Russ Mitchell

3 weeks ago | dickinsoncountynews.com | Russ Mitchell

By BY RUSS MITCHELL - MANAGING EDITOR The 48th Annual University of Okoboji Classic Invitational Soccer Tournament returns for another year of family-oriented competition. Play unfolds June 7-8 on six fields at the Bedell Family YMCA in Spirit Lake. The schedule includes 57 teams with 950 competitors in four age groups from the Catholic Youth Soccer League in Omaha, Neb. Organizers put participation ahead of pageantry to keep the busy schedule on track.

2 months 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.

2 months 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.

2 months 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.”

2 months 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.