Spirit Lake’s football team spit and sputtered for most of the first half of Friday’s second-round matchup with Osage, but the Indians found a spark when they needed it most.

Spirit Lake’s dynamic senior duo of Brandon Hughes and Dietrich Dirks proved to be among the state’s best runners Saturday, Nov. 2 at the 2024 Iowa High School Cross Country Championships held at ...

Okoboji’s boys cross country team, after earning back-to-back runner-up finishes at the state meet the last two seasons, capped its year with a 12th-place team finish at the 2024 Iowa High School ...

With the 2024 pheasant opener in the books, let’s take a look at how things went over the expanse of 16 counties in northwest Iowa. According to District 1 Captain, Greg Harson, DNR law enforcement ...

After record low precipitation in September and October, drought conditions have reappeared across much of Iowa, causing river and stream flows to drop to similar levels as in 2023. Heading into ...

Iowa snowmobilers are no longer required to purchase and display an annual trail user permit, according to a new law that went into effect July 1, 2024. The law folded the trail user permit into the ...

Pheasants Forever is one of those unique organizations that is about both conservation and the people that are part of this conservation organization. There is a reason that it is nicknamed “The ...

Local voters were tasked with deciding who would be the next District 5 Dickinson County Supervisor, and the unofficial count Tuesday night suggests Levi Markwardt will take the seat. Markwardt ...

Spirit Lake Community School Foundation has revealed two new scholarship opportunities for Spirit Lake students in 2025, being the Joyce Grim Memorial Scholarship and the Elaine Greer Memorial ...

The annual Roundhouse Model Railroad Christmas Holiday Open House is planned for three Thursdays (Dec. 5, 12 and 19) and three Saturdays (Dec. 7, 14 and 21) at the Roundhouse club building. The event ...

Route 86 Music is pleased to announce the Student of the Month for September: Sigrid Ahumada of Milford. Sigrid just started guitar lessons but already knows many notes and chords. She learns quickly ...

A Spirit Lake man accused of shooting his father has been sentenced in Dickinson County District Court. Caleb Daniel Crosby, age 19, of Spirit Lake was sentenced to no more than 20 years in prison on ...