Spirit Lake’s boys basketball team — despite the majority of its roster having competed in the Class 2A football championship game in late November — showed little to no rust in a dominant ...

Okoboji’s girls basketball team struggled to score while suffering a third straight loss to begin the 2024 season — this time a 59-30 loss to Unity Christian on Tuesday, Dec. 10 in Milford.

Okoboji’s offensive capabilities have been on full display despite a 1-2 start to the 2024-25 boys basketball season. The Pioneers — who topped Sibley-Ochcheyedan 86-62 and fell 71-67 to Sioux Center ...

Spirit Lake Park’s girls wrestling team made a long and late trip to and from Eagle Grove to compete in a tournament held Tuesday, Dec. 10. The Indians pushed two into the finals and came away with a ...

“Both the Milford and Fostoria fire departments were successful in receiving grant funding through our Volunteer Fire Assistance program,” DNR Fire Program Supervisor Jason Walker said. “This money ...

Librarians don’t retire — they just start a new chapter. That’s especially true in Spirit Lake, where the public library’s longtime director, Cynthia Davis, made her retirement plans known.

Families who will have students in college for the 2025-26 school year should take the first step in the financial aid process now. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, for 2025-26 ...

A Dec. 23 bail hearing date has been set for a Milford man charged with the illegal possession of six firearms. Officers from five law enforcement agencies were on hand as Milford police searched a ...

Iowa's ag agency and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock in Palo Alto County on Sunday, Dec ...

Keep Iowa Beautiful awards three $1,000 scholarships to Iowa high school seniors who plan to enroll in an Iowa college or university. These annual scholarships honor important figures in Keep Iowa ...

Iowa Lakes Community College celebrates the achievements of Carol Ayres Stueven and Tim Ireland, who were honored with awards during the 2nd Annual Convention and Tradeshow hosted by Community ...

Musicians Kal Kohler of Le Mars, Dave Schossow of Laurens, Bob Harrison from Pocahontas and Don Schossow of Laurens say their Dec. 31 concert at the Dickinson County Expo Center in Spirit Lake will be ...