The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved their final plans Tuesday for a bridge project at the Lower Gar outlet. This decision marks the end of years of deba ...

Down 8-3 during a second lightning delay in the fourth inning, the Indians returned to the field with five runs in the next two innings to push the Nighthawks to the brink in the opening round of ...

Private family services for Neil Connolly, age 40, of Okoboji and formerly of Dublin, Ireland, were held Wednesday, July 9. All friends are invited to his “epic going away party” beginning at 4 p.m.

The area’s creative community has a chance to become a stop Oct. 4-5 as part of the Artisans Road Trip. The road trip (A.R.T.) is an avenue for established artisans to demonstrate their skills, while ...

Tom Tourville, The Okobojian’s Rockin’ Retro columnist, has filed nearly 500 stories about bands that crisscrossed the Midwest and came to stop at the legendary Roof Garden ballroom.

Neil Slater used to race down the halls as a self-proclaimed "park rat," causing just enough trouble to keep his teachers on their toes. These days, he owns his old stomping grounds — Slater and his ...

Wagner (née Foley) and Daniel J. Spillane, Jr., on Feb. 15, 1967, in Evanston, Ill., Sean embraced his nearly 100% Irish heritage. He particularly enjoyed its penchant for storytelling, music, and ...

Family, friends and colleagues gathered Tuesday at the Jackson County Central High School to honor Minnesota State Trooper Mollie McClure. Her loss is being felt in the Iowa Great Lakes and beyond.

A Spirit Lake man is facing a felony in Clay County after police say he sped away from an attempted traffic stop in Spencer.

Okoboji softball honored its four senior players before their game with Sioux Center on Wednesday, July 2, ending their regular season with a string of three Siouxland losses. The Pioneers made up a ...

The 2025 season is over for Harris-Lake Park as Trinity Christian claimed their second meeting 4-3 in eight innings this week on Saturday, July 5 to open Class 1A District 1 play. “Our teams know each ...

Arnolds Park City Council member Mitch Watters expected the city’s street committee to set aside any pursuit of paid parking spaces in the tourism epicenter of the Iowa Great Lakes.