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ARMSTRONG — Saturday, Feb. 11 marked two years since five current and former City of Armstrong employees were arrested and charged with felony and serious misdemeanor charges regarding city …
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By Michael Tidemann
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2/16/23
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The Iowa Donor Network recently announced its donor numbers for 2022. The Estherville News talked to two Emmet County heart recipients, who said there’s more to receiving a new heart than most …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/16/23
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The Emmet County Nature Center Foundation and Emmet County Conservation Board discussed possible alternatives to the National Archery in the Schools Program in which the Nature Center has …
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By Michael Tidemann
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2/9/23
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The Union of Operating Engineers, Local 234 and the Emmet County Board of Supervisors exchanged proposals for secondary roads hourly employees Tuesday, Feb. 7. A significant amount of light remains …
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By Michael Tidemann
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2/9/23
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There was a gallery of over a dozen local residents at Monday evening’s city council meeting. Brad Freisner, who gave the electric distribution and generation annual report, joked that he thought …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/9/23
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The rising cost of eggs is no yolk. While the cause of the rising prices has been attributed to inflation or avian flu, the organization Farm Action has asked the Federal Trade Commission to …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/9/23
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LE MARS — Seven of Estherville Lincoln Central’s nine large group speech performances earned ‘I’ ratings at the state large group speech contest in Le Mars last Saturday, Feb. 4.
Two of …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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2/9/23
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The Iowa Newspaper Foundation held its annual awards ceremony last Thursday evening in Des Moines. Taylor Nissen and Amy H. Peterson represented the Estherville News at the banquet and ceremony, and …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/9/23
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A release from the Dickinson County Sheriff indicated that a third vehicle in as many weeks crashed through the ice under the Highway 71 bridge in Okoboji. Saturday, Cody Chester of Estherville was …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/9/23
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U.S. Senator Joni Ernst visited Estherville on an icy afternoon last Wednesday to tour the National Guard Armory and Regional Wellness Center with invited guests from the Guard and the local …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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1/26/23
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Following are synopses of five carbon dioxide pipeline regulation bills introduced by Sen. Jeff Taylor this session.
Senate File 100 – Requires that pipelines seeking eminent domain include in …
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By Michael Tidemann
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1/26/23
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The Estherville Lincoln Central School Board set the public hearing on the 2023-24 Academic Calendar for its next meeting.
At its regular meeting Monday, the board reviewed a calendar that has …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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1/26/23
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With its many miles of unpaved roads, the Emmet County secondary roads department is tasked with the challenge of not only maintaining, but upgrading, those roads.
For several years, the county …
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By Michael Tidemann
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1/26/23
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There is an abundance of great musicians who live in or come from or contributed to the music industry in Iowa. There are even so many people in Iowa music who could be considered legends, that the …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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1/26/23
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The Emmet County Board of Supervisors had a short agenda Tuesday morning ahead of budget meetings and other time-consuming events happening in the coming days. The supervisors reviewed the Emmet …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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1/19/23
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At Monday evening’s city council meeting, city administrator Penny Clayton addressed the process of snow removal throughout the city.
“By the time they finish the complete process: cul de …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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1/19/23
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About 40 people gathered at Wallingford Community Center on Saturday night to celebrate the successes of Christmas at the Farm, which was held Dec. 10 at Brugjeld-Peterson Historic Farmstead near …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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1/19/23
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Wednesday, Jan. 11, the board of the Veterans of Foreign Wars honored Gene Haukoos for his years of service.
The proclamation for the honor states, “...this is a very sad day for the VFW board, …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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1/19/23
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Jessica Amendt of Discovery House visited the Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday morning meeting. Amendt took the executive director position at Discovery House Oct. 1, 2021 and …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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1/12/23
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Representatives from Summit Carbon Solutions handed out an update as of Jan. 4, 2023 that included an anticipated construction start date of August 2023. However, the outcome of a Dec. 13 hearing …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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1/12/23
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The Estherville Parks & Recreation Board and City Council and staff have spent months in the hiring process for a city parks & rec director. After not rehiring for the part-time parks & …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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1/12/23
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As a snow and ice storm descended outside, warm feelings prevailed as Emmet County elected officials were sworn into office at the Tuesday, Jan. 3 Emmet County Board of Supervisors …
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By Michael Tidemann
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1/5/23
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Jeanine Rasmussen took a dive into her past to find a Christmas memory.
Many families take the time to decorate the Christmas tree together. Whether it looks fancy or not it is about the time of …
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By Jaden Templin - Correspondent
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12/29/22
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Donna-Day Templin has been around for quite a while and has seen many Christmases go by. Donna touched on what Christmas meant to her personally. “Christmas is a celebration of Jesus being …
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By Jaden Templin - Correspondent
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12/29/22
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In Emmet County, 2022 saw the community come back to a new normal and go full-throttle with activities that had previously been postponed due to COVID-19 and other challenges. This year for the top …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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12/29/22
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