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At Monday evening’s city council meeting, council members discussed snow removal during a public forum. Council member Roy Gage said he noticed the amount of snow removed along North 17th Street …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/23/23
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Editor’s Note: A number of landowners whose land is affected by the proposed CO2 pipelines have asked the Estherville News to help readers understand the money behind the companies seeking to …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/23/23
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In the 1989 movie Field of Dreams, a famous line is often quoted: “Build it and he will come.” Toward the end of the movie, actor James Earl Jones (Terrence Mann) says to Kevin Costner (Ray …
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By Steve Weisman
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2/23/23
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Lyle Hevern celebrated his retirement from work as Estherville and Emmet County Economic Development Director last Thursday. Friday was his last day of work, and also his birthday. This week is the …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/23/23
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Tuesday morning, agricultural economic experts released a new study that found Iowa ethanol production is at a crossroads, and access to carbon capture and sequestration is the way …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/16/23
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Iowa Lakes Community College has measured its enrollment growth for the 2022-2023 academic year. The number is moving closer to pre-pandemic figures.
“We are very excited about Iowa Lakes …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/16/23
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Carbon dioxide pipeline issues continued to preoccupy the Emmet County Board of Supervisors when they met Tuesday, Feb. 14.
In the public forum, Supervisor Jeff Quastad said he and Supervisor John …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/16/23
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After considerable discussion, the Emmet County Planning and Zoning Commission in a public hearing Wednesday, Feb. 8 passed the first reading of a pipeline ordinance regulating permitting, …
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By Michael Tidemann
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2/16/23
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The last vendors of Estherville Co-op are on their way out. The vendor co-op model hasn’t worked out the way owner Chacha Kora envisioned in August when he first came to Estherville to start his …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/16/23
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ARMSTRONG — Saturday, Feb. 11 marked two years since five current and former City of Armstrong employees were arrested and charged with felony and serious misdemeanor charges regarding city …
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By Michael Tidemann
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2/16/23
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The Iowa Donor Network recently announced its donor numbers for 2022. The Estherville News talked to two Emmet County heart recipients, who said there’s more to receiving a new heart than most …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/16/23
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The Emmet County Nature Center Foundation and Emmet County Conservation Board discussed possible alternatives to the National Archery in the Schools Program in which the Nature Center has …
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By Michael Tidemann
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2/9/23
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The Union of Operating Engineers, Local 234 and the Emmet County Board of Supervisors exchanged proposals for secondary roads hourly employees Tuesday, Feb. 7. A significant amount of light remains …
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By Michael Tidemann
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2/9/23
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There was a gallery of over a dozen local residents at Monday evening’s city council meeting. Brad Freisner, who gave the electric distribution and generation annual report, joked that he thought …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/9/23
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The rising cost of eggs is no yolk. While the cause of the rising prices has been attributed to inflation or avian flu, the organization Farm Action has asked the Federal Trade Commission to …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/9/23
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LE MARS — Seven of Estherville Lincoln Central’s nine large group speech performances earned ‘I’ ratings at the state large group speech contest in Le Mars last Saturday, Feb. 4.
Two of …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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2/9/23
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The Iowa Newspaper Foundation held its annual awards ceremony last Thursday evening in Des Moines. Taylor Nissen and Amy H. Peterson represented the Estherville News at the banquet and ceremony, and …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/9/23
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A release from the Dickinson County Sheriff indicated that a third vehicle in as many weeks crashed through the ice under the Highway 71 bridge in Okoboji. Saturday, Cody Chester of Estherville was …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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2/9/23
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U.S. Senator Joni Ernst visited Estherville on an icy afternoon last Wednesday to tour the National Guard Armory and Regional Wellness Center with invited guests from the Guard and the local …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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1/26/23
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Following are synopses of five carbon dioxide pipeline regulation bills introduced by Sen. Jeff Taylor this session.
Senate File 100 – Requires that pipelines seeking eminent domain include in …
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By Michael Tidemann
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1/26/23
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The Estherville Lincoln Central School Board set the public hearing on the 2023-24 Academic Calendar for its next meeting.
At its regular meeting Monday, the board reviewed a calendar that has …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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1/26/23
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With its many miles of unpaved roads, the Emmet County secondary roads department is tasked with the challenge of not only maintaining, but upgrading, those roads.
For several years, the county …
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By Michael Tidemann
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1/26/23
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There is an abundance of great musicians who live in or come from or contributed to the music industry in Iowa. There are even so many people in Iowa music who could be considered legends, that the …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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1/26/23
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The Emmet County Board of Supervisors had a short agenda Tuesday morning ahead of budget meetings and other time-consuming events happening in the coming days. The supervisors reviewed the Emmet …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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1/19/23
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At Monday evening’s city council meeting, city administrator Penny Clayton addressed the process of snow removal throughout the city.
“By the time they finish the complete process: cul de …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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1/19/23
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