The Iowa Department of Education and STEM Advisory Council on Monday named Okoboji Middle School teacher Alex Spooner as its northwest region recipient of the 2025 Iowa STEM Teacher award. Educators ...

The Milford City Council members hope residents and business owners weigh in on a proposal to reduce Highway 71’s four lanes through town to three. The informational session takes place from 5:30-7 ...

Organizers behind the Live At The Lake 2025 Summer Concert Series added Head East as its 21st act for the upcoming summer. The legendary classic rock band Head East continues to rock audiences of all ...

Organizers behind the Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) junior volunteer program plan to once again welcome about 30 high school and college students to Spirit Lake in 2025. Participants assist ...

Keep Iowa Beautiful (KIB) has announced the winners of its 15th annual photography contest. The contest invites photographers to showcase Iowa’s natural and environmental beauty through their lenses ...

As multiple outbreaks of the measles have popped up across the United States, so too have the number of internet searches for all things about the measles virus. Kara Bruning, MD, a pediatrician with ...

The Milford Commercial Club recently held their annual meeting. New officers were elected and include (from left) First Vice President Joel McCartan, Second Vice President Julie Chicoine, Treasurer ...

Grass fires charred hundreds of Dickinson County acres on both sides of the past weekend. The fire calls drained resources and taxed volunteers, but none of the fires damaged buildings or caused ...

The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation (Corridor) has announced the public voting period for the Big IDEA entrepreneurial challenge. Voting online at CorridorBigIDEA.com/2025-big-ideas/ is ...

IGLA Chamber opens Walleye Weekend grant application window Area non-profit organizations have until Friday, May 2, to reel in proceeds from the upcoming 42nd Annual Iowa Great Lakes Walleye Weekend.

Last Wednesday, Feb. 26, brought the first wave of capstones. The second wave of presentations is coming later this spring semester.

The Dickinson County Treasurer’s Office is now accepting the 2025 Iowa property tax credit claims for property tax assistance for the September 2025 to March 2026 property tax payments. There are ...