Okoboji’s girls basketball team – after reeling off three straight wins ahead of the holiday break — have yet to pick up a win in 2025, extending their losing streak to seven games with a lopsided ...

Harris-Lake Park’s girls basketball team — just two seasons removed from snapping a 51-game losing streak — pushed its season win total to 10 games for the first time since the 2015-16 season with a ...

The Okoboji Foundation announced the start of its 2025 grant season on Jan. 7. The foundations mission is to offer funding for impactful capital projects that enhance life in the Lakes Area.

The Tipsy House at Arnolds Park Amusement Park has brought in guests since the early 1900s. — and many of those guests likely passed underneath the Legend-themed archway dozens of times to get there.

Spirit Lake’s sixth-ranked (3A) girls basketball team — after starting the season 10-0 — dropped a second straight contest, this time to fifth-ranked (2A) Rock Valley. The Rockets topped the Indians ...

Harris-Lake Park’s boys basketball team dropped a War Eagle Conference home game to Gehlen Catholic on Monday, Jan. 13. The Jays defeated the Wolves 65-42 in Lake Park.

Supervisor Steve Dullard proposed a resolution setting a deadline for the county to receive information from FEMA by Feb. 10. The board voted unanimously against the resolution, but the supervisors ...

The Okoboji/HMS girls wrestling team went 3-0 in a home quad held Thursday, Jan. 16 in Milford. The Pioneers earned a 36-30 win over Spirit Lake Park, a 60-18 win over Sibley-Ocheyedan, and a 42-36 ...

The Spirit Lake Park girls wrestling team put three wrestlers in the finals, earning one first-place and two second-place finishes, and totaled 88 team points to place seventh at a tournament hosted ...

For the second year in a row, Citizens Community Credit Union was named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions for 2025.

The Spirit Lake Park boys wrestling team competed Saturday, Jan. 18 at a tournament hosted by Le Mars. The Indians scored 47 team points to finish with Bishop Heelan in a tie for 13th place.

The Okoboji/HMS boys wrestling team went 2-1 at a quad hosted by Algona on Tuesday, Jan.14. The Pioneers earned wins over Cherokee and Estherville Lincoln Central, but fell to the host Bulldogs in ...