Round 2 of the 100-Day Raffle fundraiser by the Emmet County Fair Board has begun with ticket sales and the deadline is fast approaching to get yours! Deadline for ticket sales is Wednesday, … more

dswartz@esthervillenews.net North Union senior Khael Jones capped off a record-setting basketball season by collecting multiple postseason honors following the 2025-26 … more

The North Kossuth School Board met on Tuesday morning, March 24th for the Proposed Property Tax Levy public hearing.   North Union superintendent Travis Schueller explained to the members … more

The highlight of the annual meeting of the Armstrong Betterment Club is the announcement of Business of the Year and Citizen of the Year. This year Glatz Electric has been selected as Business … more

Emmet County Conservation Board Director Matt Reineke and Nature Center Foundation Vice President Gary Myers and President Kim Swanson helped with the auction. more

The Armstrong Betterment Club will be holding their annual meeting on Sunday, March 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with a breakfast, cost is free-will donation.   The event will take place … more

Timely spring and summer rains, and an even timelier early fall, have provided ideal conditions for Emmet County corn and soybean producers. Doug Hansen, who runs a crop and beef operation north of Gruver, said he was currently picking beans after having put up wet corn for cattle earlier. Even though he grows his corn for feed so moisture isn’t as much of a concern if he was going to the elevator, Hansen said moisture was down to 20 percent. more

Sisters Zoey and Chloe Jensen have been tearing up the road this past summer, the road under the pedal tractor pull competition. The girls are the daughters of Ethan and Katie Jensen of Armstrong and … more

City maintenance worker, Joey Fahlsing, works at installing the brackets for the new banners that were purchased by the Armstrong Betterment Club.   more

Emmet County supervisors have discussed Courthouse handicap access for several years. Currently, persons with disabilities must access the Courthouse by entering the Law Center, going down a ramp to … more

Art’s Way Manufacturing of Armstrong held their first-ever ag demo day Monday, March 10 at Riverview Cattle east of Armstrong. Ag producers and implement dealers attending had the chance … more

The Armstrong City Council nipped in the bud a relatively brief agenda when they met Wednesday, March 12. Two of five agenda items – the sheriff’s report by Emmet County Sheriff … more

The North Kossuth School Board held their   regular monthly m,eeting Monday, February 10, 2025. For the past several months, the board has been discussing different options to fix the … more

Emmet County Sheriff Justin Schultes presented his monthly report and clarified some future goals with the Armstrong City Council at their Wednesday, Feb. 12 meeting. Schultes noted 27 calls for … more

Staffing agency answers complaint filed in April   Kristine Pietsch filed suit against Alliance Staffing and nine individuals connected with moovero in Armstrong on April 30, 2024, for … more

Darren Bumgarner, planning director at Northwest Iowa Planning and Development Commission, offered suggestions on a draft of a new wind energy conversion system ordinance at the Emmet County Planning … more

North Union middle and high school students and athletes have been taking advantage of the new facility located north of the high school building in Armstrong. After much planning by the North … more

Members of the North Union Traveling Basketball Team, coached by Derek Anderson, listen intently during a recent practice. more

Updates on facilities were given by North Union Superintendent Travis Schueller   during the North Union School Board meeting on Monday, January 30th. Superintendent Schueller stated that … more

Rising costs and needed infrastructure repairs have challenged the Emmet County Fair Board, the Emmet County Board of Supervisors heard at their Tuesday, Feb. 21 meeting. Fair Board members Cami … more