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Emmet County Auditor & Commissioner of Elections Amy M. Sathoff joins Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate in encouraging Iowans to celebrate National Voter Registration Month in September by …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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9/1/22
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David Carstens grew up in Nebraska where his first big gig as a music performance photographer was with neighboring Kansas. Well, actually that’s Kansas, the band. “Carry on my Wayward …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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9/1/22
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When you have a loving family around you – especially a loving family who understands what you’re going through – it can help relieve your suffering.
Angie Olsen of Estherville …
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By Michael Tidemann
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9/1/22
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Editor’s Note: the Estherville News is interviewing the four Champions of Service at Good Samaritan Society for 2022. Patrick Berry, administrator of Good Samaritan Society, said the employees, …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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9/1/22
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The Emmet County Treasurer’s office has sent property tax statements to each county property owner. However, three county offices participate in the property tax office: the Assessor’s …
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By Amy H. Peterson with information from Amy M. Sathoff, Emmet County Auditor
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9/1/22
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A nonprofit foundation recently formed to improve and promote the Peterson Point Historic Farmstead would not be covered under the county’s insurance policy, the Emmet County Board of …
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By Michael Tidemann
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9/1/22
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It was 56 years ago when Larry McMurtry in 1966 published The Last Picture Show, a novel and later movie about a dying Texas town losing its movie theater. Television was seen as the demise of …
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By Michael Tidemann
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9/1/22
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Editor’s Note: the Estherville News is interviewing the four Champions of Service at Good Samaritan Society for 2022. Patrick Berry, administrator of Good Samaritan Society, said the employees, …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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8/24/22
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The crews are out in the residential areas of Estherville installing the main infrastructure of fiber optics into the streets and rights of way. Estherville Communications has also hired local …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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8/24/22
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With classes beginning next week, the Estherville Lincoln Central School Board took care of last-minute business in preparation for the 2022-23 school year.
At its regular meeting this Monday, the …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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8/24/22
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Who says it’s never good news when you receive news from the federal government.
Emmet County Board of Supervisors Chair Jeff Quastad told the board at their Tuesday, Aug. 16 meeting the federal …
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By Michael Tidemann
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8/24/22
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Casee Ross of Emmet County Veterans Affairs told the Estherville News that the Honoring our PACT (Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics) Act will ensure Veterans receive high-quality health care …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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8/24/22
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The Iowa Lakes Community College Board of Trustees at their Tuesday, Aug. 16 meeting at the college administration building in Estherville saw the college from the perspective of a …
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By Michael Tidemann
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8/24/22
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After 29 years under the same owner, Oleson Chiropractic of Armstrong has found a new owner, Dr. Shane Taffe who currently has a practice in Algona.
Originally from Graceville, Minn., Dr. Taffe …
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By Michael Tidemann
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8/24/22
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“This is a duty that one must pursue,” retired Vice Admiral Mike Franken told a group that had turned out to hear his views on a myriad of issues Sunday morning at the Thoreson Park shelter in …
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By Michael Tidemann
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8/24/22
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With fall approaching and lifeguard staff members meeting obligations for sports, dance, and getting ready for college or going back to teaching jobs, along with the sun going down a bit earlier each …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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8/11/22
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Six local Veterans will be on the Honor Flight happening Aug. 27, departing from Ft. Dodge. The Estherville News will have interviews with the six Veterans in upcoming issues, and additional …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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8/11/22
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Courtney Ryan and Jesse Harris told the Estherville News on behalf of Summit Carbon Solutions that the CO2 company has begun to submit Exhibit H documents to the Iowa Utilities Board. Landowners have …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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8/11/22
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Cora Brandt wrote an eloquent account of her experience as a college freshman in 2020. After graduating with honors from Estherville Lincoln Central High School, Cora went to South Dakota State …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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8/11/22
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The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at their Tuesday, Aug. 9 meeting held a discussion of carbon dioxide pipelines and their impact on the counties and landowners – the exact same time two …
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By Michael Tidemann
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8/11/22
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Nina Marquardt of Project AWARE, the organization that led the cleanup of the West Fork, Des Moines River a month ago, has released more numbers and statistics about the event that brought hundreds …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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8/11/22
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So what’s a good cure for kids addicted to the screen?Summer camp, of course.At Emmet County Conservation youth camps, the kids are apparently having so much fun they don’t even have time …
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By Michael Tidemann
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8/11/22
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Like Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, many of us yearn to come back to the rivers of our youth.
While Tom and Huck’s river was the mighty Ol’ Miss, for Nathan Brown, now living with his family in …
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By Michael Tidemann
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8/11/22
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Estherville Sweet Corn Days begins this evening with a bags tournament beginning at 5 p.m. at the Estherville Golf Course. The presentation of the flames and opening ceremony hosted by Excel Arts & …
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8/5/22
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