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The UBI parking lot was jammed with people before the event. Photo by Dan Mundt
05/12/2025 - 12:33pm
The 31st annual Whitey Thompson Hike-Bike-A-Thon took place in Ida Grove on Wednesday, May 7.
The event is sponsored and organized by United Bank of Iowa (UBI) in Ida Grove and the OABCIG Dollars for Scholars Foundation.
Marcia Cates, UBI vice...
Opinion
05/12/2025 - 12:40pm
“Success is loving life and daring to live it” - Maya Angelou
When I was 17, Facebook was just starting to take off. Back then, one of the big trends was filling out these wildly unnecessary questionnaires or joining 30-day photo challenges that...
Sports
A smooth transition: Brynley Smith of OABCIG (right) passes the baton to Saige Raasch, during the 4x800 meter relay at the conference track meet in Ida Grove. Photo by Brent Harm
05/12/2025 - 12:14pm
Kolar, Bergman and Hoffman win events for Falcons
OABCIG High School was the setting for the Western Valley Conference track and field meet last week. Eight different schools were represented on a beautiful sunny night in Ida Grove.
In the girls...
Obituaries
05/13/2025 - 1:10pm
Douglas ‘Doug’ Wheeler
1962 – 2025
IDA GROVE - Douglas Mark Wheeler, 62, of Ida Grove, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2025, surrounded by his family at the Mitchell House of Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral Services were held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May...
