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Editor’s note: Trinity and Raynee LaGrange will be featured in the April edition of Our Hometown, coming in the newspaper March 27. After Trinity and Raynee LaGrange’s photoshoot at the end …

Estherville gears up for RAGBRAI 2025

Estherville is already pedaling into high gear with preparations for RAGBRAI 2025, as revealed during Monday’s Parks and Recreation Board meeting. The city’s executive committee has established a …

Estherville RAGBRAI headline band announced

Hold onto your helmets, folks. Estherville RAGBRAI is rolling out the red carpet for the one and only Pork Tornadoes as our headlining band. These crowd favorites are bringing their infectious energy …

Local News
Dist. 5 Sen. Dave Rowley and Dist. 9 Rep. Henry Stone addressed constituent questions at a legislative town hall Saturday, March 8 at the Regional Wellness Center in Estherville.
Dist. 5 Sen. Dave Rowley and Dist. 9 Rep. Henry Stone addressed constituent concerns at a legislative townhall meeting Saturday, March 8 at the Regional Wellness Center in Estherville. The town hall …
Emmet County Conservation Board Naturalist Sidney Krueger and Conservation Board Director Matt Reineke with some of the prizes available at the annual Emmet County Nature Center banquet. The banquet will be held Saturday, March 15 at the Estherville Elks Lodge with doors opening at 5:30 p.m.
The Emmet County Nature Center Foundation will hold its annual banquet Saturday, March 15 at the Elks Lodge in Estherville. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for a social hour followed by 6 p.m. …
The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division is deploying to the Middle East later this year in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Families, employers, educators and community leaders are …
Emmet County plans a March 31 closing on purchasing this downtown location of NorthStar Bank & Agency. The supervisors plan to move some county offices into the North Sixth Street location.
Emmet County supervisors have discussed Courthouse handicap access for several years. Currently, persons with disabilities must access the Courthouse by entering the Law Center, going down a ramp to …
Get ready to pedal your way to excitement with the Estherville RAGBRAI Logo and Theme Reveal. Hold onto your handlebars, folks. Estherville has snagged the title of Overnight Host Town for the …

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Obituaries
Visitation for Robert Russell, 68, of Estherville, will be held from 4-6 p.m., Friday, March 14, 2025, at the Henry-Olson Funeral Chapel in Estherville. Burial will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, March …
Ronald Dean Sampson
Ronald Dean Sampson of White Bear Lake, MN, passed away peacefully at home on February 21, 2025. Born on September 29, 1940, in Estherville, IA, Ronny graduated from Dolliver High School and …
Funeral service for Gene Studer, 77, of Graettinger, were held at 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Graettinger. Interment was at Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery, rural …
Funeral services for Robert “Bob” Lowe, 83, of Estherville, were held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the Henry-Olson Funeral Chapel in Estherville. Interment was at East Side Memorial …

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Local Sports
ELC’s Haylee Stokes drives to the basket on a fast break opportunity in last Thursday’s 3A state semifinal game against Mount Vernon. Stokes was named to the 3A All-Tournament Team for the third time in the past four years.

End of an Era

DES MOINES — Estherville Lincoln Central met its defensive equal in Mount Vernon in last Thursday’s Class 3A Girls State Basketball semifinal. The fifth-seeded Midgets and top-seeded Mustangs …

ELC to see many familiar foes

The Iowa High School Athletic Association released its new football districts for the 2025 and 2026 seasons last week. While Estherville Lincoln Central’s district changed, all but one of the …

North Union drops to 8-player

Last week, the Iowa High School Athletic Association released its football districts for the 2025 and 2026 seasons. One of the big changes locally is that North Union will compete as an 8-player …

Phillips makes history

COUNCIL BLUFFS — Keyahna Phillips, a freshman from Chicago, became the first Iowa Lakes women’s wrestler to earn All-American honors via a fifth-place finish at the NJCAA National Invite in …

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From the opinion pages

South Dakota bans eminent domain on carbon pipelines

  To the Editor: It’s been a while since I’ve written anything about the proposed CO2 pipeline. I guess I’ve been waiting to see how the cards would fall in South …

Eminent domain and CO2 pipeline bills deserve debate and a vote in the Legislature

In January, the Iowa House fast tracked a bill requiring the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) to place a five-year moratorium on new casino permits. The bill, HF144, was introduced on January …

Champions in Education say thank you

Dear Estherville Community, New Year’s Eve was special this year as we were honored by the ELC School Foundation as Champions in Education. In 2025, the Foundation will have served ELC for 30 …

Local columns

The Rowley Report

It was an extremely busy week in the Senate. Kudos to my clerk, Mary, for lining up several subcommittees this week in preparation to advance bills to committee in a timely fashion. We still have …

Highlights with Henry

Most parents believe a back-to-basics approach is needed in Iowa schools. Last session, Governor Reynolds and House Republicans took that attitude to improve literacy amongst Iowa’s students with …

The Rowley Report

This week the Senate passed SF 167 for K-12 funding. The proposal increases funding for K-12 education by $235 million for this year. When combined with last year’s budgeted amount for education, …

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