Okoboji baseball has blasted six wins in a row over two weeks, including three victories over North Union, Central Lyon and Sheldon this last week.

Spirit Lake softball beat the heat during a home tournament on Saturday, defeating MMCRU 11-2 in five innings and falling to Kingsley-Pierson 11-5 in eight innings. The Indians secured their fourth ...

For the first time in school history, Spirit Lake baseball has won out the Lakes Conference after a commanding 9-0 win over visiting Cherokee on Thursday, June, the Indians earning Coach Ross Ackerman ...

The Okoboji Summer Theatre has been bringing top quality theatrical productions to the Lakes Area for a very long time. The staff and cast opened the summer stock theatre’s 67th season Tuesday evening ...

For over a decade now Hotel California has performed on the Lauridsen Performing Arts Theatre stage. The band’s tribute show “A Salute to the Eagles” is lively and performed by a group of very ...

The Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce reminds cyclists about the upcoming deadline for a popular event. Online registrations at okobojichamber.com close at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 26, for the ...

“A new newspaper, The Okobojian, was started in Milford last week,” a news item in the July 5, 1945, Milford Mail told readers. “It is published each Friday for free distribution around West Okoboji ...

This year's marquee speaker is Peter Hedges, the Iowa native who wrote "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" at age 25 and turned it into a major motion picture starring Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio.

The Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa recently unveiled its dirt-road detours for bicyclists who want an extra challenge from Orange City in the west to Guttenberg in the east July ...

Growing up around the Iowa Lakes in the summer, Anthony Pontiero never quite thought he'd have the life he has now. The Omaha, Neb. educator launched his prehistoric program, Stomp Chomp Roar, in 2019 ...

Visitors should know on Friday, June 27, whether a popular state park beach is once again suitable for a weekend in the water. For now, Emerson Bay Beach remains one of nine locations on the Iowa ...

A 10:30 a.m. funeral service for Barbara Altena, 68, of Arnolds Park will be held Monday, June 30, at First Presbyterian Church in Spirit Lake. Private family graveside service will be at Memorial ...