What some younger students might not know is that joining the FFA can give you chances to travel.
Seven members of the Estherville FFA learned that lesson first hand as they attended the 95th …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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11/10/22
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Author and teacher Joan Enockson said she benefited from being raised “old school,” but the old ways don’t address the modern trauma kids face in and out of the classroom …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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11/10/22
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Ken Haisman of Estherville said he waited three years on the long waiting list to go on Midwest Honor Flight when his name finally came up in June. Haisman and his daughter, Angie Baldwin of Spencer, …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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11/10/22
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Estherville Federated Garden Club members met on Tuesday, October 25, at the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory in the Waitt Building, Milford, Iowa. Shirley Brown and Mary Thomas hosted the meeting.
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11/3/22
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The Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District has seen improvements in its middle and high school scores on the 2022-23 Iowa Department of Education School Performance Profiles.
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11/3/22
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Estherville Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs are teaming up for the third year of a friendly competition to see which club can gather the most donations of food and money to stock the ELC High School Food …
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11/3/22
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SUPERIOR — A Gruver man was seriously injured in an accident involving a semi and a pickup Monday afternoon on Highway 9 in Dickinson County.
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11/3/22
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The mobile food pantry from the Food Bank of Iowa is returning again. The free distribution will take place from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in the Good News Estherville Church parking lot. Recipients …
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11/3/22
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The Iowa Lakes Community College Music Department announces Night at the Janice K. Lund Performing Arts Center on November 14, 2022, at 6:30 p.m.
The Community Handbell Choir will perform some …
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11/3/22
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Make a Difference Day, held on the fourth Saturday of October every year, has become the most well-known and celebrated national day focused on service in the United States, with millions of people …
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11/3/22
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The NEW Cooperative Foundation recently presented a contribution totaling $2,500 to North Central Iowa Ag in the Classroom (NCI AITC). The funding will be used to provide information about …
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11/3/22
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Public hearings on two ordinances that would regulate carbon dioxide pipelines in Emmet County will be held Nov. 22, the Emmet County Board of Supervisors agreed at their Tuesday, Nov. 1 meeting.
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By Michael Tidemann
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11/3/22
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Iowa Lakes Community College will honor Veterans with a focus on celebrating women in the military for this year’s Veteran’s Day Program. This year’s event will be held on Friday, …
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11/3/22
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Estherville Lincoln Central High School theater students will present “Chasing Charming” by Alaska Reece Vance this week.
The show is scheduled for Friday, November 4 and …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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11/3/22
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A jury of six men and six women found 19-year-old Cejay VanderWilt guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of David McDowell. Involuntary manslaughter is a Class D felony. VanderWilt …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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11/3/22
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The Iowa Lakes Athletics Department has announced the start time for this year’s Iowa Lakes Men’s Basketball vs. Alumni game on Saturday, October 29, 2022.
Doors will open at 2 p.m.. …
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10/27/22
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Iowa Lakes Community College will host its annual Spooktacular Trunk or Treat on Monday, October 31, from 5:00-6:30 pm in the west parking lot of Iowa Lakes Community College, Estherville Campus.
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10/27/22
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On Tuesday, Oct. 18, the Estherville Girl Scout troop delivered to Upper Des Moines Opportunity in Estherville a donation of food and blankets they’d gathered over the last few weeks, with some …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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10/27/22
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Maciej Laz was in Estherville last week planning the next steps for his company to make its local launch. Windhunter specializes in measuring wind conditions for the wind energy industry. The …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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10/27/22
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The Emmet County Board of Supervisors approved a $93, 200 amendment to the current-year budget at its Tuesday, Oct. 25 meeting.
The amendment includes $35,000 for Annex renovations, offset by …
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By Michael Tidemann
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10/27/22
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After a jury selection process that started at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning and continued until nearly 3 p.m. with intermittent breaks, 12 jurors and two alternates are seated in the trial of Cejay …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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10/27/22
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The Iowa Department of Education released its Iowa School Performance profiles and the Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School rose two places from “Acceptable” to “High …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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10/27/22
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Saturday afternoon, Toni Hazen opened her greenhouse, Meadow Secrets, to about a dozen people who came to learn more about honey.
“Honey is a super good medicine for us, isn’t …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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10/27/22
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It’s a sad part of today’s world that emergency personnel have to be concerned about an active shooter.
However, being prepared for such a scenario is part of that life of service.
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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10/27/22
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Iowa Lakes Community College has received a $587,298 grant to develop a Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success (CEVSS) on the Estherville and Emmetsburg Campuses. The center, funded by a …
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10/20/22
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