At A Glance
-The Storm Lake Times is the only locally-owned newspaper in Buena Vista County, and the only newspaper still printed within the county's borders. It also has the largest readership of any newspaper in Buena Vista County.
-The Times printing press produces more than 1.8 million copies of publications per year. In addition to the newspaper twice a week, The Times also prints the liberal Progressive Populist (twice monthly political publication), four Northwest Iowa school alumni publications, as well as various other printing jobs. Its platesetter also produces high resolution printing plates for other area printers. The Times press can print up to 12 broadsheet pages per section with color photos, at a speed of 15,000 copies per hour.
-An average issue of The Times includes 50+ news and sports photographs, about one-third of them in color.
-The Times sports department covers 8 high schools (Storm Lake, Storm Lake St. Mary's, Alta, Newell-Fonda, Schaller-Crestland, Sioux Central, Aurelia, Laurens-Marathon) and one college (Buena Vista University).
-Nearly 600 area cooks have been featured in the popular “My Favorite Recipes” weekly feature.
-Each issue of The Times is has three sections (Front/News, Sports, Family & Friends). Additional special sections include:
The Green Saver — regional advertising guide that reaches 24,000 homes in western Iowa, Wednesdays
TV Times — television listings, Saturdays
FarmTimes — local farm coverage
GoldenTimes — for senior citizens, odd-numbered months
Health & Fitness — wellness and recreation, even-numbered months
HomeTimes — home improvement, monthly March-October
Prep Sports Previews — quarterly
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