Records fell as Iowa girls set a blistering pace at the 2025 State Track and Field Championships, but Spirit Lake stayed near the front of the pack with a fourth place finish May 22-24 in Des Moines.

Harris-Lake Park girls golf concluded its 2025 season with a seventh place finish in the Class 1A Regional Meet on Wednesday, May 21 at Primghar Golf and Country Club.

Spirit Lake-Okoboji girls tennis battled their way past rival Spencer 5-3 as Regional play resumed on Wednesday, May 21, but may not have left enough gas in the tank in a 5-0 loss to host Fort Dodge ...

The last time Okoboji’s 4x400 meter relay team ran a final on the Blue Oval in Des Moines, Elijah Graves and Rhyker Wright couldn’t complete their split-second exchange and the Pioneers finished ...

Ethan Stecker began his week with a walk across the stage as a member of the Spirit Lake Class of 2025. He ended it with a run around the Blue Oval as part of a Class 2A state championship team.

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 ...

Running is more than just a sport for Krishauna Allen, a Jamaican native, but a part of her life since age five. This fact made it harder for the Okoboji senior to pause her passion for track when a ...

Harris-Lake Park senior Ethan Harper took a grounded approach to clear the high bar at the Class 1A high jump at the 2025 state track and field championships Friday, May 23. He placed 21st out of 24 ...

Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji-Estherville United soccer traveled to Spencer on Tuesday, May 27 for a Class 3A Substate semifinal, ending their season with a 3-1 loss to the Tigers. The Tigers pounced first ...

The Shayla Bee Fund has distributed more than $1.3 million to families who face hidden costs while caring for children with traumatic medical conditions.

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 ...