Homeowners scrambled to mitigate sewer backups and tourism slowed to a crawl due to high water levels in the Iowa Great Lakes. More than a dozen homes within 48 hours of the flood, according to ...

Voters in two Dickinson County school districts backed a total of $87.6 million in school construction projects in the last two election cycles. Dignitaries broke ground on a Harris-Lake Park ...

Red ribbon replaced orange pylons at the end of a major — and majorly cumbersome — Iowa Great Lakes highway project in 2024. Construction phases in March and September at long last brought the $19.6 ...

The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors continued to face a two-front challenge in 2024 as issues surrounding the Summit carbon pipeline and the Red Rock wind turbine project continued to pepper ...

Whether it was wind turbines, pipelines or property taxes, Dickinson County voters seemed ready for a change in 2024. Incumbents went 0-for-2 as voters considered two seats on the five-member ...

Warburton will serve with the Milford Police Department. Graduates were honored at The Bridge church in Johnston on Friday, Dec. 13. The graduation ceremony was attended by family, friends and law ...

Learn about the evidence animals leave behind during the winter at Homeschool Ed-ventures. This free program offered by the Dickinson County Nature Center provides science and environmental education ...

December has offered me the gift of a slower pace at Lakeshore Center, the Presbyterian Camp. This is opposite what it was for me when I served as pastor in Goldfield. I know it’s opposite what many ...

There’s no such thing as a “free” Public Library! Under Iowa Code every incorporated city in Iowa must provide a library or contract for library services for their residents. Choosing to provide a ...

At first glance, Jeff Wilkerson’s memoir of science and nature, 23 Woodcock in 22 Years, seems a bit of an anomaly. The subtitle Reflections on Hunting, the Night Sky, and Our Place in the Universe ...

Even with the onset of winter, West Okoboji Mayor Craig Miner likes what he sees along the shores of the city’s namesake lake. The tree’s aren’t green yet, but the parking is safer. The pedestrian ...

You can try to call Teegan Jones and congratulate him for earning the Presidential Volunteer Service Award. Just know, he’s probably busy. Maybe look for the Spirit Lake High School senior at the Iowa ...