Deb Hite's Chamber Tenure is Ending

For fourteen years Deb Hite has been Chamber of Commerce’s   Executive Director.   As of March 22, Deb will move into retirement.   Before the Chamber, for twenty-nine years Deb …

Grand Marshall for 2024 St. Pat's Parade is Diane Brennan

At 7p.m. last Monday evening Board members of the St. Pat’s Association knocked on the door of   Diane and Rick Brennan.   Board member Dave VanOosbree pulled out the Grand Marshall …

Palo Alto County Gaming Development Corporation 2023 Grant Cycle Awards

Last Friday night Palo Alto County had $2,015,441.38 pumped in to its economy.   The annual awarding of grants by the Palo Alto County Gaming Development Corporation took place at the Wild Rose …

Satisfying End to The Season

 Monday March 4, the Emmetsburg Girls Basketball Team celebrated the accomplishments of each of the seven girls on the team. Managers were also recognized at the event, and the girls were all …

Track is Back: Eburg Competes in Ames

This year keeps on proving to us that it’s flying by. The temperatures have been much higher than what we’re used to seeing this time of year and it seems that Spring has sprung here in …
Editorials
      So many times folks who don't watch golf on TV have explained to me that it's simply too boring. Generally, crowds only get loud at PGA Tour events on Sundays when the …
Secretary Pate encourages 17- and 18-year-olds to register to vote on Statewide High School Voter Registration Day February 13   Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate today announced …
Have you ever thought about the notion that, at times, it is the anticipation for something that makes it so spectacular? The build-up for a high schooler to attend prom, the countdown to Christmas, …
Q: What opportunities does your office have for college-age students? A: No matter the job, nothing compares to real life work experience. Whether waiting tables, starting an IV in a patient or …
Letters to the Editor
We got the news last week that Poet Bio refinery signed on with Summit Carbon Solutions on their mission to sequester CO2 from ethanol plants across Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, …
  I would like the person who sent me the Christmas Card with money last year to know the following: I'd like to say "thank you" from this friend.
Dear Editor, I pay my EMU bill every month thinking it is for gas, water, sewer and garbage. I found out last Thursday evening how valuable the EMU staff is. My carbon dioxide alarm kept going off. I …
To the Editor, I thank Diane Weiland for the nice write up to my address on the history of the Normandy Invasion of June 6, 1994. I always look forward to reading the local news as she reports it. …
Obituaries
Funeral service for Linda Davis was held on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at 10:30 A.M. at Oakcrest Funeral Services in Algona. Burial was at the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Irvington.  Linda Kay …
Funeral services for Genevieve Burger, 97, will be held Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 10:30 A.M. at Zion Lutheran Church in Ruthven, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 9:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M on …
Funeral services for 87 year old Rodney Meyer of Mallard, Iowa will be held on Friday, March 8, 2024 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mallard, Iowa.    Interment is at Rush Lake Cemetery …
Funeral services for Susan Taylor, 59, of Emmetsburg, Iowa, were held on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at Martin-Mattice Funeral Home in Emmetsburg, Iowa Susan Ann Taylor, daughter of James and …
Senior Lucian Benjamin Signs with Buena Vista Esports, an E-Hawk first
BVU Esports coaches visit Emmetsburg Esports students 9:30 - 10:15 AM BVU Esports coaches - Trevor Berneking (Director) & Albert Rassavong (Assistant Coach) Emmetsburg Esports Coaches - …
AAU Kids State Qualifiers
Pictured left-right Mason  Shirk, Cash Bay, Harley Reese, William Joynt, Bennett Mehan and Braxton Hansen Submitted Photo
E-Hawk Girls Basketball Recap
According to a few of the players on the E-Hawk Girls Basketball Team, they knew this season was going to be a challenge with only seven total members and a schedule that featured matchups against …
School

Correction

In last week’s paper, EHS student Byron Maina was recognized as a senior. Byron Maina is a sophomore, not a senior as previously printed. The newspaper regrets the error.

This Is E-Hawk Country

E-HAWK TERRITORY -- On the last day of school last week, this painting appeared on the sidewalk leading into the high school building. It is a grand gesture of pride for all things E-Hawk. -- Diane …

Rezabek, EHS Graduate, Visited with High School Students

It may be easy to remain skeptical about how gaming can be a viable career today. However, J.C. Rezabek, Emmetsburg High School graduate, is proof that it can be done successfully. Rezabek’s …

Emmetsburg Community Schools 2023 Graduation

IT ALL COMES BACK TO FAMILY -- Valedictorian of the graduating class, Devan Garman, embraces his family after offering them his yellow rose. Each senior had the opportunity to hand their loved ones a …
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