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There was no jury waiting to hear testimony Tuesday, as proceedings against one of the two suspects in a Lake Park murder case got underway. Allison Marie Decker is accused of killing 25-year-old Angel Marie Bastman of Lake Park in December of 2020. ...

Lakes Area businesses and residents may have another year to prepare for road construction which would temporarily close the only bridge over the local chain of lakes. Officials with the Iowa Department of Transportation presented several options in December for repaving a stretch of Highway 71 which runs between the cities of Arnolds Park and Okoboji. ...

The dynasty continues. Spirit Lake-Okoboji’s girls tennis team earned a 9-0 sweep over Lakes Conference rival Storm Lake Friday, May 6 at Speier Park in Okoboji to claim its 14th consecutive Lakes Conference dual meet crown. SL-O’s run to the title wasn’t without adversity this season, however, as the squad had several players miss time with injuries...

A judge will have to decide whether to grant a defense attorney's request to limit testimony and evidence against a suspect accused of participating in the murder of a Lake Park woman in December of 2020. The request was filed on May 1, and the prosecution's response has revealed additional details about the case...

DMACC Boone Campus student Magan Christopherson of Milford received congratulations from DMACC President Rob Denson (left) and DMACC Boone Campus Provost Dr. Drew Nelson at the 2022 DMACC Boone Campus Commencement ceremony. Christopherson graduated from DMACC’s Liberal Arts program. A total of 61 students walked across the stage to receive their diploma. (Photo submitted)...

A red, white and blue hull familiar to many Lakes Area residents was a little out of place Thursday morning. The Queen II excursion boat from Arnolds Park Amusement Park — typically docked near the Berkley Bedell State Pier in Arnolds Park — was slowly and carefully moved onto dry land near Givens Point in Okoboji for minor repairs ahead of its touring season...

Representatives of Summit Carbon Solutions returned to the Dickinson County Courthouse Tuesday for an introductory meeting on its proposed pipeline which would carry liquified carbon dioxide. Kylie Kretz, Summit's pipeline project manager, said Tuesday's meeting was meant to focus on the project's permitting process...

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Monday a bill that has been on the Iowa Newspaper Association’s “wish list” since 2018. SF 2322 makes important changes in Iowa’s public records law that relate to the fees state and local government officials can charge for copies of their records...

A pest that's killed ash trees throughout Iowa has officially been confirmed in Dickinson County. The county had managed to stay off the state's list of infected counties for a number of years, but the DNR announced Friday that emerald ash borer beetles were confirmed at a location east of the Arnolds Park city limits. ...

The Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji girls soccer team secured a Lakes Conference victory Thursday, as the squad stomped Storm Lake 4-1 at home. SLP-O took a 2-1 lead at the half before burying a pair of goals in the second to pull away for good. Maddy Waterhouse got SLP-O on the board first with a goal in the 10th minute. Storm Lake’s Andrea Gomez knotted the contest at 1-1 with a goal in the 26th minute before Waterhouse’s second goal gave SLP-O the lead once again...