News
Whitney with some colorful kerchiefs: Whitney Johnson has her sheep decked out in colorful kerchiefs, as she enters the sale ring at the Ida County Fair livestock auction. Whitney was 1st Runner-Up in the Ida County Fair Queen contest. Photo by Brent Harm
07/28/2025 - 11:58am
Sales receipts from the Ida County Fair livestock auction on July 21 totaled $607,611.76. That figure was up from last year’s total of $516,908.26. The total number of animals sold was 345, up from last year’s total of 313. This year, there were...
Opinion
07/28/2025 - 11:42am
To the Editor:
In the July 16, 2025 issue of the Holstein Advance, the administration of the town of Holstein, Iowa, had a legal notice about a Variance of Zoning Hearing for the address of 1500 S. Kiel Street.
To explain this further, the...
Sports
07/28/2025 - 11:35am
The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association (IHSBCA) has released its All-District teams for the 2025 season.
In the Class 2A Northwest District, Ridge View junior Blake Myrtue was selected as a First-Team utility player. Myrtue had a...
Obituaries
07/28/2025 - 1:12pm
James L. Lansink
1940 – 2025
IDA GROVE - James L. “Jim” Lansink, 85, of Ida Grove, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Aug. 4...
