Construction equipment will soon return to a popular roadside park known for its trestle pedestrian bridge and fishing piers in Arnolds Park. Mike Weis of Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) ...

World War II Army veteran Aubrey LaFoy got a surprise visit at his Milford residence by two members of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs who presented him with a framed letter of appreciation ...

Riders outnumbered residents 7-to-1 in Milford, but that didn’t stop volunteers from making RAGBRAI Day 1 memorable for about 20,000 cyclists on Sunday. Then, within a few hours Monday morning, they ...

Join MML for our weekly Building Bookworms Story Time on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. Take a look below for our themes. Materials and services are provided by the library free to participants. All kids and ...

The Okoboji Summer Theatre has been bringing top quality theatrical productions to the Lakes Area for a very long time. The staff and cast opened the summer stock theatre’s 67th season Tuesday evening ...

For over a decade now Hotel California has performed on the Lauridsen Performing Arts Theatre stage. The band’s tribute show “A Salute to the Eagles” is lively and performed by a group of very ...

Ron Baack of Spirit Lake has made it his passion to “keep things moving” at high school track meets for the last 50 years of his life, being recognized for his contribution to the sport by the Iowa ...

Flood debris, strollers, lost checks, you name it — it's all been cleaned up by local volunteers. Steve Strom watched as volunteers returned with bag after bag of trash from the beaches of the Iowa ...

In that spirit, attendees can expect an evening of flapper dresses, cloche hats, long necklaces, big earrings and knickerbocker trousers for “A Night at the Speakeasy,” OST’s Pre-Season Gala.

The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation has announced the hire of Jenny Dykema as Office Coordinator for the regional economic development organization serving Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson and ...

An annual Iowa Great Lakes Area favorite is the 4th of July fireworks show, a celebration cherished by friends and family from near and far. The fireworks by J&M Displays will light up the sky July 4 ...

For some area students, the weekend after Memorial Day holds a special place in their hearts — it’s the first time some of them have ever been out of state. Around four-dozen Spirit Lake Middle School ...