Kara Packenbush was 10 years old when she experienced her first escape room. The idea stuck with her for years until she opened Riddle Me That in Arnolds Park nearly 10 years ago.  "I really think ...

The Boji Legends Golf Tournament wrapped another incredible event, raising just under $8,000 for each of its three partner charities: • Keep Okoboji Blue.

Down 8-3 during a second lightning delay in the fourth inning, the Indians returned to the field with five runs in the next two innings to push the Nighthawks to the brink in the opening round of ...

The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved their final plans Tuesday for a bridge project at the Lower Gar outlet. This decision marks the end of years of deba ...

Seven officers assisted and two EMS teams were on hand for a collision that claimed the life of a Spirit Lake motorcyclist Sunday, July 6, in Winnebego County. Three others were injured in the crash, ...

Arnolds Park City Council member Mitch Watters expected the city’s street committee to set aside any pursuit of paid parking spaces in the tourism epicenter of the Iowa Great Lakes.

Neil Slater used to race down the halls as a self-proclaimed "park rat," causing just enough trouble to keep his teachers on their toes. These days, he owns his old stomping grounds — Slater and his ...

Family, friends and colleagues gathered Tuesday at the Jackson County Central High School to honor Minnesota State Trooper Mollie McClure. Her loss is being felt in the Iowa Great Lakes and beyond.

Tom Tourville, The Okobojian’s Rockin’ Retro columnist, has filed nearly 500 stories about bands that crisscrossed the Midwest and came to stop at the legendary Roof Garden ballroom.

Okoboji softball honored its four senior players before their game with Sioux Center on Wednesday, July 2, ending their regular season with a string of three Siouxland losses. The Pioneers made up a ...

The 2025 season is over for Harris-Lake Park as Trinity Christian claimed their second meeting 4-3 in eight innings this week on Saturday, July 5 to open Class 1A District 1 play. “Our teams know each ...