Russ Mitchell

1 month ago | dickinsoncountynews.com | Russ Mitchell

A Spirit Lake man faces felony charges after he is suspected of check forgery and possession of a stolen vehicle in March. The charges stem from a pair of investigations in the Iowa Great Lakes.

1 month ago | dickinsoncountynews.com | Russ Mitchell

BY RUSS MITCHELLMANAGING EDITORDrive on U.S. Highway 71, but don’t forget a detour down Memory Lane at the Pearson Lakes Art Center in Okoboji. Visitors still have time to catch the “60 Years of Pearson Lakes Art Center” exhibition. It’s stationed through Saturday, May 10, in the John & Karen Goodenow Gallery on the lower level of the art center.

1 month ago | dickinsoncountynews.com | Russ Mitchell

Court date set for Milford man charged with sexual assaultBY RUSS MITCHELLMANAGING EDITORAn initial court date has been set for a Milford man charged with third-degree sexual abuse involving contact with a person who “was mentally and physically incapacitated.”

1 month ago | dickinsoncountynews.com | Russ Mitchell

BY RUSS MITCHELLMANAGING EDITORFrom Okoboji to Des Moines — Dickinson County trails may soon connect the distant cities. The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced a $500,000 grant that will add another link in the larger effort to connect the Iowa Great Lakes trails system to the Iowa capital.

2 months ago | dickinsoncountynews.com | Stewart Chisham |Russ Mitchell

BY STEWART CHISHAM & RUSS MITCHELLDICKINSON COUNTY NEWSWITH AP & IOWA CAPITOL DISPATCH REPORTSA new law in South Dakota prohibiting the use of eminent domain to acquire land for carbon capture pipelines raises questions about the viability of a proposed 2,500 mile (4,023-kilometer) project snaking through five Midwest states.