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Two Estherville students were among three receiving the Kibbie Outstanding Service Award at Iowa Lakes Community College commencement ceremonies Friday, May 15.
Jazmine Besaw, Associate in Arts …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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5/21/26
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Emmet County will again send juvenile offenders to the YES Center in Cherokee.
The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, May 19 meeting agreed to resume sending youthful offenders to …
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By Michael Tidemann
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5/21/26
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Area residents are cleaning up after strong thunderstorms moved across northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota Sunday evening.
Several hundred homes and businesses lost power during the …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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5/21/26
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The Estherville City Council voted Monday to award the contract for the Phillips Pavilion renovation project to Woodruff Construction of Spencer, the low bidder, after approving a value-engineered …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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5/21/26
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The Lead the Ville Class of 2025-26 graduated Wednesday morning, May 13 at the Janice K. Lund Performing Arts Center at Iowa Lakes Community College, capping nine months of behind-the-scenes …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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5/21/26
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The Estherville Lincoln Central School Board approved proceeding with planning for phase two of its Stadium Athletic Complex project. The second phase includes new bleachers and a press box on the …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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5/21/26
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Estherville’s Memorial Day schedule will follow a similar format to recent years.
Below is the schedule of the honor guard making its stops at cemeteries and the Central Avenue Bridge. The flag …
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5/21/26
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Estherville Lincoln Central seniors were recognized for their academic success, extracurricular involvement and scholarship achievements during Senior Awards Day last Friday at the high school …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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5/21/26
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The 74 members of the Estherville Lincoln Central Class of 2026 were celebrated Sunday during commencement exercises that highlighted the group’s academic success, involvement in activities and …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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5/21/26
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Bingo night will be back in Ringsted after a three-month hiatus when the Ringsted Community Improvement Organization holds its next bingo night Thursday, May 21 at the American Legion/Community …
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By Michael Tidemann
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5/14/26
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It might be a little less than three months away, but time will fly by as the Ringsted Danish Days Committee plans this year’s event Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8-9.
The committee met Wednesday, …
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By Michael Tidemann
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5/14/26
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It’s been several years since anyone could buy gas in Ringsted and even longer since groceries were available. Hopefully, that could change in the not-too-distant future after City of Ringsted …
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By Michael Tidemann
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5/14/26
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Aaron Waddell addressed nuisance complaints regarding the number of vehicles on his 107 Third St. property to the Ringsted City Council at their Monday, May 11 meeting.
Mayor Dan Jorgensen said he …
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By Michael Tidemann
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5/14/26
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The Armstrong City Council has passed a new vicious dog ordinance after dogs killed goats and domestic foul in and around the city. The ordinance took effect upon official publication Wednesday, May …
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By Michael Tidemann
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5/14/26
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Army Corps of Engineers denial of a permit to build rock check dams without any clear direction of how to proceed has frustrated Emmet County supervisors’ attempts to prevent excessive siltation on …
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By Michael Tidemann
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5/14/26
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The Estherville Municipal Pool is on track to open June 1, city administrator Penny Clayton confirmed, as the Parks and Recreation Board worked through a full agenda Monday evening that included a …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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5/14/26
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Northwest Iowans know winter. We know the sound of a hard freeze settling into the ground, the particular quiet of a landscape locked under frost. We know what a real January looks like.
This past …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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5/14/26
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Governor Kim Reynolds announced she would not seek a third term, opening the governorship for the first time since 2006. Five Republicans and three Democrats are seeking the office. The June 3 …
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By Amy H Peterson with reporting by Mike Tidemann
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5/14/26
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The March 14 Emmet County Nature Center Foundation banquet netted over $15,000, Foundation members heard at their monthly meeting May 7 at the Emmet County Nature Center.
Emmet County Conservation …
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By Michael Tidemann
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5/14/26
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About 200 Estherville Lincoln Central students exhibited the culmination of a school year of hard work at their annual art show Thursday and Friday, May 7-8 at the ELC gymnasium.
Art instructor …
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By Michael Tidemann
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5/14/26
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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5/14/26
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This week, Estherville Lincoln Central officials announced Brad Peter will be the new Demoney Elementary principal for the 2026-27 school year, pending board approval. The board met Wednesday …
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5/14/26
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STORM LAKE — The Estherville Lincoln Central boys golf team placed eighth at the 12-team 2026 Tornado Invite Saturday at Buena Vista Course at Lake Creek in Storm Lake.
ELC carded a 336 in the …
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By Steve Weisman - Outdoor Editor
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5/7/26
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Northwest Iowa voters will head to the June 3 primary election facing something genuinely unusual in contemporary political life: no incumbent to evaluate, no established record to weigh against …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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5/7/26
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The Estherville City Council moved briskly through its May 4 agenda Monday evening, approving several routine items and closing with a lively discussion about electric scooters in city parks.
The …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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5/7/26
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