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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There weren't any decent roads leading to the building site of Spirit Lake United Methodist Church when it was first founded in 1874. However, that didn't stop its congregation from making their ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Moonlit waters furnish the backdrop as the Iowa Great Lakes is home to three Independence Day fireworks celebrations each year. The displays aren’t possible without the efforts of local organizations.

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 ...

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 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 ...

Family, friends and colleagues gathered Tuesday at the Jackson County Central High School to honor Minnesota State Trooper Mollie McClure. Her loss is being felt in the Iowa Great Lakes and beyond.