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At Monday evening’s city council meeting, the council discussed the issue of fireworks within city limits. The issue, presented in a memo by city administrator Penny Clayton, comes down to this: …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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5/4/23
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Plans are progressing on renovation of the Emmet County Courthouse, with the Emmet County Board of Supervisors approving civil design work at its Tuesday, April 25 meeting.
The board agreed to …
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By Michael Tidemann
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5/4/23
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Area fire departments were called to a hay bale fire east of Wallingford Tuesday afternoon.
According to Wallingford Fire Chief Jarrod Fischer, the Wallingford Fire and Ambulance was paged for …
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5/4/23
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North Union bus rolls over near Ringsted
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5/4/23
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Estherville Fireworks
The city council faces three choices for the local fireworks ordinance: keep it as it is – city residents must be approved for a permit with proof of …
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5/3/23
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The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, April 25 meeting held a public hearing and approved a fiscal 2024 budget.
The budget calls for a tax rate of 5.99342 mils on urban areas and …
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By Michael Tidemann
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4/27/23
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Emmet County’s new information systems technology director outlined needed computer system upgrades with the Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, April 25 meeting.
Trevor Duckett, …
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By Michael Tidemann
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4/27/23
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EMMETSBURG – The Iowa Lakes Community College Board of Trustees at its Tuesday, April 18 meeting heard how the Emmetsburg campus-based early childhood program is training workers for the growing …
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By Michael Tidemann
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4/27/23
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A 2005 Estherville Lincoln Central alum is in the top 5 percent of mechanics for Ford and Lincoln.
Kendall Watkins is now a Senior Master Technician. A mechanic at Motor Inn in Spirit Lake, …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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4/27/23
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Trevor Duckett of Sibley has been named Emmet County information technology director. Duckett began his duties Monday, April 17.
Duckett assumed the newly created position after Lisa Rosburg, …
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By Michael Tidemann
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4/27/23
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About 70 people filled a lecture hall at Iowa Lakes Community College last Thursday evening to review updates to the permitting and surveying processes of the Navigator Heartland Greenway and Summit …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/27/23
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The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, April 25 meeting discussed a recently filed federal lawsuit against the county by Navigator pipeline, just weeks after a similar filing by Summit …
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By Michael Tidemann
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4/27/23
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Debi Durham said more than once on a visit to Estherville on April 19 that she always wanted a tattoo. Durham visited Estherville with Beth Balzer, business development manager of Iowa Economic …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/27/23
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The Iowa Dept. of Transportation is working on Highways 4 and 9 in various parts of Estherville and beyond this spring and summer. The first project is a mixed asphalt resurfacing project taking …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/20/23
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At Monday evening’s city council meeting, the council approved plans and specifications for the 2023 Watermain Improvements Project. Bids are due May 10, 2023 with a public hearing at the May 15 …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/20/23
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The Estherville city council issued an abatement on the property at 608 22nd Avenue North, and the court awarded the property to the city. At the last meeting, the council developed a request for …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/20/23
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The Emmet County Board of Supervisors just before its Tuesday, April 18 meeting introduced Trevor Duckett as the new county information technology coordinator.
Duckett, who comes from the …
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By Michael Tidemann
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4/20/23
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The Estherville News previously reported Emmet County Assessor Barb Bohm’s explanation of the new assessments property owners received at the first of this month. Bohm said the assessments were …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/20/23
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Fifteen years ago, the Lakes Conference consisted of nine schools. Today five schools remain in the league that was formed in the mid-1940s—Estherville Lincoln Central, Spirit Lake, Spencer, …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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4/20/23
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The former Spirit of the Lakes dinner train sits in stillness and silence on its tracks west of Superior, Iowa. A look inside shows graffiti, debris, broken windows and damaged upholstery. The …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/20/23
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Friday night, the Iowa Lakes Community College music department honored inductees from three years with a banquet, awards ceremony, custom trophies, and words of love and admiration from those who …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/20/23
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The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, April 11 meeting approved an architect’s agreement for the courthouse west addition.
The agreement with CMBA Architects of Spencer …
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By Michael Tidemann
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4/13/23
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WALLINGFORD – The March 18 Emmet County Nature Center banquet was by all accounts a success, Emmet County Conservation Board Director Eric Anderson told Emmet County Nature Center Foundation …
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By Michael Tidemann
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4/13/23
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The Estherville News continues its data reporting on the Estherville Police Department. Chief Brent Shatto provided numerous data points in his recent annual report to the city council. The police …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/13/23
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Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA4) visited Estherville on Wednesday, April 5 and spoke with local reporters after a private meeting with area community bankers.
“[Local banks] are the cornerstone of …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/13/23
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