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  • Double duty: Jared Schmidt’s building in Ida Grove serves as home to both Port-A-Hut farm shelters and Schmidt Insurance. Photo by Brent Harm
    11/25/2024 - 12:52pm

  • Pictured representing OABCIG are: Courtney Ackerman, Breah Harms, Allison Moore, Alayna Swanger, Alexis Patera, Chloe Pridie, Malia Lansink, Saige Raasch, and Ella Boysen. Pictured representing Ridge View (front row, l-r) are: Emma Mentzer, Reese Hawthorne, Brookelynn Cudaback, Alyvia Allerdings and Cadey Vohs. Back row: Marleigh Banks, Emlynn Winkel, Savannah Lesher, Alyssa Biede and Naunika Crum.
    11/25/2024 - 12:51pm
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  • Grant Terry, Summit Carbon Solutions senior pipeline project manager, describes a “bowtie model” of possible scenarios for the company’s proposed pipeline. Photo by Dan Mundt
    11/25/2024 - 12:47pm

  • Saw-whet. Photo courtesy of Don Poggensee
    11/25/2024 - 12:45pm
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  • Call Fran for a ride!: Fran Leonard (pictured), as well as Pam Kay, are Holstein city employees who help keep the taxi service going. Photo by Brent Harm
    11/25/2024 - 12:39pm

  • This is the first Hustler to be built. The Coltrains restored it to better-than-new condition last year. Photo by Dan Mundt
    11/25/2024 - 12:36pm

  • Siegner seals the deal: Lauren Siegner of the Ridge View girls wrestling squad pins her Spencer opponent as the referee prepares to slap the mat. Photo by Brent Harm
    11/25/2024 - 12:31pm

  • 2024-25 Ridge View boys basketball team: Front from left: Lane Wandrey, Jared Friedmann, Karsen Jensen, Talan Witzke, Aiden Myrtue, Blake Friedrichsen, Tyler Dutler, Derek Heilman, Hayden Hawthorne, and Evan Kolpin. Second row: Robert Forristal, Tyler Friedrichsen, Jacob Friedmann, Ethan Wandrey, Luke Whitmer, Broc Wilken, Eli Franken, Ethan Castillo, Drew Burk, and Brayden Blum. Back row: Assistant coach Austin Moeller, Gavin Vohs, Carson Harriman, Kellen Jensen, Daniel Najera-Torres, Kinnick Jensen, Adam Stephan, Jack Todd, Carter Todd, Zach Kolpin, Kyle Burk, Cole Jochims, Assistant coach Austin Hansen, and Head coach Alex Warnke. Photo courtesy of Stevenson Studios
    11/25/2024 - 12:30pm

  • 2024-25 Ridge View girls basketball team: Front from left: Manager Savannah Lesher, Zoey Aschinger, Mya Henningson, Sydney Blackmore, Claire Wandrey, and Alyvia Allerdings. Second row: Asst. Coach Carly Murphy, Cora Tesch, Janna Friedmann, Alyssa Biede, Reese Hawthorne, Chloe Murphy, Brynlee Grieme, and Asst. Coach Kenzee Wunschel. Back row: Asst. Coach Keely Dutler, Kimiya Bolden, Graceyn Hansen, Jayna Aschinger, Hannah Brown, and Head Coach Brian Bode. Photo courtesy of Stevenson Studios
    11/25/2024 - 12:27pm

  • Orduna with the escape: Jazmine Orduna of Ridge View escapes the grasp of her opponent, during Saturday’s tournament in Holstein. Orduna claimed sixth place at 110 pounds in the Ridge View Girls Wrestling Invitational. Photo by Brent Harm
    11/25/2024 - 12:25pm
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News


Double duty: Jared Schmidt’s building in Ida Grove serves as home to both Port-A-Hut farm shelters and Schmidt Insurance. Photo by Brent Harm
11/25/2024 - 12:52pm
Jared Schmidt, owner of Schmidt Insurance in Ida Grove, purchased the Storm Lake-based Port-A-Hut business earlier this year, and has pumped new life into it here in Ida Grove. Schmidt, who also owns Wilsch Family Farm pasture-raised pigs in rural...

Opinion

11/25/2024 - 12:24pm
December will be an interesting month in the sky. Brilliant Venus will be unmistakable, shining in a fully dark sky. It will set about three hours after the Sun in early December, and it will climb even higher before it starts to descend in late...

Sports


Siegner seals the deal: Lauren Siegner of the Ridge View girls wrestling squad pins her Spencer opponent as the referee prepares to slap the mat. Photo by Brent Harm
11/25/2024 - 12:31pm
  The Ridge View girls wrestling team kicked off their season in spectacular fashion at Denison High School, facing off against Spencer, Creston, and Denison-Schleswig. Their performance set a high standard for the season ahead, as they emerged...

Obituaries

11/30/2024 - 6:21pm
Janet Ehlers 1940 – 2024   Janet (Jan) June (Todd) Ehlers was born on April 3, 1940 in Ida County, and passed away on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 at Iowa Jewish Life Senior Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Graveside services will take place at 1 p.m. Monday,...

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