By Kendra Hill Staff Writer As of March 27th 2020 Five Island Spa in Emmetsburg is shutting its doors for good. This is a local spa located in the downtown area. There was a total of 5 massage therapist that are now unemployed due to COVID-19. As these massage therapist sit at home thinking about... Continue Reading →

Iowa Lakes Community College had to have their students pack up and head home due to the Coronavirus virus disease. The Iowa lakes baseball team was affected a lot by this they had to cut their season short. They finished the season playing thirteen games on the regular season schedule.           “Ty Hitsos one of... Continue Reading →

COVID-19 has become one of the most talked about things in our world today. This virus has effected many things in our lives such as enjoying our favorite TV shows live from our home, getting the chance to go back to school or college, or even just being able to play our favorite sports in... Continue Reading →

by Dalton Johnson, Staff Writer The effects of Co-Vid19 can be felt everywhere. This is certainly the case for the Iowa Lakes Community College baseball team. The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) cancelled the baseball season in mid-Mar.             “It was a definitely awkward, just weird, end to everything,” said Iowa Lakes head baseball... Continue Reading →

By Makayla Secrist staff writer School's closed. Places like Minnesota, Colorado, and California have been officially put under "lock down." Nonessential workers are not permitted to leave their homes apart from "essential" business. Besides the obvious healthcare, what is considered an "essential" business? According to Iowa.gov, essential services include "Healthcare providers, Law enforcement, Fire &... Continue Reading →

Kendra Hill Staff Writter Next up to bat is Alison Laubenthal. She waits for the pitch, the pitch is thrown it's a hard hit to center field its going going going its gone. It's out of the ball park Alison just hit the first home run of the game. All good things must come to... Continue Reading →

Coronovirus. Up until about three weeks ago, I hadn’t even heard the word before. Now, it is literally everywhere. I have heard that the reason for this virus is that a girl from China decided to eat a bat which had the virus. This mistake ended up giving it to the whole world. Without that,... Continue Reading →

Opinion by Makayla Secrist Staff writter Soft music, cow plants, and torture of innocent simulated lives, how could I say no to that? I've been escaping into the Sims 4 quite a bit over the past couple weeks. I guess the ability to control something appeals to my anxious heart. I build houses, create ridiculous... Continue Reading →

By: Mitchell Hagenson Staff Writer Who would expect that this disease would affect the way how we live our lives? Just think, one day everyone was just living there normal lives around the world, and then all of a sudden everyone is quarantined worldwide. There are many things that had to be either shut down,... Continue Reading →