Spirit Lake Police initially wanted to stop 21-year-old Samuel Jerome Origer Jr. after he drove past a stop sign just before 7 p.m. Friday. He pulled over for police, let a female passenger out of his ...

If the RAGBRAI LII route from Orange City to Milford is as smooth on July 20 as it was on June 1, riders should have a great time in the northern part of the state. The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle ...

The Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber is calling on the community to help fund its Fourth of July fireworks show over at West Lake Okoboji. "Big Booms cost Big Bucks!" reads one flyer ...

Around four-dozen Spirit Lake Middle School eighth-grade students peppered Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) with questions on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. The visit marks a three-decade tradition that ...

The Okoboji Foundation passed the $6 million lifetime mark in contributions with the announcement of its latest funding round on Thursday, June 5. The foundation distributed $474,462 to support seven ...

The Historic Arnolds Park CEO says they may have to make some very difficult operational decisions if Congress approves a 93% federal budget cut that would eliminate the park's international worker ...

God has made the way! If we allow the power of the forgiving and cleansing blood of Jesus to touch our past, the sorrow from the shame of that past will not cost us our hope and future. Either from ...

Does your family like watching birds, or are you looking to learn more about them? Join the Dickinson County Nature Center from 5-6 p.m. Friday, June 27, for Family Nature Night’s “Backyard Birds” ...

The inaugural Shayla Bee Fund “Cruise Around the Lake” took place in 2020, when the pandemic forced organizers to cancel the annual Black Tie-Black Leather fundraiser. The low-contact, outdoor convoy ...

Iowa Lakes Community College has named Lincoln Larsen as the new Director of Music and Performing Arts, effective July 1. A proud alumnus of Iowa Lakes, Larsen returns to the college with a passion ...

Services are pending at this time for Delores Boles, age 92, of Milford. Boles passed away on June 6, at Accura Healthcare. Turner Jenness Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

A 6 p.m. Celebration of Life for R. Smith Schuneman, 88, is Sunday, June 29, at the Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum. He passed away Nov. 24, 2024 ...