Whether it was wind turbines, pipelines or property taxes, Dickinson County voters seemed ready for a change in 2024. Incumbents went 0-for-2 as voters considered two seats on the five-member ...

Iowa attorney general Brenna Bird congratulated officer Maverick Warburton for a December graduation from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA). Warburton will serve with the Milford Police ...

Wayne Groff, 73, of Cedar Rapids passed away Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, at The Views in Marion from complications of frontal temporal lobe dementia (FTD). A visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. prior ...

At first glance, Jeff Wilkerson’s memoir of science and nature, 23 Woodcock in 22 Years, seems a bit of an anomaly. The subtitle Reflections on Hunting, the Night Sky, and Our Place in the Universe ...

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 ...

Join Dickinson County Nature Center staff for Kenue Coffee Hour: Abbie Gardner at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, the Maser Monarch Lodge. The Nature Center welcomes its speaker for January — Mary ...

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 ...

I love analogies. They will creep into my writing from time to time, so let’s start with one: You know how store owners quietly start accepting customers before they’re ready with a celebratory grand ...

We were privileged to publish a column from James Kessler on behalf of First Presbyterian Church in Lake Park. Near the end of his Dec. 12 column with the headline “Jesus loves the little children,” ...

A deadline is approaching for anyone who would like to nominate a worthy candidate for this year’s 45th Annual Winter Games roster of cheerleaders. Who stands out in this community? Who goes above and ...

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 ...