects are expected to begin...

Bird flu likely to return this fall, expert says

Avian influenza cases have fallen significantly as the weather warmed, but producers and researchers alike may not be as well prepared for the upcoming flu season. In 2015, the stay of the H5N1 …

Sioux Nation members speak of Pilot Rock importance

For the first time in almost 175 years, members of the Sioux Nation, the Yanktonai Dakota, returned to Pilot Rock. Last Friday, members of …

One dead, four injured in crash near Peterson

One person is dead and four others were injured after a car collided with a semi-truck Monday morning just south of Peterson. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Coree Keller, 42, of Popejoy was …

Bienemann back at BVU

Buena Vista University is pleased to announce the return of Jared Bienemann as the new Chief Development Officer for the Office of Advancement. “Jared’s genuine connection …

Urgent care coming to SL

Storm Lake will soon have urgent care services available through UnityPoint beginning in the fall. Molly Hiveley, a marketing communications specialist for UnityPoint told the Times Pilot on …

Excessive June rainfall makes up for May deficiencies

Statewide rainfall during the month of June exceeded expected averages and carried over into July. According to the latest water summary update published by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources on July 10, drought and dryness remained

Over 1,000 customers without power in Cherokee

Nearly 1,190 customers were without power in Cherokee proper and Cherokee County this morning following high winds that damaged power infrastructure. As of 10 a.m., 23% of MidAmerican customers …

Cherokee CSD receives therapeutic classroom grant

Cherokee Community School District is among eight schools awarded over $2 million in grants by the Iowa Department of Education last week to create therapeutic classrooms. The aim of the grant is to help schools create …

Trump Administration deals potentially ‘devastating’ blow to SLCSD

Administration withholding $7 billion from schools. Storm Lake received $5.7 million last year.

Army pulls plugs on ROTC at BVU

Little notice leaves university scrambling The U.S. Army will no longer operate their Reserve Office Training Corps program at Buena Vista University starting this fall. In a letter …

Historical Commission preparing burial of nine early Cherokee settlers

The Cherokee Historic Preservation Commission is finalizing arrangements for the burial of early European settlers that were discovered near town almost two years ago. Last week, the Cherokee …

Schaller-Crestland cuts the lights on Early building

The school board voted 4-1 earlier this month to vacate the 40-year-old building.

Early water supply on the mend

The City of Early is likely to have its old water treatment plant up and running by the end of the summer, providing temporary relief to the town’s ailing water system. Last month, the …

AgState closing Cherokee elevator

AgState announced earlier this month that it will be ceasing operation of its Cherokee grain facility come September. In a letter issued on June 2, no exact reason for the closure was stated. …