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Estherville Lincoln Central hosted the first-ever Emmet County Coaches Versus Cancer basketball event for the two county schools, ELC and North Union, on Monday.
Emmet County Relay for Life …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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12/11/25
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Excel! Estherville approved 12 of 14 neighborhood facade grants received for 2026.
The recipients are: Mike Bruett for new siding, facia and soffit; Ann Ingvall for painting house and garage …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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12/4/25
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The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, Dec. 2 meeting approved a list of five recommendations for changes to the wind energy conversion device ordinance submitted by Emmet County …
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By Michael Tidemann
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12/4/25
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Organizers and volunteers have successfully completed their preparations for the 2025 Christmas Project, the annual local event that provides essential support and holiday joy to disadvantaged …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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12/4/25
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Approximately 30 representatives of the No Kings local organization held a peaceful protest on Black Friday, encouraging people to avoid the consumerism of the launch of the Christmas shopping …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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12/4/25
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The sale of the former J&J Ag building to the city of Estherville was approved on Monday, December 1 by District Court Judge Carl J. Petersen. Attorneys Louis R. Hockenberg and Hannah M. Ladd …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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12/4/25
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Behind every successful high school athletic program stands an army of volunteers, and at Estherville Lincoln Central, that army is led by the ELC Booster Club, which invests approximately $45,000 …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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12/4/25
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The Estherville city council voted at its Monday evening meeting to fill the Ward 1 vacancy by appointment rather than special election, following the election of Mayor Tony Condon, who previously …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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12/4/25
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In a time somewhat long ago, and a place far away (LeMars, Iowa), five-year-old Kevin Lang drew a dinosaur that actually looked like a dinosaur. Now, after 37 years of teaching elementary art at …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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12/4/25
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Twenty years ago, a single assistant county attorney position in rural Iowa might attract 40 qualified applicants. Today, full county attorney positions — paying significantly more money — sit …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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11/27/25
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A proposed settlement by Red Rock wind farm and disposition of a revised wind ordinance took up the vast majority of the Emmet County Board of Supervisors’ Tuesday, Nov. 25 meeting.
Randy …
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By Michael Tidemann
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11/27/25
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The Estherville Lincoln Central School Board met in special session at noon on Monday to keep up with the timeline for a proposed new stadium entrance at Hoyt Luithly Field.
Plans for the Hoyt …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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11/27/25
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The Estherville Chamber of Commerce distributed over $30,000 in donations from RAGBRAI proceeds and honored four community pillars at its annual awards banquet on Tuesday night, Nov. 18 at the …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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11/27/25
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The Ringsted City Council at its Monday, Nov. 10 meeting approved paying half the cost of a furnace in the public library area of the City Hall building.
The council approved spending $3,385.50 of …
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By Michael Tidemann
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11/20/25
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About 10 citizens filled the seats at the Armstrong City Council meeting Wednesday, Nov. 12 with complaints about the condition of a property at 605 Eighth Street.
Property abatement was on the …
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By Michael Tidemann
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11/20/25
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Keen voter interest in Ringsted helped boost overall voting percentage in the Nov. 4 city/school election, according to Roxanne Budach, election deputy who presented the first-tier canvass to the …
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By Michael Tidemann
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11/20/25
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The Emmet County board of Supervisors held a public hearing Wednesday night, November 12, on proposed wind energy regulations. Each speaker opposed the board’s attempt to modify setback distances …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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11/20/25
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With discussion of the Red Rock wind farm settlement agreement overshadowing its Tuesday, Nov. 18 meeting, The Emmet County Board of Supervisors still managed to get through several items of …
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By Michael Tidemann
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11/20/25
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The pattern has become grimly familiar to law enforcement across northwest Iowa: the same individuals cycling through jail, hospital emergency rooms, and brief evaluations, only to return to the …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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11/20/25
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Eight Estherville Lincoln Central staff members will be taking advantage of an early retirement plan at the end of this school year.
At its regular meeting on Monday, the school board learned that …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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11/20/25
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The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, Nov. 18 meeting agreed to find a second opinion regarding the Red Rock wind farm settlement agreement.
Attorney Eric Updegraff, via Zoom, at a …
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By Michael Tidemann
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11/20/25
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Given over a year of strong public opposition to plans by Red Rock Wind Energy Center for 591-foot turbines in southwestern Emmet County, a public hearing Thursday, Nov. 13 at Iowa Lakes Community …
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By Michael Tidemann
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11/20/25
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The Estherville city council ushered in new leadership Monday evening, swearing in Mayor Tony Condon and council members Tim Ahrens and Steve Fanslau following the Nov. 4 election results. The …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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11/20/25
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The Emmet County Nature Center Foundation and Emmet County Conservation Board discussed needed improvements at the Nature Center east of Wallingford at their Thursday, Nov. 6 …
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By Michael Tidemann
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11/13/25
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Ringsted voters elected former Mayor Dan Jorgensen as their new mayor in the Tuesday, Nov. 4 election, something that surprised even Jorgensen.
Ringsted’s new mayor indicated he was surprised at …
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By Michael Tidemann
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11/13/25
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