Organizers behind the Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) junior volunteer program plan to once again welcome about 30 high school and college students to Spirit Lake in 2025. Participants assist ...

Keep Iowa Beautiful (KIB) has announced the winners of its 15th annual photography contest. The contest invites photographers to showcase Iowa’s natural and environmental beauty through their lenses ...

Grass fires charred hundreds of Dickinson County acres on both sides of the past weekend. The fire calls drained resources and taxed volunteers, but none of the fires damaged buildings or caused ...

IGLA Chamber opens Walleye Weekend grant application window Area non-profit organizations have until Friday, May 2, to reel in proceeds from the upcoming 42nd Annual Iowa Great Lakes Walleye Weekend.

Jane Sutton Harrison was born and raised in Storm Lake, Iowa Sept. 29, 1938, passing peacefully but suddenly Feb. 16, 2025, in Arnolds Park.

Organizers behind the Live At The Lake 2025 Summer Concert Series added Head East as its 21st act for the upcoming summer. The legendary classic rock band Head East continues to rock audiences of all ...

The Iowa Department of Education and STEM Advisory Council on Monday named Okoboji Middle School teacher Alex Spooner as its northwest region recipient of the 2025 Iowa STEM Teacher award. Educators ...

The Dickinson County Treasurer’s Office is now accepting the 2025 Iowa property tax credit claims for property tax assistance for the September 2025 to March 2026 property tax payments. There are ...

A late Spirit Lake charge came up just short as the Indians fell 51-46 to Wahlert Catholic in a back-and-forth quarterfinal Monday at the 2025 girls state basketball tournament in Des Moines.

The Spirit Lake boys basketball team reached its first Class 2A substate final since 2021, but the Indians ran into tournament-tested Unity Christian on Saturday. The 67-43 loss in Sheldon ends the ...

As multiple outbreaks of the measles have popped up across the United States, so too have the number of internet searches for all things about the measles virus. Kara Bruning, MD, a pediatrician with ...

Actors portraying Fred Gilbert, L.F. Williamz and Abbie Gardner shared their stories with about 45 volunteers and attendees. The event is part of the Lakes Area Museum Alliance's “Nights at the Museum ...