Kabele’s Trading Post, located across the road from East Lake Okoboji and just a mile south of Big Spirit Lake, has been a family-run business since the time Ed and Alice Kabele opened the doors in ...

Only a pandemic can stop the Okoboji jazz band it seems. With the exception of 2020, the performers have made their 30th consecutive appearance at the Iowa Jazz ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will not seek reelection in 2026, she announced in a video Friday. --- Online Subscribers: Please click here to log in to read this story and ...

A season of fishing in the Iowa Great Lakes would seem pretty uneventful without the DNR’s gillnetting operations in each spring. Gillnetting — the Iowa Department of National Resources process of ...

The Iowa Lakes Community College Music Department honored the 2024 and 2025 Music Hall of Fame inductees during a celebration Friday, April 4, at the Janice K. Lund Performing Arts Center on the ...

Residents of the Iowa Great Lakes Region had the opportunity last week to learn about the creation, production and editing of short films. The Pearson Lakes Art Center was the location of this unique ...

A summer in the Iowa Great Lakes can usher in its share of oddities. But aliens? At Okoboji Summer Theater, these close encounters are more likely than you think. Students and faculty from Stephens ...

After a very successful trial run, Books in the Barn, returned to Jones Dairy, Saturday, April 5. The facility hosts school and private tours throughout the year, including Breakfast on the Farm, ...

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 999 has partnered with the Milford Scouting America unit to help youth earn their aviation merit badges through hands-on flight experiences and ...

No services are planned for Darrel “Red” Pegum, 82, of Ruthven, formerly of Graettinger. He passed away April 9, 2025, at Ruthven Community Care Center. Turner Jenness Funeral Home handled ...

A familiar face for Spirit Lake boys basketball will continue to occupy the sidelines as assistant coach Brady Dicks has been announced as the next head basketball coach. “I love basketball, and I ...

Duane Sorensen, 66, of Spencer, passed away Wednesday, April 9, at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D. Services are pending at this time with Robinson Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.