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.

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 ...

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 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 ...

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.

We were so happy when we looked at the long-term forecast a week before the 45th University of Okoboji Winter Games. “Hey, it’s going to be around 30. That’s not going to be so bad” for Sports Editor ...

Struggling Spirit Lake students are receiving more help than ever with the middle school's safety net for students who need additional support. Jason Schneider with the middle school presented the ...

Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources now say seven off-highway vehicles (OHVs) or all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) broke through the ice over Winter Games Weekend in the Iowa Great Lakes ...

A pair of Thursday nigh rescues served as a reminder that no ice is guaranteed safe for travel ahead of the University of Okoboji Winter Games. Arnolds Park/Okoboji Fire and Rescue received the first ...

The new year ushers in a new chance to make a difference in the Iowa Great Lakes. The Okoboji Foundation announced the start of its 2025 grant season on Jan. 7. The foundations mission is to offer ...

State Sen. Mike Bousselot’s plan to shift Iowa’s northern border — by adding nine southern Minnesota counties — drew attention in the first week of the 2025 legislative session. The area’s ...

The Tipsy House at Arnolds Park Amusement Park has brought in guests since the early 1900s. — and many of those guests likely passed underneath the Legend-themed archway dozens of times to get there.