Dissmeyer took the helm after 16 years of her previous library positions in Nebraska and Colorado. She was drawn to the smaller community atmosphere and setting of the Iowa Great Lakes Region. The ...

After 38 years of directing school bands across Iowa and South Dakota, Gene Gross is playing a different tune — crafting mystery-thrillers set in the scenic Iowa Great Lakes Region.

"Hooked on Hope: A Weekend with Joseph Salmon," runs June 14-15, featuring a book signing, comedy show and an intimate fishing and media event. Proceeds benefit Salmon, who continues his recovery ...

The reconstruction project on 13th Street in Milford is entering its final phase, after weather-related delays extended the work beyond the original 2024 construction season. The project began April ...

Delores "Dolly" Kooima, 87, of Okoboji passed away on Saturday, May 31, at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake. Funeral services are pending with Robinson Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.

The Texas archeologist just traded prehistoric artifacts for locomotive legacy as the new executive director of the Dickinson County Museum in Spirit Lake. Now, Iowa's first converted railroad depot ...

The 48th Annual University of Okoboji Classic Invitational Soccer Tournament returns for another year of family-oriented competition. Play unfolds June 7-8 on six fields at the Bedell Family YMCA in ...

The Spirit of Harmony Chorus along with Affinity quartet enjoyed an exciting weekend at the Northern Lights Region Six competition of Sweet Adelines International on April 25-26 in Rochester, ...

Years ago, when I was in the Army, I was part of a ceremonial unit called “The Old Guard” that performed funerals for all the deceased service members being buried in Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) ...

A funeral service for David Bastman, 66, of Lake Park, was Wednesday, June 4, at the Lake Park Methodist Church. Burial was at Silver Lake Cemetery. Turner Jenness Family Funeral Home is in charge of ...

Construction and landscaping are almost complete, but the Dickinson County Conservation Board says it will still have to postpone the Sherwood Forest Park grand opening. County leaders originally ...

The city of West Okoboji will mark its centennial with an afternoon of events Saturday, June 14, at Terrace Park Family Beach and nearby Alex Danbom Memorial Park.