News
Heidi shows off her store: Heidi Swartz is the owner of Remarkable Treasures and Jewels, located in the former Murray Jewelers store in downtown Ida Grove. Photo by Brent Harm
02/23/2026 - 1:41pm
A new business in downtown Ida Grove has people buzzing. Heidi Swartz has opened a home decor and so much more store, called “Remarkable Treasures and Jewels.”
The business is located downtown Ida Grove in the old Murray Jewelers building, between...
Opinion
03/02/2026 - 1:41pm
As I type this newsletter, it is a snowy Thursday night, and I am sitting in my hotel room in Des Moines. After completing Judiciary Committee late this afternoon, I reviewed the weather and decided I would wait to drive back to Denison until...
Sports
03/02/2026 - 1:42pm
Action Saturday at Spencer resulted in Ridge View’s Hannah Brown scoring a 275 for fourth for the girls to lead her team.
Also on the girls side, Mandy Jacobson had a 261 for 11th, Valeria Torres-Najera managed a 236 for 20th, Anna Jacobson took a...
Obituaries
02/25/2026 - 4:29pm
Dick D. Juelfs
CUSHING - Dick D. Juelfs, 86, of Cushing, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, at Golden Horizons Assisted Living of Ida Grove.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., with a Rosary at 9 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at...
