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The sale of the Okoboji Middle School in Arnolds Park will begin with a bidding process, and the property will be sold to the highest bidder. A public measure on Tuesday's ballot asked voters in the school district whether the soon-to-be vacated school property should be put through a public bidding process, and the measure passed with 59.63% approval — 802 "yes" votes and 543 "no" votes...

Every year Bob and Delna Mulhair spend their time here at the Great Lakes walking two miles a day as they journey every trail in the area throughout the season. This includes road shoulder trails around Big Spirit Lake along with non-trail areas like Francis Sites and sidewalks along Hill Avenue. ...

The management of Brooks Golf in Okoboji has officially been settled. The Dickinson County Conservation Board voted Oct. 30 to award Brooks Management LLC a 10-year contract for management of the 27-hole course. Lee Sorenson, executive director of the board, said a total of three management proposals were received by the board — the other two being from Growing Golf Solutions out of Northwood and Landscapes Golf Management out of Lincoln, Nebraska. ...

Contested races for both mayor and a trio of city council seats were on the Terril ballot, but a high number of write-in ballots will leave the outcome of the city council race undecided until Wednesday. In the mayor's race, Julie Thiesen beat out Mollie Petersen with 83 votes at the polls for 69.75% of the vote. Petersen had 28 votes for 23.53% approval...

The voters of Lake Park have elected Matt Carstensen as their next mayor. Carstensen unseated incumbent Mayor John Engel on Tuesday. Carstensen earned 199 votes for 65.89% approval, while Engel garnered 100 votes for 33.11%. The public also put Justin Kracht and incumbent Gary Taber through at the polls for Lake Park City Council. ...

Tuesday's ballot featured a contested race for Okoboji mayor. Local businessman Neil Slater challenged incumbent Mary VanderWoude for mayor of the elected office. VanderWoude retained her position as mayor with 174 votes for 77.33% support. Slater earned 50 votes for 22.22%...

Voters in Spirit Lake considered the most highly contested race for local office Tuesday night. A total of six men — Kevin Bice, Keith Brockmeyer, John Chappas, Jerry Harbst, Dennis Marshall and James Staver — sought three open seats on the Spirit Lake City Council. ...

World War I officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919. However, the fighting ended about seven months before that when the Allies and Germany put into effect an armistice on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.   ...

Spirit Lake's defense was brilliant for three quarters but a slow start cost the Indians dearly in a postseason matchup with second-ranked Clear Lake on Friday. The Lions roared out to a 21-point lead in the game's opening minutes. The Indians' offense failed to score on a handful of trips to the red zone. Clear Lake advanced. Spirit Lake traded pads and helmets for shorts and singlets...

Spirit Lake High School junior Maggie Bramhall was clearly proud as she led State Sen. Zach Whiting on an Oct. 21 tour of Accura Healthcare in Spirit Lake. Bramhall began working at the assisted living facility during the summer months, and Whiting was invited to shadow her late last month as part of the Take your Legislator to Work campaign. ...