News
07/21/2025 - 12:13pm
Abigail Bergman, 17, was named the Ida County Fair Queen on Wednesday evening, July 16.
Abigail, the daughter of Matt and Tracie Bergman, will be a senior at OABCIG High School this fall.
2024 Ida County Fair Queen Abigail Else was on hand to crown...
Opinion
07/21/2025 - 11:57am
On Wednesday, July 16, I had the privilege of being at the White House when President Trump signed the HALT Fentanyl Act into law. Joined by families who have tragically lost loved ones and children to an overdose, the ceremony was a sobering...
Sports
07/14/2025 - 11:13am
The OABCIG baseball team found itself in a low-scoring affair with Unity Christian, as the two squads met up in a Class 2A playoff matchup at Orange City on Tuesday. The Falcons entered the contest with a 14-4 record, while the Knights sported a...
Obituaries
07/18/2025 - 9:30am
Wayne William Hansen
1947 – 2025
IDA GROVE - Wayne Hansen, 78, of Ida Grove, passed away on July 14, 2025, at the CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy, of Omaha, Nebraska.
A Memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday,...