The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to trap furbearers to people with little to no trapping experience.

The workshop will feature knowledge and skill building sessions with instructors that will teach the basics of trapping in Iowa.

The DNR is seeking informal comments on administrative rules for Iowa state parks and related programs. Executive Order 10 (EO10), signed by the Governor on Jan. 10, 2023, requires all state agencies to identify which administrative rule chapters will be retained or rescinded. The EO10 process includes public engagement with the opportunity for meaningful input.

Following a brilliant display of pitching and defense — and opportunistic offense — Okoboji’s baseball team advanced to the second round of Class 2A postseason tournament play with a dominant win over Sioux Central on Saturday, July 6. Okoboji pitcher Landon Duvall threw a perfect game in his team’s 13-0 victory over the Rebels in Emmetsburg.

Behind a gritty pitching performance from senior Javen Baumgarn, Harris-Lake Park’s baseball team was dominant in the first round of postseason play held Saturday, July 6. Baumgarn fanned a dozen and earned a complete game shutout as the Wolves walloped South O’Brien 9-0 in Lake Park.

Okoboji and Harris-Lake Park varsity softball teams squared off Monday, July 1 with intracounty bragging rights on the line. The Pioneers topped the Wolves in a high-scoring affair at Okoboji High School, as Okoboji defeated Harris-Lake Park 16-11 in Milford.

Spirit Lake’s softball team earned a dominant Lakes Conference home win over Cherokee on Monday, July 1. The Indians battered the Braves 10-0 in Spirit Lake.

Harris-Lake Park’s softball season came to a close Monday, July 8 with a lopsided loss to War Eagle Conference foe South O’Brien in the first round of the Class 1A regional tournament. The Wolverines defeated the Wolves 10-2 in Paullina.

Okoboji’s baseball team suffered a Siouxland Conference home loss to Sioux Center in the regular season finale played Wednesday, July 3. The Warriors defeated the Pioneers 7-3 at Okoboji High School in Milford.

Okoboji’s softball team ended its regular season with a Siouxland Conference home loss to Sioux Center on Wednesday, July 3. The Warriors whooped the Pioneers 13-2 at Okoboji High School in Milford.

Sioux Cetner scored two in the first, one in the third, one in the fourth, four in the fifth and five in the sixth while limiting the Pioneers to a run in the fourth and one more in the sixth.

Spirit Lake’s baseball team suffered a nonconference road loss on Wednesday, July 3 to end the regular season. The Indians fell 7-4 to Sioux City West in Sioux City.

Spirit Lake’s softball team battled with one of the best in the state on Wednesday, July 3, but the Indians came up one run short in a narrow 5-4 road loss to No. 3 Remsen St. Mary’s in Remsen.

Harris-Lake Park’s baseball team demolished rival Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire in a nonconference road game held Wednesday, July 3. The Wolves trounced the Titans 16-1 in Ruthven.

“We played really good baseball today,” Harris-Lake Park coach Jared Rahe said. “Bowden Barnhart threw a great game and our offense mimicked his effort. I thought we ran the bases as well as we have all year, which was great to see going into the postseason.”

Spirit Lake’s baseball team suffered a narrow loss in a long road trip to Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Tuesday, July 2. Denison-Schleswig scored a pair of late runs to defeat the Indians 7-6 at Bowden Field on the campus of Augustana University.

Spirit Lake's softball team held an early lead in a nonconference road game against Ridge View on Tuesday, July 2. However, the Raptors hung eight on the Indians in the fourth frame to turn the tides and secure a 12-7 win over Spirit Lake in Galva.

Okoboji’s baseball team suffered a loss during a roadtrip out west, as the Pioneers fell to Denison-Schleswig Tuesday, July 2 at Bowden Field on the campus of Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Monarchs earned a 5-1 win over the Pioneers.