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There's no single way to remember Berkley Bedell and the life he lived. Some will remember the man who started a fishing equipment empire with $50 in paper route money. Others will remember the Democrat who upset U.S. Rep. Wiley Mayne and served conservative northwest Iowa for six terms in Congress...

Authorities have arrested a Spirit Lake man on both theft and drug charges following a Friday night burglary in downtown Spirit Lake. Spirit Lake Police believe 23-year-old Nicholas Ryan White stole an iPad and cellphone from the Asian Palace — 817 Lake St. — that night after business hours...

Over the past four decades, people have picked up their bait and fueled up their boat at the south end of Iowa Highway 86 near Milford. But that's about to change, according to Steve Pflueger, owner of Oh Shucks Bait, Tackle and Convenience Store. He plans to close up shop and retire at the end of the week...

Spirit Lake resident Bob Shaw brought his family to the Lakes Area more than 40 years ago, and he'll be recognized Saturday for his decades of community service. Shaw was chosen by the Spirit Lake Noon Kiwanis as this year's "Citizen of the Years." A committee of past honorees bestows the annual title to a Lakes Area resident who has gone above and beyond to continually invest in the local community's betterment over a course of years. ...

The paths of a Spirit Lake robotics club and a budding high school robotics program are intersecting inside a brick building on the outskirts of the Spirit Lake High School campus. Spirit Lake Industrial Technology instructor Bob Kirchner has overseen the local chapter of FIRST — or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology — Robotics for a number of years. ...

Spirit Lake entered the 2019-20 Iowa boys basketball season with more questions than answers. The Indians lost most of their nucleus — including two-time all-state big man Owen Coburn — from last year's team that competed in the Class 3A substate final against Sergeant Bluff Luton...

For hundreds of years and many wars, American soldiers have dealt lethally in combat against our enemies. Sadly, there have been instances when a few misguided warriors have committed crimes against non-belligerents, which in order to maintain discipline, military justice demanded punishment for the offending soldiers...

A quartet of Dickinson County football athletes recently earned all-state recognition from the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association (IPSWA). Spirit Lake teammates Joe Stein and Brent Scott earned Class 2A awards, while Harris-Lake Park teammates Isaac Ihnen and Abdulla Elbuytari earned 8-Man awards...

The Spirit Lake girls basketball team picked up a win during a road trip to Minnesota on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The Indians earned a 55-43 win over Worthington. Emma Loveall led the way with 22 points, five steals and four rebounds. Jordyn Hamm had 17 points, eight rebounds and four blocks...

A preliminary hearing has been set at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, for a Spirit Lake man charged with second-degree sexual assault. The Spirit Lake Police Department filed a criminal complaint on suspicion that 21-year-old Riley Ray Jackson used or threatened to use force to sexually assault an adult female victim...