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The weather couldn’t have been more perfect nor could the contestants more eager as the Iowa Junior High and High School Rodeo came to the Emmet County Fairgrounds in Estherville this past Friday …
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By Michael Tidemann
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5/7/26
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A major reconstruction of Highway 9 through Estherville is still two years from breaking ground, but the Iowa Department of Transportation wants residents and business owners to be thinking about it …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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5/7/26
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NEW Cooperative, Inc., a leading Iowa-based farmer-owned cooperative, is constructing a 15,000-ton dry fertilizer receiving, storage and blending facility in Superior — a project that will make …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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5/7/26
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Over the past four weeks, this series has walked through the fraud epidemic hitting Emmet County and communities across northwest Iowa — from the staggering national losses reported to the FTC, to …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/30/26
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The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, April 28 meeting set a public hearing for 9 a.m. May 12 on repealing a zoning ordinance amendment regulating carbon pipelines in the county.
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By Michael Tidemann
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4/30/26
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Seven Estherville Lincoln Central juniors were recognized Thursday by the Estherville Rotary Club at its 18th Annual Service Above Self Awards luncheon — each of them having already met or exceeded …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/30/26
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The Friends of Fort Defiance will hold a nature day 1-4 p.m. Saturday, May 2 at the park lodge at 1730 360th Ave. in Estherville. Admission is free, but free-will donations will be accepted. Funds …
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By Michael Tidemann
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4/30/26
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Steve Danielson marks 50 years at Steve’s Sales & Service on Saturday, May 2 with cake and punch and a chance to visit at the anniversary party from 2-4 p.m. at the Estherville United Methodist …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/30/26
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The Ringsted City Council at their Monday, April 13 meeting approved one building permit but denied another at 107 Third St. amid a plethora of complaints about the condition of the property.
The …
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By Michael Tidemann
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4/23/26
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The Ringsted Community Improvement Organization will resume its bingo night, starting 7-9 p.m. Thursday, May 21 at the Ringsted American Legion/Community Center.
The RCIO approved resuming bingo …
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By Michael Tidemann
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4/23/26
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The phone rang at Grandma’s house, and the voice on the other end sounded exactly like her grandson Dylon. He was in trouble, the caller said. In jail, somewhere in Des Moines. He needed …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/23/26
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With two applications received for a county weed commissioner position, the Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, April 21 meeting agreed to consider a proposal to hire secondary roads …
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By Michael Tidemann
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4/23/26
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Ashley WolfTornabane, a Storm Lake stay-at-home mother and former public school instructional assistant, brought her campaign for Iowa’s Fourth Congressional District to Estherville Sunday, drawing …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/23/26
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The Northwest Iowa community bands concert had a theme of Celebrate USA-250! With an original song by the same name by American composer Joseph L. LaRosa. Look for an interview with LaRosa in the …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/23/26
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The Estherville City Council on Monday approved a $523,243 engineering agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation to design utility replacements along Central Avenue in advance of the …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/23/26
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Rachel Gravert didn’t know what hygge was when she walked into the newspaper office, where Stacie Berg Nelson was wearing it on her sweatshirt.
“I assumed it was a town name,” Gravert …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/23/26
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Iowa Lakes Community College Performing Arts presented You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown this past weekend, bringing Charles M. Schulz’s beloved Peanuts characters to life in a production directed …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/23/26
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How good can you get?
How about a national wrestling champion and a student working full time plus carrying a college course overload.
Those are the students the Iowa Lakes Community College …
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By Michael Tidemann
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4/23/26
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After an attack that killed two domestic animals, the Armstrong City Council at its Wednesday, April 8 meeting approved a resolution to set a 5:10 p.m. April 29 public hearing to amend the city …
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By Michael Tidemann
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4/16/26
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The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, April 14 meeting approved funding assistance for two air conditioners and a furnace at the Ringsted Public Library.
Robin Hansen and Jerald …
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By Michael Tidemann
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4/16/26
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When the Johns Hopkins University School of Education reopens its newly renovated building on Charles Street in Baltimore tomorrow, April 17, one of its classrooms will carry an Estherville …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/16/26
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Imagine receiving a text message from someone you don’t recognize. They apologize — wrong number, they say. But they seem friendly, and the conversation continues. Or perhaps a new profile …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/16/26
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About 150 Republicans from a six-county region attended the Republican Roundup Saturday, April 11 at the Wilcox Performing Arts Center in Algona.
Republicans from Winne-bago, Kossuth, Palo Alto, …
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By Michael Tidemann
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4/16/26
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The Estherville Lincoln Central School Board approved the proposed 2026-27 budget at its regular meeting on Wednesday, April 8.
The proposed budget includes a property tax rate of 15.39040. ELC …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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4/16/26
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Estherville City Administrator Penny Clayton laid out ambitious plans for the Des Moines River corridor during a recent Rotary Club presentation — the same stretch of parkland Iowa Attorney General …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/16/26
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