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 ...

Okoboji’s girls basketball team suffered a nonconference road loss to Sioux Central on Tuesday, Jan. 14. The Rebels routed the Pioneers 75-41 in Sioux Rapids. “I thought our girls competed against a ...

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.

To communicate findings so far, the Iowa Cancer Registry and University of Iowa College of Public Health is hosting the “Cancer in Iowa: 99 Counties Project” In collaboration with: ...

Spirit Lake’s sixth-ranked (3A) girls basketball team — after starting the season 10-0 — dropped a second straight contest, this time to fifth-ranked (2A) Rock Valley. The Rockets topped the Indians ...

For the second year in a row, Citizens Community Credit Union was named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions for 2025.

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 ...

An online dating company pitched us with their “Best 20 Mountain Towns in America” content and — to our disbelief — none of Iowa’s mountains made the list.

I became the Library Director of Spirit Lake Public Library on the last days of 2024. I’ve learned a few things in three weeks: Iowa is colder than Nebraska, any vehicle can drive on the frozen lake ...

Supervisor Steve Dullard proposed a resolution setting a deadline for the county to receive information from FEMA by Feb. 10. The board voted unanimously against the resolution, but the supervisors ...

Okoboji’s girls basketball team – after reeling off three straight wins ahead of the holiday break — have yet to pick up a win in 2025, extending their losing streak to seven games with a lopsided ...

Snowblowers may be fairly idle so far in 2025, but the area will be busier than ever for the 45th University of Okoboji Winter Games. Chair Andy Lux, co-chair Mickey Harrington, the Iowa Great Lakes ...