Even with the onset of winter, West Okoboji Mayor Craig Miner likes what he sees along the shores of the city’s namesake lake. The tree’s aren’t green yet, but the parking is safer. The pedestrian ...

You can try to call Teegan Jones and congratulate him for earning the Presidential Volunteer Service Award. Just know, he’s probably busy. Maybe look for the Spirit Lake High School senior at the Iowa ...

Area boys and girls in grades 4-7 are welcome to compete in the 2025 Knights of Columbus Spelling Bee slated for Tuesday, Jan. 21 at the Okoboji Middle School. Iowa Great Lakes Council 5043 is ...

Is your little one (2-5 years old) trying to learn the alphabet? The Dickinson County Nature Center provides a free monthly program – Nature Tots, and the theme for 2025 is “Animals ABCs.” At 10:30 ...

On Wednesday, Dec. 18, President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) delivered yet another blow to the American auto industry and affordability for our families. The EPA announced that it ...

It takes a moment to serve those first few patrons effectively. Train the staff. Stock the shelfs. Set up the email. Get the ordering right. Iron out the hiccups. Only then is a business ready for its ...

Near the end of his Dec. 12 column with the headline “Jesus loves the little children,” Mr. Kessler shared that the “home church of his youth was closing.” ...

Lamar Derail Cox, 41, Spirit Lake was charged at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, for a stop that dates back to an Aug. 2, near a bar on Allen Street in Arnolds Park. Cox was charged with C felony ...

The Okoboji/HMS boys wrestling team placed fourth at the 2024 Austin Roberts Memorial Tournament held Saturday, Dec. 21 at Spencer. The Pioneers totaled 158 team points on the day while earning one ...

Spirit Lake’s boys basketball team earned a dominant Lakes Conference home win over Cherokee on Friday, Dec. 20 to head into the holiday break on a high note. The Indians — after dropping back-to-back ...

The ninth-ranked (3A) Indians, following a 61-55 home win over No. 6 (3A) Cherokee on Friday, improved to 7-0 on the season — a feat no Spirit Lake team has achieved since at least 2006. Spirit Lake’s ...

Okoboji’s boys basketball team earned a nonconference home win in the Pioneers’ final competition before the holiday break on Saturday, Dec. 21. The Pioneers pounded ...