Armstrong Council addresses infrastructure

  ARMSTRONG — The Armstrong City Council at its Tuesday, March 12 meeting dealt with several infrastructure issues and other matters facing the city. City Supervisor Troy …

North Sixth Street: crosstown artery or safety stop?

A block in Estherville is developing into an early childhood zone. Monday night, the city council heard from a concerned daycare owner. Michelle Howing took over Tiny Treasures Daycare last July …
Melvin Gaye, pictured here in an undated photo, came to Iowa from Liberia to foster care and the juvenile justice system and aged out to serve others through the Jim Casey Initiative.

Adoption in Iowa: fourth in the nation

Editor’s note: This is the final story of a three-part series about adoption in Iowa, focusing on Emmet County. This first part focused on adoption from foster care and the role of methamphetamine …
Local News
Emmet County Sheriff Mike Martens told the Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, March 19 meeting he would not seek re-election as sheriff this year. “I will not be seeking a fifth …
Iowa Dist. 5 Sen. Dave Rowley of Spirit Lake and Dist. 9 Rep. Henry Stone of Forest City offered a legislative overview and fielded citizen questions in a Legislative Town Hall meeting Saturday, …
With two rejected bids for the Courthouse west addition in the past eight months, the Emmet County Board of Supervisors aren’t throwing their hands up quite yet in improving Courthouse handicap …
Five individuals have applied for the position of Emmet County Conservation Board director, the Emmet County Board of Supervisors learned at their Tuesday, March 19 meeting. Conservation Board …
The Emmet County supervisors at their Tuesday, March 19 meeting resumed their discussion of Courthouse renovations, a week after they had rejected a $1.8 million bid that exceeded the architect’s …
Obituaries
Funeral services for Betty J. Schichtl, 87, of Estherville, were held at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 17, 2024, at Estherville Lutheran Church in Estherville with Pastor Tim Johnson officiating. Interment …
Dora Kay Aldrich, 83, passed away on March 14, 2024 at Good Samaritan Society, Estherville, Ia. She was born near Scibner, Nebraska to Rudolph and Jeannette (Krenzer) Schroedter on April 25, …
John Carl Bonstead, the son of Oral A. Bonstead and Elsie (Graettinger) Bonstead was born September 12, 1940 in Graettinger, Palo Alto County, Iowa and departed this life at Brookdale Senior Living …
Dennis Tyrrell, 84, of Okoboji passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at his home in Okoboji. A celebration of life was held at 11 a.m., Monday, March 18, 2024, at the First Lutheran Church in …
Local Sports

Simply the Best

Haylee Stokes, a junior, already holds 10 school records with one season remaining. She has verbally committed to play for Minnesota State in Mankato following the completion of her senior …

Simply the Best

Owen Larson graduates this year and will take his skills to South Dakota State University. He leaves ELC with 12 school records including most points in a career with 1,968. He surpassed previous …
Iowa Lakes sophomore Blake Kooiman elevates for a shot during the Lakers’ game against Milwaukee Tech on Monday.

Milwauikee Area Stormers storm past Iowa Lakes in second half

DANVILLE, Ill. — For the second game in a row, the Iowa Lakes Men’s Basketball Team had a good first half. However, the Lakers couldn’t hold back defending NJCAA National Div. II champions …

Four ELC players receive All-Conference honors

Winning the Lakes Conference for the first time in 33 years, the Estherville Lincoln Central Boys Basketball Team was well-represented on the 2023-24 All-Conference teams. Four of the five starters …
From the opinion pages

Thanking and praising community support of ELC Girls Basketball

To the Editor: The ELC Girls Basketball season has come to a close. The support of our team from the crowds in attendance from the ELC community and the ELC HS Midget Maniacs during the …

Power players in Iowa Senate are aiding and abetting

To the Editor: The Iowa legislature is considering a bill designed to combat “organized retail theft” of property from stores. Lawmakers supporting the measure said they wanted to deter …

Huge Thanks

To the Editor: We had a first hand chance to observe the tremendous efforts of the Wallingford and Estherville Emergency Responders a couple weeks ago. The professionalism and urgency of these men …

Local columns

The Rowley Report

The second funnel week’s purpose is basically the same as the first funnel week, but this time around the Senate is working with House bills, as opposed to Senate bills. This week’s schedule was …

Election Integrity Bill Passes the House

Iowa ranks #1 in election integrity. This week, the House of Representatives passed HF 2610, a bill to make several changes to increase security in Iowa’s elections. The bill completes the full …

Schedule a Life-Saving Exam to Stop Colon Cancer

This year, more than 150,000 new colorectal cancers will be diagnosed, and some 52,000 Americans will die of the disease. With the help of your medical local providers, you can help turn the …