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The cast of “Matilda the Musical” rehearses a scene on Thursday, Oct. 31. Photo by Dan Mundt.
11/04/2024 - 2:08pm
Students and teachers at OABCIG High School are busy getting “Matilda the Musical” ready for audiences to see at the end of next week. The musical, based on British children’s author Roald Dahl’s novel “Matilda,” has music and lyrics by Tim Minchin...

Opinion

11/04/2024 - 1:32pm
It’s been a while since I wrote one of these columns, so I thought I’d give it another shot. I don’t have anything really specific to talk about, but here goes anyway! I feel like we’ve had some things to be excited about this fall in our rural Iowa...

Sports


Another fun season of Falcon football: The OABCIG football squad poses with their State Participant trophy after Friday night’s playoff game in Ida Grove. The Falcons won first place in Class 1A District 1 this season, and advanced to the second round of the state playoffs. Photo by Brent Harm
11/04/2024 - 1:43pm
The OABCIG football squad saw its season come to an end on Friday night, as Hinton defeated the Falcons in a 21-14 thriller at Ida Grove. The Class 1A playoff game was a rematch of OABCIG’s only district loss this season, a 19-13 setback to the...

Obituaries

11/05/2024 - 9:35am
Steven C. Walsh  1956 – 2024   ODEBOLT - Steven Chris Walsh, 68, of Odebolt, took his final fishing trip to heaven on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at the OABCIG Middle School Gymnasium of...

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