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Tuesday afternoon, the current senior members of National Honor Society: Jasey Anderson, Evi Nath, Parker Duitsman, Shelby Brosh, and Emily Paulson, inducted 15 new members into the National Honor … more
The Many Voices Choir started 35 years ago in Estherville, drawing in members from up to an hour’s drive for rehearsals and performances. For many of its members, it has become a second family. … more
With Veterans Day falling on a Saturday this year, Estherville Lincoln Central’s Demoney Elementary delayed its celebration of area veterans to Friday, Approximately 50 veterans from the Army, … more
Estherville Lincoln Central High School celebrated students’ achievements from the 2022-23 school year at its annual academic awards ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 8. “This is an opportunity for … more
Tom and Stacie Inman were cutting lumber and painting it white last week in preparation for the opening of a hybrid new business next door to Inman Electric. The new business is Treasures & More … more
The Estherville Chamber of Commerce, Excel! Estherville, and the Estherville Area Partnership for Growth presented their annual awards Tuesday evening. Dale Breuer was named Citizen of the Year, … more
Adam J (AJ) Edwards will be Estherville’s mayor starting in 2024 following Tuesday’s city elections. With incumbent mayor Kenny Billings not seeking re-election, Edwards was one of two … more
These World War I memories are part of a two-part series that ran in the Estherville Daily News Oct. 25-26, 1973. As you will read in these memories, the Spanish flu of that time affected the service … more
Saturday night, individuals from many sectors of the community received medals for their service to the Emmet County community. Firefighters, police officers, members of the sheriff’s department … more
It was a banner year for the United States. A third wave of a pandemic hit, telephones with new capabilities were popular, scientists were making world-shifting discoveries, the price of a first … more
This weekend, the Estherville Lincoln Central High School Theatre will present “Peter Pan,” a musical based on the play by Sir James M. Barrie. Lorie Irwin and Kameron DeMoss direct the … more
Success seems to follow the Estherville Lincoln Central Marching Band year after year. The 48-member group took part in four competitions which were highlighted by an Excellent rating at the Iowa … more
The inaugural Fall Festival on the Farm was held Saturday, Oct. 21 at Brugjeld-Peterson Historic Farmstead on High Lake in rural Wallingford. The date was postponed from rainy September to a mild, … more
Mike Torreson of Wallingford had hired a custom harvester to finish his field. Tuesday, the combine was running, and Mike’s father, 96-year-old Ralph Torreson, was riding along. Unexpectedly, the … more
Jan Greig brought the Estherville High School class of 1952 together for dinner and reminiscing at the Estherville Golf Course last Saturday. If it seemed a lot like the gathering for the 70th … more
Jenny Boggess retired from teaching third grade at Demoney Elementary School in May. She had no time to sit on her laurels as she joined Americorps through the Iowa State University Extension to work … more
Last week, a cast of, if not thousands, then dozens came together to pull off a project at the Estherville Municipal Airport hangar. It seemed simple enough – power wash the interior of the hangars … more
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This is the second article in a three-part series in September about how local people see the community int terms of its assets and challenges. For this week, we talked with Nancy Danielson, a … more
Nepal, first of all, is a long, thin country shaped somewhat like Tennessee, 100 miles from top to bottom, located between the powerhouses of India and China. Missionary Katherine Parker told a … more
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