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A 2 p.m. preliminary hearing has been set Thursday, Sept. 7, for a Spirit Lake man accused of inappropriate contact with a male teenager. Members of the Milford Police Department and deputies with the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant Thursday, Aug. 17, at Vugteveen Lawn Service in Milford...

A Spirit Lake man charged with attempted murder is no longer out on bond. Nicholas Thompson was released Aug. 4 from the Dickinson County Jail in Spirit Lake after posting $32,000 bond. Dickinson County Attorney Jon Martin on Tuesday petitioned the court to have Thompson recommitted without bail. District Court Judge David Lester agreed, according to court records...

Former Indian Cody Poock readies for senior season at Minnesota

Members of the Okoboji School Board will use enrollment trends, facilities studies and community feedback to take a fresh look at the district’s future building needs. The school board hired RSP and Associates of Kansas City, Missouri, to conduct an intense evaluation process based on enrollment demographics as well as educational goals for current and future school families. ...

Motorists attempting to use Fourth Avenue West over the noon hour Monday in Spencer had to not only negotiate road closures due to the ongoing sewer work, but also had to navigate around a law enforcement blockage as local officials attempted to serve a warrant on a Spencer man who allegedly refused to follow officer instructions...

Veterans wondering where they will get local medical care in the future will have an answer soon. "I was told a decision on the new location will be made no later than Sept. 30," Dickinson County Veterans Affairs Director Ann Miller said. Crystal Dobbins a facilities planner for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota confirmed Miller's statement...

A Spencer man will wait an extra month to learn the outcome of his kidnapping and robbery case. Defense Attorney John M. Sandy of Spirit Lake on Aug. 7 asked District Court Judge Nancy Whittenburg to postpone a hearing to potentially accept Tanner Meysenburg’s plea...

Dickinson County baseball squads enjoyed success this past summer. Area teams combined to go 47-45 overall and netted a total of 13 athletes named to postseason teams. En route to a runner-up finish in the Lakes Conference in 2017, the Spirit Lake baseball team saw two players reach career milestones and all nine starters earn postseason recognition for their efforts...

Music meets motorcycles in what has become an August tradition in the Iowa Great Lakes. The third-annual Boji Bike Rally begins Friday with a full schedule of events including demonstration rides, live music and plant tours. Motorcyclists attending the rally will have the opportunity to visit Indian Motorcycle’s Spirit Lake Experience Center from 9 a.m. ...

As President and Commander in Chief, Donald Trump’s primary responsibility is to keep us safe — domestically and internationally. On the world front, his statements to North Korea that they face the possibility of “fire and fury like the world has never seen” would indicate the United States is “locked and loaded” ie: prepared to start a nuclear war. Who knows what action this would bring from China and Russia? Does this make anyone feel safe?...