Jeannie Marie Franklin, age 39, was booked into the Dickinson County Jail at 8:34 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 on the charge of assault causing bodily injury.

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There was no jury waiting to hear testimony Tuesday, as proceedings against one of the two suspects in a Lake Park murder case got underway.

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Company says a quarter of statewide easements are secured

Lakes Area businesses and residents may have another year to prepare for road construction which would temporarily close the only bridge in that area of the local chain of lakes.

Officials with the Iowa Department of Transportation presented several options in December for repaving a stretch of Highway 71 which runs between the cities of Arnolds Park and Okoboji. That stretch includes a bridge which crosses a narrow point between East Lake Okoboji and West Lake Okoboji.

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The Spirit Lake Middle School Marching Band will be participating in the Orange City Tulip Festival Parade on Thursday, May 19. The band has received numerous awards over three decades, and received first place and People’s Choice trophies last year. This is the 81st Annual Tulip Festival, and it will be the band’s 35th year of participation. The Spirit Lake Middle School Marching Band has 52 members and is under the direction of Sally Jo Ites. (Photo submitted)

Stephanie Marco, personal banker with Northwest Bank in Spirit Lake, successfully completed the Iowa Bankers Association Consumer Credit School Feb. 28 through March 4 in Ankeny.

During Spring Break in March, Iowa Lakes Community College students from the Laker Life campus ministry volunteered their time serving others on a week-long mission trip to Chicago. Instead of spending the week somewhere warmer or just taking the week off, the students decided to work with underprivileged children and prepare and serve food at shelters for people experiencing homelessness.

OPD files drug charges after lengthy investigation

Christopherson congratulated at commencement

Spirit Lake audit available

Lakes Area prepares for 40th annual Walleye Weekend Tournament

 

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Lakes Area prepares for 40th annual Walleye Weekend Tournament

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