Merrill: no conviction

Judge Jeffrey Neary enthusiastically accepted the deferred judgment requested by Craig Merrill’s defense team at a sentencing hearing Tuesday morning, Sept. 17 in Emmet County District Court in …

Supervisors buy downtown NorthStar Bank building

The Emmet County Board of Supervisors after a closed session at the Tuesday, Sept. 17 meeting voted to buy the NorthStar Bank building at 101 N. Sixth St. across from the Emmet County Courthouse for …
Jeremy Pfaff’s son Cadogan

Skateboarding dad journeys across Iowa

Jeremy Pfaff has lived in Estherville since 2021. He’s the father of Cadogan, who will turn four on Sept. 25. That’s Jeremy’s birthday, too. Pfaff has been skateboarding since he watched …
Local News
Earlier this year, the Estherville Lincoln Central School Board considered a facilities plan that prioritized five items—a fine arts facility, a football stadium remodel, improvements to the high …
After the city council emerged from a closed session to discuss the purchase of property, the topic arose of a smell coming from the Central Bi Products rendering plant south of Estherville. As the …
The Iowa Lakes Community College Board of Trustees heard of a major endowment from a local couple at its Tuesday, Sept. 17. Dan Lutat, executive director of foundation and governmental relations, …
Estherville Lincoln Central will celebrate homecoming next week, Sept. 16-20. Coronation this year is at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 19 along with a pep rally at the football field—weather …
Jury selection began Tuesday morning in the trial of former Armstrong police chief Craig J. Merrill. Wednesday morning, Merrill provided a written plea to the court in which he entered an Alford …
Obituaries
  Priscilla Joy Heil of Henderson, Nevada, passed away on Saturday, September, 7, 2024, at home in Henderson with husband William and Abby at her side. Priscilla Joy was born on January 24, …
From the opinion pages

Good news for those battling CO2 pipeline

To the Editor: For those of us fighting Summit Carbon Solutions proposed CO2 pipeline, we recently got some very good news. It all stems from a South Dakota farmer, Jared Bossly who was working in …

Saying ‘no’ to eminent domain for CO2 pipeline

To the Editor: I’m writing this in response to Mr. David Kruse’s article in Friday’s Spencer paper. I happen to be one of those landowners who strongly opposes the pipeline for many reasons. …

Landowners should not be intimidated by Summit’s letter

To the Editor: Last month, Summit Carbon Solutions received a conditional permit from the Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) to construct a 680-mile CO2 pipeline across Iowa. The proposed pipeline, …

Local columns
Michael Tidemann

Hatten biography recalls baseball glory days

With baseball season now in full swing, what could be a better read than the biography of a small-town boy who made it big in the major leagues. That’s the theme of Joe Hatten: Bancroft Major …

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 …