Emmet County currently has 268 active infections of COVID-19, down from a high of 286 on Nov. 27. Since the first case reported on May 13, Emmet County residents have as of Sunday recorded 797 positive tests with 507 of those recovered. To date, 26 … more

TravelIowa reached out to its social media audience for suggestions of where to get great cookies. Central Perk Coffeehouse made the map of Iowa, the only location in rural Iowa and one of only three places in towns with less than 10,000 people. … more

Santa Claus enjoyed an afternoon on the porch of Santa's House in Library Square that was so sunny, he had to wear his shades. Children scampered to the front of his porch for socially-distanced visits from all over, citing Estherville as one of the … more

Gruver firefighters didn’t have far to attend a garage fire Sunday just after 7 p.m. The fire was about a block away from the firehouse on the backside or just west of Center Tire. Estherville and Wallingford fire departments were called to … more

Governor Kim Reynolds told Iowans Tuesday that she was cautiously optimistic that the surge of cases, hospitalizations and deaths from coronavirus was stabilizing and in some parts of the state decreasing, “but there is still much work to do.” … more

If St. Patrick’s Catholic Church has a Christmas Eve mass this year, for the first time since he was 13 years old, Dr. Rob Humble will not be sending Christmas Carol melodies out over the sanctuary from behind the church’s organ. Because Rob is … more

Cole and Jeanette McCormick spoke from their Jackson, Minn., home as their one-year-old son, Landon played and ate snacks, waving and smiling at the phone during a FaceTime interview. Cole, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Estherville, and … more

Due to a water main break on North 13th St. and 1st Ave. N., a portion of Estherville will be without water service, or have low water pressure, for a few hours this afternoon and evening while repairs are being completed. The area is generally … more

Emmet County went into Thanksgiving with 259 active cases of COVID-19, down from a high of 269 on Monday. The county surpassed 700 cases for a total of 710 positive cases reported Wednesday. Emmet County has also reached 500 and 600 cases in … more

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Emmet County supervisors, county attorney Melanie Summers Bauler laid out for the supervisors the terms of joining a class action lawsuit to receive funds for preventing and treating opioid addiction in Emmet County. … more