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The victim was located in the Wildlife Management Area and airlifted to Avera Medical Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. The condition is unknown at this time. 

Saturday afternoon, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported that its investigating a gunshot injury at the Spring Run Wildlife Management Area.

Victim airlifted to hospital in South Dakota.

Via Flickr Grace Smith | September 20, 2022 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources plans to start treating East Okoboji, Upper Gar, Lake Minnewashta, and Lower Gar this week with Sonar A.S., an aquatic herbicide, to eliminate Eurasian watermilfoil, an invasive plant. Eurasian watermilfoil was found in these lakes in early August. The DNR will…

County and city officials plan to meet and discuss plans for a bridge across the Lower Gar outlet east of Milford.

Okoboji for newbies: Where to stay, eat and play around Iowas Great Lakes Laura Rowley Editors note: This story was originally published in 2018. For some families, summers at Okoboji have been a tradition for generations. But if you’ve never made the trip, you’ll find plenty of fun on the Iowa Great Lakes. This area of northwest Iowa includes five glacier-carved, interconnected lakes spanning about 15,000 acres: West Okoboji, East Okoboji, Upper Gar, Lower Gar and Minnewas...

Wills honored with Circle of Excellence Award from the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance Wed 4-7-2021 Ankeny, IA (Ankeny)-John Wills, Dickinson County Clean Water Alliance Coordinator, has been honored with the Circle of Excellence award from the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance (IAWA) as part of the fourth annual IAWA Iowa Watershed Awards program. Wills was honored with five other watershed coordinators who also received a 2021 IAWA Iowa Watershed Award. The recipients were announced at the 2021...