A pair of Thursday nigh rescues served as a reminder that no ice is guaranteed safe for travel ahead of the University of Okoboji Winter Games. Arnolds Park/Okoboji Fire and Rescue received the first ...

The Okoboji/HMS girls wrestling team placed fourth at the 2025 Siouxland Conference Girls Wrestling Tournament held Tuesday, Jan. 14 in Rock Rapids. The Pioneers put three wrestlers into the finals ...

State Sen. Mike Bousselot’s plan to shift Iowa’s northern border — by adding nine southern Minnesota counties — drew attention in the first week of the 2025 legislative session. The area’s ...

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.

What a strange winter this has been. I think this becomes the standard comment about our weather as we go through each season. Think back to the incredible flooding last June, and then the ensuing dry ...

An online dating company pitched us with their “Best 20 Mountain Towns in America” content and — to our disbelief — none of Iowa’s mountains made the list.

The framework for the 10th annual Okoboji Blue Water Festival (OBWF) scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Preservation Plaza green space in Arnolds Park is rapidly coming together. Even though it’s ...

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.

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.

The Spirit of Okoboji is pleased to announce the addition of five accomplished professionals to its Board of Directors, further strengthening the organization's leadership and commitment to community ...

During the grand opening of Fareway's new Spirit Lake store, customers were asked to round up to the nearest dollar to benefit Spirit Lake Middle School Partners in Education (P.I.E.) work. The group ...

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 ...