Val Verrips mailed a bike to Germany. Molly Sonius helped guide dozens of baby chicks to their new homes. --- Online Subscribers: Please click here to log in to read this story and access ...

Newly unsealed court documents give an Arnolds Park nightclub owner more clarity and reveal new details about the charges he faces. Mathew Little of Mankato, Minn. is charged with: • Sales tax evasion ...

What began as a convoy of motorcycles to support a Terril family in 2007 has grown into a powerful movement that served its 291st family over the Memorial Day weekend. The Shayla Bee Fund has ...

Longtime Iowa Lakes Community College trustee Jack Tatman likely would have enjoyed a report that came up in the campus building that still bears his name.

Dean L. Schoning, 75, of Ruthven, formerly of Milford, passed away Friday, May 23 surrounded by his family. Visitation begins at 5 p.m., Friday, May 30, with a Rosary at St. Joseph Catholic Church.

Pam Foxhoven, 69, of Spirit Lake, died May 19, 2025, at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 9, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford.

A Celebration of Life service for Jo Megill, 64, of Spirit Lake will be held later this summer. She passed away Sunday, May 26, at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake. Turner Jenness Funeral Home ...

Merle Hurd, 89, of Spirit Lake passed away on Saturday, May 24, at his home in Spirit Lake. Per his wishes, there will be no services held. Arrangements are under the direction of the Robinson Funeral ...

Memorial Day weekend marks the start of big business in the Iowa Great Lakes, but for a few hours on Monday, residents paused to remember the adage “freedom isn’t free.” Schools, libraries, American ...

Reading Program time! This year’s theme is Level Up at the Library. The program is easy; read books and do fun tasks to win a prize. We will have a Summer Reading Kick-off from 10 a.m. to noon May 31 ...

Norman “Stormin Norman” Stanley Swanson, age 74, of Milford, passed away peacefully on May 23, at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake. A visitation was Wednesday, May 28, at the Turner Jenness ...

Blake Mills will share about unforgettable moments on patrol and get a behind-the-scenes look at the work that helps protect Iowa’s natural spaces and ever-changing laws.