TOP HEADLINES


  • Bridget Drey, owner of B’s Blooms in Ida Grove, at left, with artist Megumi Nakazawa, who painted the new butterfly mural on the west wall of the shop. Photo submitted
    07/14/2025 - 11:27am

  • Tickets for the 2025 Farm-To-Table dinner in Holstein are on sale now. Only 250 are available. Photo submitted
    07/14/2025 - 11:25am

  • Jen Hoaglund uses reclaimed wood to make mosaics. Photo by Dan Mundt
    07/14/2025 - 11:24am

  • Photo courtesy of Ida Grove Chamber of Commerce
    07/14/2025 - 11:23am

  • Street closure: An emergency street closure is in effect in Ida Grove after the building at 402-408 Second St. has continued to show signs of structural failure. The first area of closure to all through traffic, begins at the intersection of 1st Street and Main Street including the whole traveled portion of the street, also including its right of way to the south, in an easterly direction until the Y intersection of 1st and 2nd Street, and the second described area has a beginning 185 feet east of the intersection of 2nd Street and Main Street, extending in an easterly direction which will include the whole traveled portion of the street and will end 115 feet west of the intersection of Burns Street and 2nd Street. Photo by Brent Harm
    07/14/2025 - 11:22am

  • Photo courtesy of Don Poggensee
    07/14/2025 - 11:20am

  • “The Shed” youth ministry leaders: Associate Pastor Billy Bergman (left) and Pastor Wayne Stowers help young people in many ways, in their role as youth ministry leaders at First Baptist Church in Kiron. Photo by Brent Harm
    07/14/2025 - 11:19am

  • Brandon Bollmeyer works on a label for one of his treats at his table at the Holstein Market on Main farmers market on July 8. Photo by Brent Harm
    07/14/2025 - 11:17am

  • Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day for the Sunrise Coffee Farmers Market. Photo by Dan Mundt
    07/14/2025 - 11:15am

  • Balder belts a line drive!: OABCIG’s Zach Balder delivers a blow against Unity Christian, during the Falcons playoff tilt with the Knights at Orange City. Photo by Brent Harm
    07/14/2025 - 11:13am

  • JJ lays down the bunt: OABCIG’s JJ Parks executes a bunt against MVAO/COU, during the Falcons’ 12-2 playoff win over the Rams. Photo by Brent Harm
    07/14/2025 - 11:11am

  • Anna adds to the lead: OABCIG’s Anna Hoffman comes in for a score, during a contest from earlier this season. Hoffman, along with fellow seniors Halle Montogmery and Calli Ulrich, played her final game for the Falcons on Thursday. Photo by Brent Harm
    07/14/2025 - 11:07am
  • 07/14/2025 - 11:05am

  • That one’s outta here!: Ridge View’s Emma Mentzer drills this ball over the right field fence, during the Raptors’ 13-6 playoff win over MMCRU. Mentzer had a pair of hits, was walked twice, and drove in two runs during the playoff win at Cleghorn on Wednesday. Photo by Brent Harm
    07/14/2025 - 11:05am

  • Ryan crosses home plate: Ridge View’s Ryan Barry jogs across home plate for a score, during the Raptors’ Class 2A playoff matchup with Pocahontas Area. Photo by Brent Harm
    07/14/2025 - 11:03am

News


Bridget Drey, owner of B’s Blooms in Ida Grove, at left, with artist Megumi Nakazawa, who painted the new butterfly mural on the west wall of the shop. Photo submitted
07/14/2025 - 11:27am
A new piece of artwork greets visitors who arrive in Ida Grove from the west. “I bought the building in January of ’24, and every time I came in from the west, I would see this bare wall,” said Bridget Drey, owner of B’s Blooms on Highway 175/59 in...

Opinion

07/14/2025 - 10:59am
On Tuesday, July 8, the Trump administration announced the rollout of the National Farm Security Action Plan. This is a comprehensive, seven-point initiative to defend American farmland from foreign adversaries, secure our agricultural supply chains...

Sports


Balder belts a line drive!: OABCIG’s Zach Balder delivers a blow against Unity Christian, during the Falcons playoff tilt with the Knights at Orange City. Photo by Brent Harm
07/14/2025 - 11:13am
The OABCIG baseball team found itself in a low-scoring affair with Unity Christian, as the two squads met up in a Class 2A playoff matchup at Orange City on Tuesday. The Falcons entered the contest with a 14-4 record, while the Knights sported a...

Obituaries

07/09/2025 - 6:03pm
MaryAnn Lorna Henderson 1943 – 2025   ADEL, IA - MaryAnn Lorna (Otten) Henderson, 81, of Adel, IA (formerly Ida Grove), passed away Monday, July 7, 2025, at Edencrest at Adel. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 18, 2025, at New Hope Church...

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