Spirit Lake News

Jeff Wilkins, owner of Fast Forward Cycles, poses for a portrait in the show room of his shop, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, May 24, 2012.

A large street construction project in Spirit Lake will impact residents in town.

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A Sheldon, Iowa woman is dead after a motorcycle she was riding on hit a driveway embankment on a road in rural Minnesota.

Editor's Note: This article is part of a regular monthly series on the history of Webster City, written by local historian, Nancy Kayser.

The Iowa Lakes Community College Board of Trustees approved a $7 hike in the hourly tuition rate at its monthly meeting Tuesday in Spirit Lake.

The Pearson Lakes Art Center is opening up their Growing Iowa's Economy Series Thursday evening.

Spirit Lake, IA --A local man is recognized for his efforts during the annual Mid-America Chamber Executives Conference... Des Moines, IA --State Representative Jeff Smith of Okoboji has been elected as one of two House Assistant Majority Leaders...

KTIV News 4 Sioux City IA: News, Weather and SportsStudent bassoonist hopes to hit the right note to win instruments for school It was hard for Sarah Vogts to keep her cool when she was accepted into the Interlochen Arts Academy in Northern Michigan.

A Spirit Lake, Iowa man is charged with kidnapping and sexually abusing a child.

A Spirit Lake man is arrested on kidnapping and sex abuse charges Thursday. After investigation Spirit Lake Police allege that 43-year-old Eduardo Artimo Rodriguez Lopez sexually assaulted a minor child.

Two from Sibley are injured in a Saturday afternoon mishap. The Osceola County Sheriff's Office says 91-year-old Folbert Krull was driving a 1993 Buick Park Avenue, westbound on Highway 9, east of Silver Avenue at 3:00. 28-year-old Phillip Lindsay of Spirit Lake was driving a 1996 Chevrolet Blazer, westbound on 9 when he attempted to make a left ... (more)

Funeral services for Della Vail, 91, of Spirit Lake and formerly Terril will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at United Methodist Church in Terril.