Tuesday, May 27, after authorities say he tried to pay for sex using Cash App, broke into a Spirit Lake residence using a duplicated key and scrawled the word “herbies” on the Sunner Avenue apartment ...

Iowa Lakeside Lab is kicking off a summer filled with free educational opportunities. Activities range from prairie burns to fungal forays. The lab's “Wild Wednesdays” series has a new time slot at 5 ...

A dozen young apple trees now dot the fields at Lakeside Laboratory, thanks to a partnership with the local Hunger Coalition and a few eager volunteers. The initiative will eventually bear fruit for ...

Sherwood Forest Park, located at 3301 Lake Shore Drive in Okoboji, opens June 12 with a 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony. The park offers everything from mountain bike trails to natural prairie lands.

The West Okoboji brewery held a grand opening for the Terrace on Saturday, May 17. The six-figure expansion creates a new space for seating and entertainment while adding parking to the north and west ...

Rev. Sawyer Vanden Heuval will speak to the Iowa Lakes Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (ILUUF) at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 25. Coffee and conversation begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Lakes Area Activity ...

The Central Emporium is used to its share of traffic, but the historic building saw more activity than usual as ice left West Lake Okoboji this spring. Michael Jensen was less than 100 days into his ...

Local American Legion, V.F.W. and Auxilliary posts are once again preparing to honor veterans past and present in 2025. Several programs are planned throughout the county this Memorial Day.

While many students spend spring break relaxing, a dedicated group from Iowa Lakes Community College’s Laker Life campus ministry chose a different path — volunteering their time to serve those in ...

EMS Week is May 18-24 and Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) wants to recognize the many individuals who provide care to people within the Iowa Great Lakes Region. Dickinson County has a robust emergency ...

A 1-4 p.m. celebration of life will be held Saturday, June 7, for Craig Hansen of Spirit Lake at the Hansen Co. Warehouse in Griswold. Turner Jenness Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

An 11 a.m. public graveside for John J. Harmelink Sr., 96, of Spirit Lake will be held on Monday, June 9, at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter. A luncheon follows the graveside service at the ...