Isn’t it time to finally forgive yourself? God has made the way! If we allow the power of the forgiving and cleansing blood of Jesus to touch our past, the sorrow from the shame of that past will not ...

The Okoboji Summer Theatre has been bringing top quality theatrical productions to the Lakes Area for a very long time. The staff and cast opened the summer stock theatre’s 67th season Tuesday evening ...

The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved their final plans Tuesday for a bridge project at the Lower Gar outlet. This decision marks the end of years of debate to replace ...

Riders outnumbered residents 7-to-1 in Milford, but that didn’t stop volunteers from making RAGBRAI Day 1 memorable for about 20,000 cyclists on Sunday. Then, within a few hours Monday morning, they ...

Cambrie Kleckner dreamed of the moment she and doubles partner Sydnee Struecker qualified for state the night before Monday’s individual tournament. “In my dream, we collapsed on the ground and we ...

Harris-Lake Park Community Schools has announced an administrative reconfiguration for the 2025-26 school year. The roles will all be filled by familiar faces to the school district and community.

The 2025 season is over for Harris-Lake Park as Trinity Christian claimed their second meeting 4-3 in eight innings this week on Saturday, July 5 to open Class 1A District 1 play. “Our teams know each ...

Dickinson County supervisors are pulling the plug on a partnership with regional mental health provider Collaborative Intervention Community Services (CICS), stating that the new system was failing ...

Dickinson County Concerned Citizens (DC3) is asking the Dickinson County Court to block a 300-megawatt wind energy project they say will "destroy views" around the Iowa Great Lakes Region and "harm ...

BY RUSS MITCHELL MANAGING EDITOR From Okoboji to Des Moines — Dickinson County trails may soon connect the distant cities. The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced a $500,000 grant ...

The Central Emporium is used to its share of traffic, but the historic building saw more activity than usual as ice left West Lake Okoboji this spring. Michael Jensen was less than 100 days into his ...

The area known for its free concerts and free movies by the lake should still have free parking for now. Arnolds Park City Council member Mitch Watters expected the city’s street committee to set ...