Megan Lausen and Cadence Vandehof won the 4-H Cupcake Challenge Tuesday night with their funfetti cupcakes. Three teams had 30 (or so) minutes to bake and decorate Valentine’s cupcakes. The … more

Kenny Billings is mayor of Estherville again.In a special election held Tuesday, Billings received 193 votes while Ann Goebel received 51 in the two-person race. About 8 percent of registered voters … more

Book lovers celebrate National Shelfie Day the last Wednesday of January. The day is a salute to favorite books. Taking the social media ritual of taking a Selfie, book lovers pose with their … more

The Estherville Lincoln Central High School Jazz Band took the stage as the first contestant of the day at the Janice K. Lund Performing Arts Center at Iowa Lakes Community College. The Iowa Lakes … more

Iowa Lakes Community College Trustee Jan Lund said college officials have known about the retirement of President Val Newhouse for a long time. “We’re going to miss her. She has done an … more

The Iowa Lakes Community College Board of Trustees accepted College President Valerie Newhouse’s decision to retire, effective June 30, 2022. Newhouse has served as President since 2009 and is … more

Nordein Peterson, 102, was laid to rest at Wallingford Lutheran Cemetery Sunday, Jan. 16. Tom and Lisa Hansen’s horse-drawn wagon led the processional. Nordein was born March 28, 1919 and died … more

Bret Mace took city council members on a tour of Estherville’s electric production facility at Monday evening’s council meeting. By the end of the tour, city council member Brandon Carlin said, … more

The Estherville United Methodist Church is launching Wesley’s Kitchen on Jan. 31 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the dining room of the church, and continuing the last week of each month as long as … more

The Emmet County Nature Center Foundation and Emmet County Conservation Board discussed the upcoming March 19 banquet and Nature Center building project at their Thursday, Jan. 6 meeting.Conservation … more