''The Storm Lake Times'' is a twice-weekly

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based in Storm Lake, Iowa, covering Buena Vista County and parts of neighboring

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counties. The newspaper, founded in 1990, is staffed and published by the Cullen family. Editor Art Cullen received the

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in Editorial Writing for a series of editorials on dark money in corporate agriculture in Iowa.

History

John Cullen began publishing ''The Storm Lake Times as'' a weekly newspaper, on June 29, 1990. It was delivered on Fridays. In 1993, the ''Times'' moved to daily publication, then to twice weekly the following year. The ''Times'' became a direct competitor to ''The Storm Lake Pilot Tribune'', which had been publishing in the town since 1870. ''Times'' Editor Art Cullen received the

in Editorial Writing for a series of editorials on dark money in corporate agriculture in Iowa. Cullen's coverage of corporate funds being used by the local public utility to fight a federal lawsuit related to the release of

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into drinking water earned him national acclaim. The newspaper's coverage of ethnicity-related issues in Storm Lake, where 21 percent of residents are Latino, also earned praise from ''

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National coverage

On October 20, 2007, ''The Times'' was mentioned by ''

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'' and ABC's

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for being the first newspaper to endorse a presidential candidate, Joe Biden, months ahead of the Iowa caucuses. On May 7, 2008, ''The Times'' again received national attention for a story written by reporter Jake Kurtz about Dale Davis, a blind World War II veteran who bowled a perfect 300 game at Century Lanes in Alta, Iowa. On November 3, 2009, Art Cullen testified before the

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. The newspaper is the subject of a 2021

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'' documentary film, '' Storm Lake''.

Layout and content

''The Times'' is printed in broadsheet format. A complete online version is available by subscription. There is also a

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. Each issue has three sections: Front/News, Sports, and Family & Friends. An average issue of ''The Times'' includes 50 or more news and sports photographs, about one-third of them in color. The sports department covers eight 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 “My Favorite Recipes” weekly feature. 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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External links

''Storm Lake Times'' events on C-SPAN
Newspapers published in Iowa Buena Vista County, Iowa Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing winners Biweekly newspapers published in the United States Publications established in 1990 1990 establishments in Iowa