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Wolves shut out Mavericks in district road win (High School Sports ~ 09/22/15)
For the second time in as many weeks, the Harris-Lake Park football pitched a 54-0 shutout of a district opponent, as the Wolves demolished Clay Central-Everly on the road Friday. After a slow start, the Wolves were able to make some substitutions and, according to coach Lane Gunderson, their new-found depth paid dividends... -
Eight Dickinson County mayors meet filing deadline (Local News ~ 09/22/15)
Eight of Dickinson County's 10 incumbent mayors met a Thursday deadline to appear on the Nov. 3 city election ballot and two newcomers to the mayor's office also appear to have an uncontested path to election as well. Benjamin Hawn met the filing deadline to succeed Terry Buchman in Superior. Phil Johnson met the filing deadline to succeed the late Frank Joenks in Wahpeton... -
H-LP, Okoboji to celebrate homecoming (Local News ~ 09/22/15)
From hallways to halftimes, expect plenty of school spirit when homecoming week begins Sept. 28 at Okoboji and Harris-Lake Park. Coronations, parades and pep rallies set the stage for home football games Oct. 2. Students at Harris-Lake Park start the celebration with themed dress-up days. Okoboji kick-starts activities with powder puff football and beefcake volleyball. Each school concludes homecoming week with a homecoming dance... -
Wills, Jones to serve on bottle bill committee (Local News ~ 09/22/15)
The area's state representatives have a homework assignment before they return to Des Moines in January. Reps. John Wills and Megan Jones on Monday confirmed that they were appointed to a Recycling Policy Study Committee. The committee will review the state's recycling policies with a possible emphasis on the state's bottle deposits and handling fees... -
Titans hold on to top Wolverines at home (High School Sports ~ 09/22/15)
After giving up a late touchdown to visiting West Bend-Mallard Friday night, ninth-ranked Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire clung to a two-point lead as the Wolverines broke the huddle down 20-18 with 1:41 left to play. Needing to convert a two-point attempt to knot the score, Wolverines quarterback Nolan Robert Dalhauser slipped the pass rush applied by the Titans' Magnus Vanbsbo. ... -
WHEN RIVALS COLLIDE: Second-ranked Spirit Lake tops Okoboji 48-6 in Dickinson County clash (High School Sports ~ 09/22/15)
Turnovers were the name of the game Friday night, as rivals Spirit Lake and Okoboji squared off in a Dickinson County clash in Milford. The two squads combined for five interceptions and four fumble recoveries, but in the end, the second-ranked Indians were simply too much for the Pioneers, as they won 48-6... -
Graettinger volunteer to help with California wildfires
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
American Red Cross serving Greater Iowa volunteers from northwest and central Iowa will leave on Tuesday to help those affected by wildfires in California. Cody Peterson from Graettinger and Jacci Etter-Skogerboe from Clarion are Red Cross health services volunteers. ...
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U of I's Hansen to speak at Rotary
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
Iowa Hawkeye basketball great Bobby Hansen will speak at the Iowa Great Lakes Rotary Club's noon meeting, Wednesday Sept. 30, at Arrowwood Resort in Okoboji. Hansen has been a standout on the Iowa sports scene for over 30 years.He is starting his 23rd year as color analyst for the Iowa Hawkeye basketball radio broadcasts alongside Gary Dolphin. Hansen also works at the Better Business Bureau Iowa in the area of community and membership development...
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330,045 'take it all in' at Clay County Fair
(Local News ~ 09/22/15)
Sunny skies, smiling faces, and the largest final weekend in Fair history all combined to make a memorable 2015 edition of the Clay County Fair. Total attendance topped 330,000 for only the second time in Fair history, while two single-day attendance records were set the final weekend (65,468 on Saturday, Sept. 19 and 30,931 on Sunday, Sept. 20)...
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Oktoberfest ride rolls on Saturday (Local News ~ 09/22/15)
More than 500 riders are set to tour the Lakes Area by bike Saturday, capped off with brats and German beers. The Dickinson County Trails will be on display Sept. 26 for the 24th annual University of Okoboji Oktoberfest Bike Ride, which begins at 10 a.m. The roughly 27-mile ride takes participants around West Lake Okoboji and continues through the heart of Arnolds Park and Okoboji... -
Lakers compete at Morningside tournament
(College Sports ~ 09/22/15)
On Monday, the Iowa Lakes women's and men's golf teams were in action for the Morningside Fall Golf Tournament held at Whispering Creek Golf Course in Sioux City. The Laker women finished sixth overall. Taylor Knight led the way shooting a 94 and placing 19th. Ashton Connelly fired a 102, Katie Ruiz shot a 108 and Kelley Harris came in with a 115...
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Indians dominate Tigers in conference home opener (High School Sports ~ 09/22/15)
The Class 3A No. 11-ranked Spirit Lake volleyball team was dominant in a straight-set victory over Spencer in the Indians' Lakes Conference home opener on Tuesday night. Playing in front of a packed crowd on homecoming week, the Indians played with intensity and never took their collective foot off the pedal in an impressive display... -
Delperdang wins sixth straight at Sheldon (High School Sports ~ 09/22/15)
Spirit Lake's Kourtney Delperdang is on a tear. With a season-best time of 19 minutes, 23.57 seconds, the Indians' freshman phenom smoked the rest of the field at the Sheldon Orab Cross Country Invitational on Tuesday night to win her sixth consecutive meet in six career outings... -
One injured in Highway 71 collision (Local News ~ 09/22/15)
A two-car collision Tuesday afternoon in Spirit Lake sent one person to the hospital. Shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, first responders were paged to a two-car accident at Highway 71 and 30th Street. Robert Forbes, 72, of Spirit Lake, was driving a gray 2006 Chevy Equinox west bound along 30th Street and crossing through the intersection of Highway 71. ...
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