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 & … more

A $1,000 Beef Production SAE grant has been awarded to River Rasmussen of Estherville FFA by Crystal Farms Dairy Company. SAE grants are designed to help FFA members create or expand Supervised … more

If you live anywhere in the Upper Midwest, particularly with our recent blizzard, you can understand the value of a handmade quilt. Quilting is the subject of a wonderful book, The Farmer’s … more

The dry, cold weather is a great time to think about spring and changes that can benefit farmers. Putting in drainage is always much easier when it is dry and there is no mud where the connections … more

With the new year the library has updated the magazine selections to replace those that are no longer available in print. A large assortment of digital magazines can still be found on Bridges using … more

As a state senator, agricultural landowner, and shareholder in an ethanol plant, I would like to register my opposition to the carbon sequestration pipeline projects. The Summit Pipeline would … more

AMES – One year after skyrocketing 29%, the average value of an acre of Iowa farmland jumped another 17%, or $1,660, to $11,411 per acre. The nominal value of an acre of farmland is again … more

At Monday evening’s Estherville City Council meeting, city administrator Penny Clayton announced that the city has used 39% of its snow removal budget as of Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. In other … more

The Iowa Legislature passed over 70 bills in the last session. A few of those bills become effective on Jan. 1, 2023. The year will bring ease to many Iowans’ pocketbooks as the 2023 tax year … more

A prediction of a major ice storm Tuesday came true as a mix of freezing rain and snow covered Emmet County Monday, with the winter weather advisory continuing through Wednesday morning. Snowfall … more