News
02/16/2026 - 12:58pm
Fairgoers can look for something new this year at the Ida County Fair.
The Ida County Fair Board announced Sunday that Double S Bull Company will take part in the 2026 Ida County Fair.
Rodeo Night is set for Thursday, July 16.
The event kicks off on...
Opinion
02/16/2026 - 12:18pm
Rapid Motion
Hello everyone. The best way to describe these past two weeks of the 2026 Legislative Session would be Rapid Motion, so rapid in fact that I was unable to get a newsletter sent out last week. So, this week’s edition of Freedom Watch...
Sports
Schaeding qualifies for State: OABCIG 215-pounder Carter Schaeding qualified for the State Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines. Photo courtesy of OABCIG
02/16/2026 - 12:30pm
The OABCIG wrestling squad competed in the Class 2A district wrestling tournament at Sergeant Bluff-Luton High School on Saturday. The Falcons’ 215-pounder, Carter Schaeding, qualified for the State Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines by placing...
Obituaries
02/19/2026 - 3:58pm
Herbert C. Irgens
1940 – 2026
Herbert C. Irgens, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, formerly of Ida Grove, passed away on Feb. 4, 2026, following a brief illness. He was 85 years old.
Herb was born on Oct. 15, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York. Following high...
