Riders outnumbered residents 7-to-1 in Milford, but that didn’t stop volunteers from making RAGBRAI Day 1 memorable for about 20,000 cyclists on Sunday. Then, within a few hours Monday morning, they ...

Dickinson County supervisors are pulling the plug on a partnership with regional mental health provider Collaborative Intervention Community Services (CICS), stating that the new system was failing ...

Lake City will enjoy the sounds of Okoboji when the Jazzed Up Big Band performs at 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, to help raise funds to restore the iconic bandstand in the historic town square. The benefit ...

Pioneers first settled Milford back in the early 1800s, the town officially being incorporated Jan. 11, 1892. These days, Milford residents celebrate their roots with its annual Pioneer Days event.

A piece of Dickinson County history returns to the Pearson Lakes Art Center stage at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, with “The Howe Letters – A Local Treasure Grows.” The performance brings to life ...

The phrases “kingdom of God” and “kingdom of heaven” often appear in the Gospels. John the Baptist announced it. Jesus proclaimed and gave many parables about it. The disciples were sent to preach it.

The OSTA was organized in 1952 as a liaison group between northwest Iowa and the Grinnell College Summer Theatre, the predecessor of Okoboji Summer Theatre. In 1958, Stephens College from Columbia, ...

Eileen K. Boettcher, 93, of Spirit Lake passed away on Thursday, July 17, at Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 31, at the Lake View ...

A funeral service for Bruce Walker, 73, Spirit Lake, was held Thursday, July 17, at Grace Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake. Interment was at Lakeview Cemetery in Spirit Lake. Turner Jenness Funeral Home ...

Doreen Junette Blackburn, resident of Milford, Iowa, born July 6, 1942, in Akron, Iowa, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2025, at Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital in Auburn, Calif. She was a devoted ...

I went to the Pearson Lakes Art Center last Wednesday evening expecting to see and hear a country music show starring the Texas Tenors. Boy was I surprised and thoroughly delighted by the end of the ...