Local Wiki
Buena Vista County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Supervisors meets
- Every Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.
- Meeting location
- Buena Vista County Courthouse Boardroom, 215 E 5th St, Storm Lake, IA 50588.
- County Auditor
- Susan Lloyd · 712-749-2542 · slloyd@bvcountyiowa.com
- Agendas posted at
- https://buenavistacounty.iowa.gov/boards-commissions/board-of-supervisors/
- Board of Supervisors
- Board of Supervisors, 5 members with staggered 4-year terms. Chairperson: Paul Merten (District 3). Vice Chairperson: Dan Hartman (District 5). Other members: Kathy Croker (D1), Kelly Snyder (D2), Rhonda Ringgenberg (D4).
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (10)
- Albert City
- Alta
- Lakeside
- Linn Grove (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Marathon
- Newell (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Rembrandt
- Sioux Rapids (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Storm Lake (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Truesdale
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (5)
- Albert City-Truesdale Comm School District
- Alta-Aurelia Comm School District
- Newell-Fonda Comm School District
- Sioux Central Comm School District
- Storm Lake Comm School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only