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The Friends of Fort Defiance at their Tuesday, Feb. 17 meeting at the Estherville Public Library Sanborn Room discussed plans for their Thursday, March 26 soup supper at Estherville United Methodist …
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By Michael Tidemann
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2/26/26
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The Iowa Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by 10 Estherville-area residents who say a former police officer illegally accessed their confidential criminal records to stalk and harass them, …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/26/26
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Tuesday, the Iowa State Auditor’s Office released a report on its special investigation into federal student aid and grants. The audit covered the administration of federal student aid and …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/26/26
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The Army Corps of Engineers has turned down a plan by Emmet County to place a series of rock-check dams in DD44 to reduce siltation.
Emmet County Auditor Heidi Goebel told the Emmet County Board …
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By Michael Tidemann
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2/26/26
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At the Iowa Lakes Jazz Band contest on Thursday, Feb. 19, postponed from last month, the Estherville Lincoln Central Jazz Band took third place in Class 2A. Several outstanding soloists earned …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/26/26
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Six months after a post-viral, severe brain injury left him unable to walk straight or write a check, an Estherville man credits hyperbaric oxygen therapy – and his wife – with his dramatic …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/26/26
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Ringsted Community Improvement Organization members at their monthly meeting Sunday, Feb. 15 planned this year’s Danish Days Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8-9.
The meeting was held at Smoke ‘N …
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By Michael Tidemann
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2/19/26
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The Armstrong City Council at its Wednesday, Feb. 11 meeting set March 11 public hearings for proposed water and sewer rate changes.
The council will hold a 5 p.m. public hearing regarding an …
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By Michael Tidemann
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2/19/26
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Following action by the Estherville Lincoln Central School District board last Wednesday, Feb. 11, the school district will have a spring break during the 2026-27 school year.
The board approved …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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2/19/26
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Amid a tightening budget and unknown revenues, the Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, Feb. 17 meeting discussed a roof replacement and building remodel at the Emmet County …
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By Michael Tidemann
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2/19/26
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By Michael Tidemann
As a sense of loss lay heavily across the Iowa Lakes Community College campus from a tragedy less than a week before, it was only inevitable that the Iowa Lakes Community …
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By Michael Tidemann
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2/19/26
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The Estherville City Council on Monday approved a 15% electric rate increase and authorized a federal grant agreement for a long-anticipated riverfront recreation project, conducting what proved to …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/19/26
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Estherville police officers have transformed the former bank building at 509 First Ave. N. through sweat equity and savvy shopping. The Estherville Police Department has completed its move into a …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/19/26
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Support for Iowa Lakes Community College and its baseball team has extended throughout and far beyond northwest Iowa in the week since a bus crash claimed the life of 19-year-old Carter “Tater” …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/19/26
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Each election season, politicians across the political spectrum come to Iowa searching for the pulse of America. They come proclaiming their support for farmers and their love of America in a way …
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2/19/26
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The Ringsted City Council at its Monday, Feb. 9 meeting heard that Ringsted Housing Commission’s enforcement authority over nuisance properties had been called into question.
Commission member …
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By Michael Tidemann
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2/12/26
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The Emmet County Nature Center Foundation and Emmet County Conservation Board at their Thursday, Feb. 5 meeting discussed plans for the upcoming Saturday, March 14 banquet at the Estherville Elks …
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By Michael Tidemann
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2/12/26
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There was no quorum at Monday evening’s Estherville Parks & Recreation Board meeting; hence the board took no action. However, the board discussed progress on the new sign for the Oak Hill …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/12/26
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The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, Feb. 10 meeting set a public hearing for an amendment to the 2013 wind energy ordinance for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26 at the Iowa Lakes Community …
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By Michael Tidemann
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2/12/26
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Last Thursday, graphic designer Taylor Nissen and staff writer and photographer Amy H. Peterson represented the Estherville News at the Iowa Newspaper Association & Foundation awards, held at the Des …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/12/26
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A machine shed fire on 385th Street north of Estherville Monday afternoon brought multiple area fire departments to provide mutual aid, and multiple tankers that filled up at a hydrant a mile south …
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By Amy H. Peterson and David Swartz
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2/12/26
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The Emmet County Planning and Zoning Commission after a Tuesday, Feb. 3 public hearing at the Emmet County Courthouse Boardroom voted to send a slightly revised wind energy zoning amendment to the …
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By Michael Tidemann
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2/5/26
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Supervisor committee reports took up much of the Tuesday, Feb. 3 Emmet County Board of Supervisors meeting.
Board Chair Lisa Hansen and Supervisors Tim Schumacher and Todd Glasnapp reported on the …
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By Michael Tidemann
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2/5/26
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Twenty-two Emmet County Democrats attended the party’s caucus Monday evening at Iowa Lakes Community College. The party chose co-chairs Amber Taylor and Steve Egeland, as long time chair Micki …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/5/26
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The opinion was made by just 38 Republicans, but if the Tuesday Iowa caucus straw poll is any indication of a statewide trend, incumbents and well-known candidates could be in trouble in the June 2 …
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By Michael Tidemann
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2/5/26
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