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The Okoboji Bible Conference returns this Saturday, August 2, for its 91st year. The event offers a week of worship, teaching, music, and family-friendly programming.

Volunteer Al Grigg says the annual event started as an opportunity for Clay County Fair participants to practice.

Inspectors say a downtown Newell building that partially collapsed Tuesday most likely cannot be repaired.

Estherville’s Sweet Corn Days are back for the 2025 season. The four-day festival runs Thursday, July 31 through Sunday, August 3.

Iowa’s annual Tax-Free Weekend returns this Friday and Saturday, offering a break from sales tax on select clothing and footwear items.

Milford City Mayor Steve Anderson reflected on the results of RAGBRAI, as nearly 20,000 riders stopped in Milford during the annual cross-state cycling event.

Sheldon, IA (Northwestiowanow.com) — Five fire departments were called to the Hull Co-Op in […]

Tourism Director Kiley Zankowki says sales tax from vacation rentals was 3.6 million dollars in June, and 6.3 million for the first six months of the year.

The Spirit Lake Fire Department was at the scene of a gas leak on the North shore of Big Spirit Lake for six hours Tuesday after a tree collapsed on a storage tank.

Law enforcement officers on duty all the way from Arnolds Park to Estherville joined in a high-speed pursuit Tuesday night. 39-year-old Robert Bingen was finally stopped by Estherville Police when he entered that community.