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Tom Inman Lifetime Achievement
2023 Chamber Award winners
The Estherville Chamber of Commerce, Excel! Estherville, and the Estherville Area Partnership for Growth presented their annual awards Tuesday evening. Dale Breuer was named Citizen of the Year, … more
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Kirk Radtke, left, voted in the city and school board election at the Emmet County Courthouse on Tuesday evening. Radtke brought son Huxley along.
Edwards elected as new Estherville mayor
Adam J (AJ) Edwards will be Estherville’s mayor starting in 2024 following Tuesday’s city elections. With incumbent mayor Kenny Billings not seeking re-election, Edwards was one of two … more
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Army Sgt. Uniform World War I Donated by Mrs. Frank J. Steiner
Remembering the Great War
These World War I memories are part of a two-part series that ran in the Estherville Daily News Oct. 25-26, 1973. As you will read in these memories, the Spanish flu of that time affected the service … more
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Army Veteran Mary Hood was honored as one of the women veterans in attendance.
VFW honors local heroes
Saturday night, individuals from many sectors of the community received medals for their service to the Emmet County community. Firefighters, police officers, members of the sheriff’s department … more
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Ida Klinkenborg, center, enjoyed her 104th birthday with (clockwise) daughters Anita Elison, Karen Kirchner and Starla Kirchner, and granddaughter Samantha Armstrong.
More than a century
It was a banner year for the United States. A third wave of a pandemic hit, telephones with new capabilities were popular, scientists were making world-shifting discoveries, the price of a first … more
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Above right, director Lorie Irwin gives instructions at the start of a recent practice for the musical “Peter Pan.” The Estherville Lincoln Central High School will present the play this Friday and Saturday at the Janice K. Lund Performing Arts Center at Iowa Lakes Community College. Shows are 7 p.m. each day with a 1 p.m. matinee on Saturday.
‘Second star to the right …’
This weekend, the Estherville Lincoln Central High School Theatre will present “Peter Pan,” a musical based on the play by Sir James M. Barrie. Lorie Irwin and Kameron DeMoss direct the … more
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Color guard members Tatum Bates and Ryleigh Fay (front), and Alyssa Hansen and Jasmine Hurst take part in a half-time performance at a home football game earlier this year.
ELC Marching Band ‘speeds’ through a successful season
Success seems to follow the Estherville Lincoln Central Marching Band year after year. The 48-member group took part in four competitions which were highlighted by an Excellent rating at the Iowa … more
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Anna Pickar, center, holds a lamb for animal lovers at the petting zoo at the Fall Festivall this past Saturday at the Brugjeld-Peterson Historic Farmstead
Peterson Point enjoys sunny festival
The inaugural Fall Festival on the Farm was held Saturday, Oct. 21 at Brugjeld-Peterson Historic Farmstead on High Lake in rural Wallingford. The date was postponed from rainy September to a mild, … more
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Under the direction of Kameron DeMoss, the 2023-24 Estherville Lincoln Central High School Choir held a brief concert at Iowa Lakes Community College’s Janice K. Lund Performing Arts Center Tuesday evening. For more pictures from the event, turn to Page 10 A of today’s Estherville News.
Sweet sounds from ELC
Area firefighters responded to a combine fire south of Estherville Tuesday afternoon.
Combine fire at Torreson’s spreads to field
Mike Torreson of Wallingford had hired a custom harvester to finish his field. Tuesday, the combine was running, and Mike’s father, 96-year-old Ralph Torreson, was riding along. Unexpectedly, the … more
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While Highway 9 West in Estherville, also known as half-mile hill, became open to two-way traffic at the end of last week, workers continue landscaping the right-of-way. Some final utility work is also being conducted. Area residents and visitors should note that there is now a dedicated left turn lane at the corner of the highway and West South First Street (the Woody’s corner) for vehicles approaching the intersection from both east and west.
One road opens, another closes
Members of the Estherville Class of 1952 gathering at the Estherville Golf Course last week are, front from left, Dixie Bartleman Rideman, Dwayne Olsen, Lee Bauman, Marlene Rodger Donaldson, Ron Knutson; back row: Richard “Tex” Heyer, Jan Greig, Lucy McCombs, and Fritz Rosendahl.
