Thank you to the many school administrators, coaches and athletes of Dickinson County — far too many to name — who allowed me to tell their stories and share incredible moments that I won’t soon ...

Drew Howing, an Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Iowa Lakes Community College, was honored alongside his brother Aaron during Gov. Kim Reynolds' 2025 Condition of the State Address on ...

The Okoboji/HMS girls wrestling team split a pair of duals with MOC-Floyd Valley and Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Thursday, Jan. 23 in Orange City. The Pioneers earned a 48-36 win over the Nighthawks but ...

Spirit Lake’s second-half slide continued Friday, Jan. 24 with a Lakes Conference road loss to sixth-ranked (3A) Cherokee. After starting the season with 10 straight wins, the ninth-ranked (3A) ...

Some event sponsors are tabulating the results from competitions at the 45th Annual University of Okoboji Winter Games. Check back with uofowintergames.com for the latest list of winners.

The Dickinson County Nature Center invites adults to their next Kenue Coffee Hour at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 6. County Conservation Board Environmental Education Coordinator Danika Cox will educate ...

The rolling summer celebration between two rivers is going to make a stop in the Iowa Great Lakes. Milford will be an overnight stay for RAGBRAI LII, the 2025 edition of the border-to-border, touring ...

Spirit Lake’s boys basketball team suffered a lopsided Lakes Conference loss to Storm Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The eighth-ranked (3A) Tornadoes topped the Indians 74-49 in Storm Lake.

On behalf of the Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce, we would like to thank you so many for making our 45th Annual University of Okoboji Winter Games another success for our business community.

Valentine’s day is around the corner. Growing up, my grandmother would give me a love gift for Valentine’s Day. I would receive a box of candy conversation hearts and a pair of red socks. Grandma was ...

Okoboji’s girls basketball team dropped a Siouxland Conference road game to Unity Christian on Friday, Jan. 24. The Pioneers fell 70-55 to the Knights in Orange City.

“Hey, it’s going to be around 30. That’s not going to be so bad” for Sports Editor Matt Heinrichs, News Editor Stewart Chisham and yours truly.