Oftentimes with the hustle and bustle of our busy lives we tend to get a little bit of lead in our foot on the gas pedal while we are driving. In driver’s education class we all learn about the … more

SPENCER – The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation recognized achievements by local businesses Wednesday, Nov. 16 at the organization’s 12th Annual Business Recognition Luncheon at … more

Emmet County Historical Society members at their annual meeting Saturday, Nov. 19 heard how major donors have played a key role is taking the Emmet County Historical Society Museum to a new … more

An outage of phone and Internet service from Verizon and CenturyLink caused inconvenience and chaos in Emmet County last week. 4 p.m. Tuesday: Estherville Abstract reports phone and internet are … more

Steve Danielson of Excel! Estherville Arts & Culture said yes, there will be TUBACHRISTMAS this year. The event happens Dec. 1 starting at 5 p.m. at Estherville United Methodist … more

Iowa’s community colleges have dealt with shrinking enrollment until this year, and Iowa Lakes Community College leads the state with its enrollment increase. The Iowa Department of Education … more

The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, Nov. 22 meeting again dealt with the issue of carbon dioxide pipelines – this time on a proposed petition to intervene and a discussion of … more

The city tree dump has lit up with fires during the dry autumn weeks that led up to last week’s snow. The snowfall snuffed out the flare ups, but the city decided to try a new method of … more

The Estherville FFA is looking to add more hands-on education at Estherville Lincoln Central with the addition of an Agricultural Learning Center. FFA members presented their proposal to the ELC … more

Estherville United Methodist Church continues to present music and wonder during two Christmas Eve worship services at 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. This year, Randy Yackle will coordinate, direct, accompany … more