FOSTORIA — A collision Sunday involving a tractor and a pickup claimed the life of a Terril man. The Iowa State Patrol says a 2022 Chevrolet pickup driven by 68-year-old Jon Hjelm of Spencer and a …
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4/6/23
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At Monday evening’s city council meeting, street superintendent Geoff Schmaus submitted his letter of retirement after 36 years with the city. His last day will be April 28, 2023. Schmaus said in …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/6/23
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Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville is one of 82 critical access hospitals in Iowa. Last week, Governor Kim Reynolds signed HF 75 into law. The law creates a process for another level of …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/6/23
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During a March council meeting, Chief Brent Shatto provided a report that outlined many of the Estherville Police Department’s activities and challenges, and presented a great deal of …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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4/6/23
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William Couser and Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC have filed a lawsuit in federal court against Emmet County for the county’s recently passed carbon pipeline ordinance.
Named in the suit filed …
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By Michael Tidemann
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4/6/23
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Free grants and low-interest loans are available to Emmet County homeowners through the Northwest Iowa Regional Housing Trust Fund, Inc.
Kristin Westerman, who coordinates the program, held a …
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By Michael Tidemann
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3/30/23
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The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, March 28 meeting reviewed progress on courthouse renovation plans and funding.
ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) money will fund the project. …
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By Michael Tidemann
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3/30/23
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Johanson’s Café & Pizzeria in Armstrong is making a move to Bancroft this spring.
The Armstrong café will close at the end of March and open their Bancroft operation in the former Wrangling …
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By Michael Tidemann
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3/30/23
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ARMSTRONG — So in which branch of the service did Great-Uncle Henry serve? What year did my great-grandfather die? When did that big flood happen?
Those are the sorts of questions area residents …
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By Michael Tidemann
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3/30/23
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Just over a year ago, Rob Patterson, Mike Hawkins and Michelle Wilson of the Iowa DNR spoke to a crowd of stakeholders of West Swan Lake in Emmet County about the planned restoration of the lake to …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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3/30/23
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On Tuesday, March 21, Avera Holy Family clinic welcomed new health care providers, including two nurse practitioners who are newer to the Estherville clinic, but not to patient care, Karen Pennings, …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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3/30/23
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In Iowa, carbon dioxide pipeline companies must secure voluntary easements from the owners of 90% of private land that falls on their proposed pipeline routes. If the companies secure voluntary …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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3/30/23
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In Iowa, carbon dioxide pipeline companies must secure voluntary easements from the owners of 90% of private land that falls on their proposed pipeline routes. If the companies secure voluntary …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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3/30/23
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The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, March 21 meeting decided to hold the line on employee health insurance costs with a zero percent increase for 2023-34.
Denise Ballard and …
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By Michael Tidemann
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3/23/23
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Grace Lutat, a graduating senior at Estherville Lincoln Central High School, has been named one of more than 5,000 candidates in the 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates were …
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by Amy H. Peterson with information from the United States Presidential Scholars Program
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3/23/23
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At Monday evening’s Estherville city council meeting, the council waived the second and third readings of the zoning reclassification for the area at 1620 7th Ave. South, which is the site of the …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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3/23/23
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It might not seem timely with a foot of snow on the ground, but Emmet County will participate in Iowa Severe Weather Awareness Week March 27-31.
The week will focus on awareness of severe …
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By Michael Tidemann
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3/23/23
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Monday morning, Judge Nancy Whittenburg presided over a virtual hearing relating to Ben Scheevel’s request for evidence the State of Iowa is using in its case against him. Scheevel was arrested …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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3/23/23
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The Estherville Lincoln Central School Board on Monday gave its approval to a two-year agreement with the teachers’ union—the ELC Education Association.
In year one (2023-24) of the two-year …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/23/23
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Since it’s been around almost six decades, most people know the Head Start program is a federally-funded preschool program. In November of 2018, the Emmet County program moved into the former …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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3/23/23
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The Emmet County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday, March 14 meeting took a step toward organizing the county employee wage structure by approving a wage matrix for employees in the auditor, …
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3/16/23
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An Ames author has published The Observer, a book based on the writings of Bernt Olaf Wolden that appeared in the Estherville Daily News from 1930 to 1968. It was Wolden’s family who donated a farm …
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By Michael Tidemann
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3/16/23
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The Estherville Parks & Recreation Board met Monday evening to review the strategic plan analysis reports from previous periods and set goals for the near future as well as the long term. City …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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3/16/23
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Construction continues this week on the community room expansion in the lower level of the Estherville Public Library. Recently, Lili Jensen, president of Friends of the Estherville Public Library, …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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3/16/23
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Late last week, Jeff Robinson, native of Estherville and CEO of Capital Professional Holdings based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, spoke with the Estherville News about the latest update for the federal …
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By Amy H. Peterson - Staff Writer
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3/16/23
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