By Dalton Johnson, Staff Writer To say that our lives have somewhat changed because of the coronavirus would be an understatement. With the mandatory shut down of schools, restaurants, and movie theaters among other things; all one has to do is look around to see that all of our lives have been impacted by this... Continue Reading →

by Makayla Secrist Staff Writer Estherville Public Library Snow melt salt crunches underfoot in the cold March morning at the Estherville Public Library. A visitor pulls her coat more tightly around her and quickly makes it inside eager for the warmth and heat. The volunteer librarian looks up from her cross stitch project and smiles... Continue Reading →

By: Mitchell Hagenson Staff Writer Iowa Lakes has offered many great programs over the years. Programs like Sales and Marketing, Human Services, or even Aviation. One program that has blown into this college's different types of programs to choose from is Wind Energy. The Wind Energy Program has been around for more that 15 years... Continue Reading →

The Iowa Lake’s wrestling team competed at the Mid-American Center in Council Bluffs. Iowa Lake’s had seven wrestlers that competed. The Laker’s finished 13th as a team with three all Americans led by Matt Jordan a freshman. Matt earned a trip to Saturday’s night championship finals with an OT victory over number three ranked Andres... Continue Reading →

By Dalton Johnson-Staff Writer Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sander's, addresses a crowd of supporters in New Hampshire Photo Credits: Colorado Public Radio Bernie Sanders rises above the other candidates in the 2020 Democratic nomination cycle among college students. Sanders’ promises of free public college and forgiveness of all student loans have most college students excited... Continue Reading →

By Kendra Hill Staff Writer As heard on the news the outbreak of the COVID Virus (Corona Virus) is starting to spread into the United States, but is it as scary as the news saying it is? "The news makes it much more scarier than what it actually is." Said Tammy Shimon Head of the... Continue Reading →

By Kendra Hill Staff Writer Iowa Lakes Community College TRIO-SSS offers a wide variety of student resources and programs to help student, "We offer students who are in TRIO-SSS a book library where they can take books that they need for the semester for free along with calculators that they will end up returning at... Continue Reading →

Photo of Aviation Club 2020 There are many great programs that Iowa Lakes offers at this college. There are great programs like Criminal Justice, Environmental Studies, Graphic Design, just to name a few. One program to say that has shown it's rise of popularity over the years is Aviation. The question is however, what makes... Continue Reading →

The Iowa Lakes softball team has high expectations this season. They want to put last season behind them after going 17-35 last season. “Lexus Gorospe was a big hitter on the team last year bating 314 for a batting average she got 49 hits and two homeruns said coach Katie Larson. Its good to have... Continue Reading →

by Dalton Johnson-Staff Writer Members of the Iowa Lakes musical Mamma Mia practice one of their songs during a rehearsal Sunday Every year the Iowa Lakes Community College music department performs a spring musical for the community to enjoy. This year’s musical is “Mamma Mia” which is about a young girl named Sophie who is... Continue Reading →