Tim Miller shares the story behind a bench the family recently donated in honor of his dad Stan and his legacy of service to community. It was not only an honor for Stan to serve the community of the ...

Summer is long over in the Iowa Great Lakes, but area children still have a chance to have some lunch and play inside or out thanks Lutheran Lakeside Camp in Spirit Lake. The camp’s programming staff ...

The owner of an Arnolds Park adult entertainment club entered a guilty pea after he failed to pay taxes on earnings from Boji Nites. The written plea from 42-year-old Mathew Jon Little of Mankato, ...

With the calendar now reading 2024, Tuesday's meeting of the Dickinson County Board of Supervisors largely focused on formally selecting appointees to various boards and commissions. However, the ...

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“Milford Fire & Rescue are you tired of my voice yet?” The question came from Jarrod Fischer in a playful and supportive post on Facebook. As dispatch administrator for the Dickinson County Sheriff’s ...

The days are growing shorter and chillier, which means now is a good time to find some cozy indoor activities. The Spirit Lake Public Library can help you with that! We have a paperback book and ...

Just in time for Halloween, Iowa Weird Vol. 1 is a tour de force of the strange, bizarre and as the title suggests, downright weird. Editor Nick Nariigon has compiled a collection of 16 stories, ...

The Arnolds Park City Council held a special meeting Tuesday to revoke the liquor license at Boji Nites, a now-shuttered adult entertainment club along West Broadway Street in Arnolds Park. The ...

Every current member of the Spirit Lake School Board who filed candidacy papers to continue serving was supported at the polls this week, and candidate Mieka Stecker was voted to be the newest face on ...

A former Dickinson County investigator has dismissed claims of employment discrimination she brought against the county. Former Dickinson County Special Investigator Hilary Henningsen is expected to ...

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 ...