The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors considered improvement options for Drainage District 19 (DD19) during their Tuesday, Sept. 17 meeting — ultimately, the board gave direction to ISG engineers ...

For decades, China has threatened our national security through both overt and covert measures. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and affiliated individuals and entities have rapidly increased ...

A new curriculum is rolling out this year at Spirit Lake Elementary School (SLES). Principal Jessica Vancura says the school's new Wonders curriculum is "what the teachers have been asking for, and ...

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After starting 2-0 for the first time since 2017, Okoboji’s football team entered Friday night’s home game with Siouxland Conference rival MOC-Floyd Valley brimming with confidence. That confidence ...

When we go fishing, if we get low on bait, that’s usually a good thing. It means that the fish have been biting. In my many years of fishing, I’ve had the good fortune to run low on bait a few times.

The Spirit Lake Noon Kiwanis Club held a brief ribbon cutting ceremony for Kiwanis Park last Thursday, Sept. 12, to celebrate recent replacements to old equipment. Kiwanis Club president Alissa Holtz ...

Harris-Lake Park’s football team picked up its first home win of the season with a solid showing against district foe Northwood-Kensett on Friday, Sept. 13. The Wolves whipped the Vikings 35-25 in ...

In a non-district football battle between heated rivals, second-ranked (2A) Spirit Lake dominated Class 4A Spencer from start to finish Friday, Sept. 13. The Indians topped the Tigers 41-7 in Spencer.

The Northwest Iowa Corridor Habitat for Humanity came together Sunday, Sept. 15 to host a community blessing for their twin home project on Jackson Avenue in Spirit Lake. This has been a highly ...

On Monday, Sept. 9, a vehicle lost control and collided with the gas pumps at the Phillips 66 gas station in Spirit Lake. The driver is reported to have been suffering from a medical condition at the ...

Despite being the smallest school in the contest, Spirit Lake’s boys cross country team placed seventh overall at the Nike Heartland Preview held Saturday, Sept. 14 at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux ...