by Amy H. Peterson Staff Writer As a June heat wave continues in the Estherville area, it’s an appealing notion to jump into a cool, clear swimming pool. Estherville swimmers move into the third summer without a public outdoor pool. Work … more

Saturday’s American Cancer Society Event began with over a dozen cyclists braving the heat for Bike for a Cure from Thoreson Park to the Nature Center (and back, for longer riders) and moved to Library Square for inspiration, entertainment and … more

Estherville native and financial advisor Jeff Robinson, and founder and CEO of Universal Purifying Technologies Jeff Troth, announced Thursday evening that Troth’s tire recycling manufacturer will open a plant in Estherville, breaking ground this … more

Andrea Blaise and her children found some goodies at the first Estherville Downtown Market of the season last Thursday. The market is held from 4:30-6:30 p.m. throughout the summer and will be open Saturday mornings in July. To know when it’s … more

Holiday Express Corporation of Estherville is being purchased by Heyl Trucking of Akron. Heyl Truck Lines President Bruce Koele said the sale will be finalized on June 14. The Holiday Express terminal in Estherville will be rebranded as a Heyl … more

Local financial advisor Jeff Robinson announced, with Jeff Troth of Universal Purifying Technologies, that the low-pollution tire recycling plant will come to Estherville's industrial park after its financing is finalized in late August. The plant … more

The Estherville Garden Club selected its first Yard of the Month for 2021 this past week. Barb Mace of 1321 Eighth Ave. N. received the award for her efforts. Mace, 86, says she loves gardening and use to have a vegetable garden, but it began to be … more

Memorial Day remembrances began at 8 a.m., Monday, May 31 with a salute and taps at the VFW Post 3388 in Estherville. The ceremonies that moved on through area cemeteries were augmented with high school buglers playing Taps and auxiliary members … more

Jennifer Sievert has joined Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative as the new Vice President of Customer and Corporate Relations. As vice president of customer and corporate relations, Sievert will lead a team of over 10 dedicated employees. … more

Estherville City Administrator Penny Clayton said a blown fuse affected the south side of Central Avenue for about 30 minutes during the Wednesday noon hour. The outage affected the south side of Central Avenue between sixth and eighth streets … more