Dickinson County, Iowa — A group of lakes area residents has plans to spruce up the area leading into Iowa’s Great Lakes. Members of Imagine Iowa Great Lakes are focused on improving the Highway 71 corridor from Milford to Spirit Lake. They want to plant trees,...
(Milford)– A petition drive has been mounted concerning the sale of the Okoboji Middle School in Arnolds Park. One of the authors of the petition, Dan Croft, tells KUOO news it’s based on a provision they found in Iowa Code… “It appears to be a...
(Arnolds Park)– Members of a group involved in a multi-million dollar beautification of the lakes corridor say the project is taking on a whole new concept now that they’ve entered into an agreement with the Okoboji Community School District to purchase...
Okoboji’s ambitious beautification project is moving forward. But there are still several hurdles it must pass before construction can begin in Arnolds Park. One of those hurdles is the old Okoboji middle School, which sits along the lakes corridor. On Thursday...
(Milford)– Meeting in special session this (Thurs.) morning, the Okoboji school board voted 3 to 2 to approve an agreement with Imagine Iowa Great Lakes, the organization behind the multi-million dollar beautification project of the lakes corridor, to purchase...
(Milford)– The Okoboji School Board meets in special session at 7:00 am Thursday (July 19th) to consider a purchase agreement for the land where the Okoboji Middle School stands in Arnolds Park. The board held a public hearing earlier this month on an offer of...
The main artery through the Lakes Area will become a bit more scenic in the future, thanks to a group of anonymous donors. Approximately $10 million will be put toward the first phase of a beautification project being called Imagine Iowa Great Lakes. The project is...
(Okoboji)– Some preliminary plans for the first of what organizers hope will become a three-phase project to beautify and enhance the Highway 71 corridor through the Iowa Great Lakes were unveiled at a public informational meeting Tuesday evening in Okoboji....
Plans for “Imagine Iowa Great Lakes” – the Okoboji beautification initiative – will be unveiled at a public meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 29 at the Pearson Lakes Art Center. All are welcome to attend and hear the vision for this highly anticipated...
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