The Dickinson County Nature Center invites adults to their next Kenue Coffee Hour at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 6. County Conservation Board Environmental Education Coordinator Danika Cox will educate ...

Drew Howing, an Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Iowa Lakes Community College, was honored alongside his brother Aaron during Gov. Kim Reynolds' 2025 Condition of the State Address on ...

On behalf of the Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce, we would like to thank you so many for making our 45th Annual University of Okoboji Winter Games another success for our business community.

We were so happy when we looked at the long-term forecast a week before the 45th University of Okoboji Winter Games. “Hey, it’s going to be around 30. That’s not going to be so bad” for Sports Editor ...

The Okoboji Foundation announced the start of its 2025 grant season on Jan. 7. The foundations mission is to offer funding for impactful capital projects that enhance life in the Lakes Area.

The Okoboji/HMS girls wrestling team placed fourth at the 2025 Siouxland Conference Girls Wrestling Tournament held Tuesday, Jan. 14 in Rock Rapids. The Pioneers put three wrestlers into the finals ...

Harris-Lake Park’s girls basketball team — just two seasons removed from snapping a 51-game losing streak — pushed its season win total to 10 games for the first time since the 2015-16 season with a ...

Spirit Lake’s boys basketball team earned a home win over Dickinson County rival Okoboji on Thursday, Jan. 16. The Indians defeated the Pioneers 67-50 in Spirit Lake.

The Okoboji/HMS boys wrestling team went 2-1 at a quad hosted by Algona on Tuesday, Jan.14. The Pioneers earned wins over Cherokee and Estherville Lincoln Central, but fell to the host Bulldogs in ...

State Sen. Mike Bousselot’s plan to shift Iowa’s northern border — by adding nine southern Minnesota counties — drew attention in the first week of the 2025 legislative session. The area’s ...

The framework for the 10th annual Okoboji Blue Water Festival (OBWF) scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Preservation Plaza green space in Arnolds Park is rapidly coming together. Even though it’s ...

Supervisor Steve Dullard proposed a resolution setting a deadline for the county to receive information from FEMA by Feb. 10. The board voted unanimously against the resolution, but the supervisors ...