New details are surfacing about an Omaha-based convenience store’s plans for 20 former Kum & Go locations — including a pair of properties in the Iowa Great Lakes. In an Aug. 28 Dickinson County News ...

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“Toby was a great man and a gift to all of northwest Iowa and beyond. It has been an honor to know him and serve our Shayla Bee families with him. … Toby became a friend and mentor and all we wanted ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) designated a season-high 16 state beaches as “not recommended for swimming” in its most recent weekly report. For the first time in 2025, the Iowa DNR’s ...

Compiled by Seth Boyes, News Editor There's sure to be at least one new face on the city council following next month's election. Voters will decide which of five candidates will take three open seats ...

The Arnolds Park City Council held a special meeting Tuesday to revoke the liquor license at Boji Nites, a now-shuttered adult entertainment club along West Broadway Street in Arnolds Park. The ...

Harris-Lake Park students and staff will “Glow Up With The Wolves” for Homecoming 2025 from Sept. 15-19, including dress-up days at the schools, the king and queen coronation, powder puff football and ...

Every current member of the Spirit Lake School Board who filed candidacy papers to continue serving was supported at the polls this week, and candidate Mieka Stecker was voted to be the newest face on ...

If you like good stories you can sink your teeth into and chew on for a while, “The Thief of Words” is for you. Anthony Bukoski, grandson of Polish immigrants, Marine Corps Vietnam veteran and former ...

World War II Army veteran Aubrey LaFoy got a surprise visit at his Milford residence by two members of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs who presented him with a framed letter of appreciation ...

Tim Miller shares the story behind a bench the family recently donated in honor of his dad Stan and his legacy of service to community. It was not only an honor for Stan to serve the community of the ...

Whether it’s sediment problems at Sandpiper Cove or drainage issues north of Big Spirit Lake, the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF) leverages local donations to keep the great in the Iowa Great ...