Harris-Lake Park boys track and field competed in Storm Lake St. Marys’ home meet on Friday at the Buena Vista campus, placing ninth as a team.

A familiar face for Spirit Lake boys basketball will continue to occupy the sidelines as assistant coach Brady Dicks has been announced as the next head basketball coach. “I love basketball, and I ...

Spirit Lake-Okoboji boys tennis opened their 2025 at home on Thursday, April 10 with a 9-0 win over Cherokee despite some chilly wind. “The guys started the season extremely strong today by sweeping ...

Harris-Lake Park senior Kelsey Ehret started riding horses competitively at age 13, and five years later she is taking her rodeo talents to the next level with South Dakota State University.

The Iowa Lakes Community College Music Department honored the 2024 and 2025 Music Hall of Fame inductees during a celebration Friday, April 4, at the Janice K. Lund Performing Arts Center on the ...

No services are planned for Darrel “Red” Pegum, 82, of Ruthven, formerly of Graettinger. He passed away April 9, 2025, at Ruthven Community Care Center. Turner Jenness Funeral Home handled ...

A visitation for Michael Lamer, age 73, of Spencer formerly of Spirit Lake was Saturday, April 12, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Private family graveside services took place at ...

After a very successful trial run, Books in the Barn, returned to Jones Dairy, Saturday, April 5. The facility hosts school and private tours throughout the year, including Breakfast on the Farm, ...

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 999 has partnered with the Milford Scouting America unit to help youth earn their aviation merit badges through hands-on flight experiences and ...

Kabele’s Trading Post, located across the road from East Lake Okoboji and just a mile south of Big Spirit Lake, has been a family-run business since the time Ed and Alice Kabele opened the doors in ...

It is with great sorrow that we must announce that Douglas Jay Mays left this world on April 4, 2025 at the age of 97 in Mesa, Ariz. Those who knew him recall fondly his devotion to his family, ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will not seek reelection in 2026, she announced in a video Friday.