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Wind turbine sunset: Some folks feel the Iowa landscape is losing its natural beauty with the increasing number of wind turbines in the area. Photo by Brent Harm
10/13/2025 - 1:26pm
MidAmerican Energy hosted a meeting Monday afternoon at Second Wind in Holstein, to talk with residents in Ida County about the expansion of the Mid American’s wind turbine project. The company wants to add eight more wind turbines to the over 200...

Opinion

10/13/2025 - 1:03pm
Two years ago on Oct. 7, 2023, the world watched in horror as vicious Hamas terrorists invaded Israel, murdered nearly 1,200 innocent Israelis, burned entire communities to the ground, and took hundreds of people hostage. Hamas is a terrorist...

Sports


“Ellah”-vating her play!: OABCIG’s Ellah Byers cranks things up a notch with this hit from the outside against Westwood. The Falcons earned a hard-fought, 3-2 win over the Rebels on Pink-Out night in Ida Grove. Photo by Brent Harm
10/13/2025 - 1:13pm
The OABCIG volleyball hosted Westwood on Thursday night, in a pink-out match for breast cancer awareness month. The Falcons, along with many in the crowd, were decked out in pink to show support for those who have battled breast cancer, and anyone...

Obituaries

10/16/2025 - 11:36am
Linda Martin 1964 – 2025   IDA GROVE - Linda Martin, 60, of Ida Grove, passed away on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center of Omaha, Nebraska. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 20,...

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