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 ...

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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.

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...