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There was plenty of school pep and proud parents Wednesday night as Harris-Lake Park held its homecoming pep rally and coronation. Members of the community joined a full student section in the H-LP...

Oktobertest rolled through the area Saturday, Sept. 26 with activities centered around Preservation Plaza in Arnolds Park. Riders started the morning off with a 24-mile bike ride around West Lake...

Homecoming festivities at Spirit Lake High School were a little different this year, but just as colorful. With the COVID-19 pandemic still on, the homecoming court was crowned outside Friday...

Some socially distant fun was on the Okoboji High School's schedule Wednesday. The district's homecoming coronation ceremony was held outdoors on the high school football field. Seniors Caleb Miller...

Beatification efforts had been in full swing at the State Pier in Arnolds Park for some time, but the project was capped off Saturday with a ceremony renaming the pier after Lakes Area icon Berkley...

The Dickinson County Nature Center's annual Bee and Butterfly Festival was spread out over the course of four days due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Visitors were asked to sign up for one-hour...

The Shayla Bee Fund typically partners with Okoboji Classic Cars to host the nonprofit's Black Tie Black Leather fundraiser. With large gatherings falling out of style during the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Residents in and around Lake Park came together for an annual tradition in the Iowa Great Lakes. The 36th Annual Lake Park Farmer Appreciation Days featured food and fun over three days at the start...

Area residents and visitors still had a chance to see Corvettes and classic boats over the weekend, but organizers adjusted plans to minimize the risk of illness amid the COVID-19 pandemic....

The events were closed to the public, but area youth still had some blue ribbon opportunities at the Dickinson County Fair this year. The swine show took place July 22. Poultry exhibits were...

Roads, trails and campsites began to fill up quickly as residents and guests celebrated the 4th of July this past weekend. The Iowa Great Lakes buzzed in anticipation of fireworks shows over...

The Harris-Lake Park commencement took place at 2 p.m.Sunday, June 28, at the high school football field in Lake Park. Like all seniors in 2020, the H-LP graduating class had to forgo some rites of...

Members of Spirit Lake's Class of 2020 had to wait until the first day of summer to receive their diplomas, but a few raindrops didn't keep them for capping an unconventional year. Commencement...

With a little less than two weeks until graduation, the Harris-Lake Park class of 2020 set up socially distant tables along North Market Street in Lake Park. Cars, trucks, UTVs and even a boat...

Strong winds prematurely turned tassels — and occasionally flung mortar boards from graduates' heads — as the Okoboji class of 2020 prepared for their graduation ceremony in Preservation Plaza near...

The June 4 March for Justice brought hundreds of people to East Leach Park in Spencer. The group walked from the park to the Spencer Police Station and back to protest police brutality after the...

Nearly 600 people showed up to a March for Justice event in Spencer, Iowa Thursday to protest police brutality and racism following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in...

Arnolds Park Amusement Park is honoring local high school senior classes by lighting its arches in the color schemes of area schools. Each night, the park spotlights a different school district in...

Families were lined up along streets in Milford Friday afternoon – approximately 6 feet apart – so young students could wave hello to their teachers and local EMS personnel as their vehicles paraded...

Spirit Lake Elementary staff and a number of community volunteers paraded through the streets for the Elementary Express. The parade was aimed at keeping the connections between teachers and students...

Spirit Lake hosted the 2020 Lakes Conference Wrestling Tournament on Friday, Jan. 31. Spirit Lake Park, Spencer, Storm Lake, Estherville Lincoln Central, Western Christian and Cherokee wrestlers...

This is a collection of Sports Editor Matt Heinrichs' favorite photos from his weekend at the 40th Annual University of Okoboji Winter Games.

The streets of downtown Spirit Lake were filled with Christmas cheer Saturday during Santa's Village. The public is drawn to the Spirit Lake's downtown businesses during the annual event as many...

The annual Christmas in Lake Park event was once again well attended by the public. Proceeds help the Lake Park Historical Society financially support the city's Heritage Square Museum. The yearly...

Iowa Lakes Community College staff and students hosted an Elizabethan madrigal feaste Saturday, Dec. 7 on the Estherville campus. The Elizabethan Madrigal Feaste pays tribute to the Christmas...

The streets of Milford were full of Christmas cheer during this year's Milford Holiday Fantasy. Food, fellowship and parade floats were enjoye by the public over the weekend in the downtown area.

Iowa Lakes Community College's played host to the First Lego League regional qualifier competition Saturday, Dec. 7 at its Estherville Campus. The competition is meant to spark interest in STEM...

Okoboji teachers and community members took part in a fundraiser Monday evening at the Okoboji Middle School in Arnolds Park. Folks packed the tiny gymnasium to watch the Dairyland Donkey Basketball...

Okoboji teachers and community members took part in a fundraiser Monday evening at the Okoboji Middle School in Arnolds Park. Folks packed the tiny gymnasium to watch the Dairyland Donkey Basketball...