Secondary roads building behind schedule

Work on the new secondary roads building at the Emmet County secondary roads Estherville shop site is somewhat behind schedule, the Emmet County Board of Supervisors learned at its Tuesday, April 30 …

Light Jacket Day was windy in Emmet County

No one braved last Thursday afternoon’s spring winds for a Light Jacket Day photoshoot in Estherville. The winds in Estherville were at the far edges of storm systems and tornadoes that proved …

Armstrong Council mulls contractor street excavation

The Armstrong City Council in a special Monday, April 29 session discussed how to monitor underground work in city streets and right of ways. Councilmember Joann Eaton said the city needed to …
Local News
RINGSTED — The Ringsted Community Improvement Association and Quasquicentennial Committee met Sunday, April 21 at Smoke “N Firehouse No. 20 to iron out community improvement and plans for the …
Many Voices added many more voices to a combined concert last Friday night. The concert was held in the Janice K. Lund Performing Arts Center on the campus of Iowa Lakes Community College. The Many …
At the beginning of every Emmet County Board of Supervisors meeting, the board discusses a range of topics, from meetings supervisors attended to comments from Courthouse staff or the public. The …
The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, April 23 meeting heard an update on the Red Rock Wind Farm project. Joseph Crowley, Invenergy senior developer, and Al Blum, who initiated the …
The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at their Tuesday, April 23 meeting approved the appointment of Jarrod Fischer as county medical examiner. Emmet County Sheriff Mike Martens made the request, …
Obituaries
  Funeral services for Mary Lou Spoo, 86, of Estherville, will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Estherville. Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, …
Mass of Christian Burial for Carol C. Tholkes, 91, of Estherville, were held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 1 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Estherville with Father Paul Kelly, Celebrant. …
Funeral services for Mervin Johnson, 88, of Armstrong, will be held at 3 p.m.,Sunday, April 28, 2024, at Swea City Community Church, Swea City. Interment will be at Harrison Township Cemetery, Swea …
Funeral services for Billy Lee Mastbergen, 79, of Estherville, will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, April 26, 2024, at the Henry-Olson Funeral Chapel in Estherville. Interment will be at St. Jacob’s …
Local Sports

Ruschy takes 7th at Drake Relays

DES MOINES — Two Estherville Lincoln Central track and field athletes—Hillary Ruschy and Ryan Leonard—competed at the 2024 Drake Relays last week. Competing in the shot put last Thursday, …

Paul, Nitchals take league honors

SPIRIT LAKE — In one of the most competitive Lakes Conference Girls Tennis Meets ever, four of the five teams battled for the league title on Wednesday, April 24 in Spirit Lake. When the dust …

Leonard wins pair of races at Storm Lake

STORM LAKE — Ryan Leonard won the 100 and 200 races and Parker Duitsman won the 800 in helping the Estherville Lincoln Central Boys Track Team to a fifth-place finish at the 2024 Storm Lake Co-ed …

Warriors edge Midgets in non-conference dual

The Estherville Lincoln Central Girls Tennis team fell a couple games short in a 5-4 non-conference loss to the Sergeant Bluff-Luton Warriors on Monday. ELC won three of the sixth singles matches …
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 Risk of Stroke Means We All Must BE FAST

You can save a life in just a few seconds, by being ready to respond if a stroke occurs. Nearly 800,000 Americans experience stroke each year. Strokes cause 140,000 deaths each year, and are a …

The Girl in the Thistles recounts 1862 Dakota War

While America was embroiled in the midst of a great civil war, yet another war was taking place in Minnesota. Aberdeen, S.D., native S.K. Sandvig writes of the 1862 US-Dakota War in The Girl in …

The Rowley Report

The Iowa Senate passed resolution SCR 101 (Sine Die) and recessed at 3:30AM Saturday morning on April 20, 2024. After a full week of debate the Senate concluded the 2024 session of Iowa’s 90th …