In Lake Forest, Nick Bothfeld was sworn in as a new third ward alderman during the May 5 City Council meeting. He has lived in the city for more than 30 years and heads an eponymous financial ...

Lake Forest residents who prefer to watch city meetings on cable television will continue to have that option as the City Council did not approve a staff recommendation to suspend the channel.

You may see some smoke in Iron and Washington counties today. The U.S. Forest Service is conducting a controlled burn of 2,900 acres near Council Bluff Lake.