Spirit Lake pushed its win streak to five games last week with a dominant performance against rival Estherville Lincoln Central.

After a Garner-Hayfield-Ventura scoring drive made it a one-score game in the third quarter Friday night, and after suffering a lopsided loss to rival Spirit Lake the previous week, Okoboji’s football ...

Spirit Lake’s football team is rolling following a dominant homecoming win over bitter rival Estherville Lincoln Central on Friday, Oct. 4. Since narrowly dropping their season-opening game to ...

In a road game with unbeaten rival Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire on Thursday, Oct. 3, Harris-Lake Park’s football team got out to a solid start but couldn’t match the Titans’ offensive firepower ...

In a matchup with Lakes Conference leader Cherokee on Tuesday, Oct. 1, Spirit Lake’s volleyball team suffered a road sweep to the ninth-ranked (3A) Braves. Cherokee topped Spirit Lake 25-7, 25-14 and ...

Brightly colored leaves on trees, migrating birds and butterflies, hunting and football seasons. These are all indicators that fall is here or near.

Many factors affect how “brilliant” our fall colors will be each year. Stress, like lack of rain this August and September, often brightens fall colors. But with our unpredictable weather, warm ...

A total of 18 lakes across Iowa are gearing up to receive trout this fall. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will release between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout at each location as part of ...

Okoboji’s volleyball team suffered a road sweep to Siouxland Conference foe Rock Valley on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The Rockets defeated the Pioneers 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-16) in Rock Valley.

Following a loss to rival Spirit Lake, Okoboji earned a bounce-back victory over Garner-Hayfield-Ventura on homecoming night last week. With the win, the Pioneers improved to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in ...

“It’s best to wait until after Oct. 15 to start pruning oak trees,” says Tivon Feeley, with the Iowa DNR’s forest health program. “Then you can prune your oaks all winter long with the goal to stop ...

Drivers are advised to stay alert as they travel Iowa’s roadsides over the coming weeks. Autumn deer behavior, crop harvest and peak travel times for motorists combine to hike the risk of vehicle-deer ...