Ringsted News

Architect Matthew Basye of FEH Associates of Sioux City presented a breakdown of the Phase II additions and renovations in a facilities tour before the Armstrong-Ringsted Board meeting.

The Emmet County Board of Supervisors Tuesday held a strategy session for upcoming negotiations with IUOE Local 234, the bargaining unit for secondary roads employees.

It cost nearly $1.5 million to provide services to people with mental and developmental disabilities in fiscal 2009, the Emmet County Board of Supervisors heard Tuesday.

It was good to see people turn out in both Armstrong and Estherville on Wednesday, Veterans Day, to honor the veterans who have served our country.

Every-one expected Graettinger/ Terril tailback Nate Howard to run the ball a lot Monday.

Yeah, it seems like a hassle, but 14 percent of eligible Emmet County voters turned out to vote in Tuesday's elections.

Estherville voters elected long-time Mayor Lyle Hevern to another two-year term in Tuesday's 2009 city election.

The Armstrong-Ringsted City Council Monday night approved a contract with the Iowa Department of Transportation to do additional work on Highway 9 construction slated to take place next year.

After trying to negotiate either whole-grade sharing or consolidation with North Kossuth and Sentral school districts for over three years, Armstrong-Ringsted Consolidated School District is looking in a different direction.

Armstrong-Ringsted schools will lose $168,685 because of the statewide 10 percent budget cut, or nearly $21,000 less for operating each month.

Emmet County Sheriff Mike Martens reports that as a result of a multi-jurisdictional investigation two people are in custody in the Emmet County Jail.

Peter Lars Petersen, leaving his trade as a cabinet maker in Denmark, traveled in a covered wagon to the Ringsted area where he helped build St.

All you have to do is look around you. Estherville is getting a major facelift. Just over the past few weeks, businesses up and down Central Avenue have been redoing siding and painting.

Funeral services for Elsie Jean Morris, 59, of Ringsted will be held 1:30 p.m., Monday, Sept.

The number of voters turning out for the 2009 school election were light on the west side of Emmet County in comparison to the other side of the county.

The Danish flags were flying high when Asger Ellekrog came to Ringsted Sunday. And oh how he received a warm, Danish welcome.

A rash of crime hit Emmet County overnight as five businesses were burglarized in Gruver and Ringsted.

A rash of crime hit Emmet County overnight as five businesses were burglarized in Gruver and Ringsted.

Several Armstrong-Ringsted and Graettinger players earned postseason honors for their efforts in Cornbelt Conference play on the 2009 all-conference teams.

There's raising cattle. There's raising hogs. There's raising poultry. And oh, don't forget there's raising rabbits.