Pitch counts and batting averages. Runs and walks. Wins and losses. Numbers can define a season — and for anyone counting, the Iowa Lakes Community College baseball team closed its 2026 campaign with ...

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Medical professionals at Lakes Regional Healthcare credited U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley for his support of a program that allows mid-sized “tweener” hospitals to work within the Medicare formula.

Milford Memorial Library will be closed on Friday, July 3, and Saturday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. We will reopen at 9:30 a.m. Monday, July 6. We wish everyone a fun and safe holiday.

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James “Jim” Staver, 84, of Spirit Lake, formerly of Cherokee, entered eternal rest with Christ on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in hospice care at Good Samaritan Society in Estherville. He battled different ...

Since last September, our congregation (First Lutheran in Milford) has been reading through the Bible. One line at the end of Luke’s gospel has been the inspiration for my drive in reading the ...

Locally, Iowa Great Lakes travelers have made it a tradition to attend all three major flea markets over Memorial Day weekend, Fourth of July weekend and Labor Day weekend each year. The shows each ...

Incubation Station: that’s the thing to stop and see at the circulation desk the next time you are at the Spirit Lake Public Library. The station will be available for viewing after our Egg Story Time ...

Whether it was a day at the beach or a night watching fireworks the Iowa Great Lakes was filled with the sights and sounds of the summer’s biggest holiday. Photographer Dave Petrick of Spirit Lake ...

Harold Vugteveen, 82, of Spirit Lake, passed away Tuesday, June 30, at Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake. A private graveside service will be held in Lake View Gardens Cemetery in Okoboji. Robinson ...