As long as we’re together
Jan Greig brought the Estherville High School class of 1952 together for dinner and reminiscing at the Estherville Golf Course last Saturday. If it seemed a lot like the gathering for the 70th … more
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Jenny Boggess leads a group of ELC High School ag instructor Matt Schroeder’s students in unfurling root structures, digging holes, and securely planting pollinators at the site of the new ag building.
New FFA building to host pollinator garden
Jenny Boggess retired from teaching third grade at Demoney Elementary School in May. She had no time to sit on her laurels as she joined Americorps through the Iowa State University Extension to work … more
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Estherville firefighters worked with Iowa Lakes Community College aviation students to power wash the airport hangars on a recent evening. Aviation students moved the planes to clear the way for the cleaning.
Cleaning up at the airport
Last week, a cast of, if not thousands, then dozens came together to pull off a project at the Estherville Municipal Airport hangar. It seemed simple enough – power wash the interior of the hangars … more
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Estherville mayor Kenny Billings presented Marie Dahlke with a certificate in honor of her hundredth birthday.
100 years of wisdom and love
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Emmet County Auditor Amy Sathoff is resigning as auditor effective Oct. 23 to take the position of Faribault County, Minnesota, auditor/treasurer.
Sathoff announces resignation
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Brosh, Camberos named 2023 ELC royalty
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Nancy Danielson, in red, enjoys a pontoon ride on Ingham Lake with family.
Community makes a splash, according to lakeside resident
This is the second article in a three-part series in September about how local people see the community int terms of its assets and challenges. For this week, we talked with Nancy Danielson, a … more
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Missionary Katherine Parker wears a kurta similar to what she wears most days working in Nepal. Parker said this brightly-colored, intricately-designed garment is more of a “party dress,” and her everyday garments are more subdued.
Missionary shares highs and lows of work in Nepal
Nepal, first of all, is a long, thin country shaped somewhat like Tennessee, 100 miles from top to bottom, located between the powerhouses of India and China. Missionary Katherine Parker told a … more
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The Estherville Lincoln Central home grandstand at Hoyt Luithly Field was constructed in 1965.
Board takes first steps in looking at other facility improvements
Over the past few years, the Estherville Lincoln Central School District has consolidated into one campus and improved its classroom facilities. At its regular meeting this past Monday, the school … more
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Don and Carolyn Brown cool off in Don’s Diner, their basement recreation room decorated like a 1950s diner. While the past had its gifts, the Browns say they are enjoying the present and feel hopeful for the future of Estherville and Emmet County.
 Estherville could improve in rentals, retail and churches 
Interviewing 50-year Estherville residents Don and Carolyn Brown was an idea sparked by our interview of Amalia Ocallan for last week’s edition. The Browns live across the street from … more
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Luis Ramirez spends time with his grandson, Lucien, in downtown Estherville last Sunday.
American dream still exists for hard workers
Interviewing 50-year Estherville residents Don and Carolyn Brown was an idea sparked by our interview of Amalia Ocallan for last week’s edition. The Browns live across the street from … more
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Road crews have been busy paving the rest of Highway 9 West this past week. Area residents anxiously await when they can use the busy highway as normal.
All clear tomorrow?
As work on Highways 4 and 9 in Estherville continues into September, local residents are ready for the way to clear. Dean Herbst, project manager, which is contracted with Cedar Valley Corp, LLC … more
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Dr. Rick Erbes
More than feet: late podiatrist love community with whole self
Dr. Rick Erbes passed away June 9, 2023 at the age of 71. He leaves behind many family members and friends, but also colleagues. Members of the Iowa Podiatric Medical Society contacted the … more
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Amalia Ocallan, a/k/a Dalia Galicia, of Estherville, bakes up a storm with her business, Pasteles mis Suenos.
Baking an American Dream
This is the first article in a three-part series in September about how local people see the community in terms of its assets and challenges. For this week, we asked local baker Amalia Ocallan to … more
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