Industrial Technology instructor Scott Phelps briefed members of the Galva-Holstein and Schaller Crestland joint board about a unique offering.
Raptor Manufacturing is a student business offering a small product line.
Students Graca Goettsch and Conner Naberhaus were on hand to give their perspective on the enterprise.
Members of the general public will get a taste of the products to be offered coming up as brochures are made available during upcoming conferences, and orders will be taken until mid-April.
A crash in Ida County that resulted in a child’s death has led to felony charges of homicide by vehicle leading to death and child endangerment involving death after an investigation concluded the man’s actions showed “willful and wanton disregard” for safety.
Over a year after a fatal crash on Highway 31 near Washta, extensive collision reconstruction and investigation has led the Iowa Highway Patrol to find that Ethan David Juelfs, 34, of Cushing, was negligent in the Nov. 15, 2020 crash, which saw his vehicle fail to negotiate a curve and head down an embankment.
Dark days were on the minds of area residents as war and pandemic loomed in the headlines.
In many ways, it would have felt much like today.
Still, as northwestern Iowans rejoiced at the end of World War I and looked to move forward after enduring years of pandemic, an area businessman took the lead in remembering fallen sons lost to the war and recalling their sacrifice.
The Ida Grove City Council met on Monday, February 7 at 6:00 p.m in the Temporary City Hall at the Rec Center. In attendance was Mayor Devlun Whiteing, Council members Gregor Ernst, Jeff Miesner, Jason Schable, Ange Johnson, Jared Bogue, and Attorney Ryan Gaskins. The council opened a public hearing on Maximum Property Tax Dollars for Affected Tax Levies for Fiscal Year 2023. Duane Swenson was present to express frustration in rising property taxes.
The Orphan Grain Train is a Christian volunteer network that ships donated food, clothing, medical supplies, and other needed items to people in almost 70 different countries, including the United States. The Orphan Grain Train movement is a loving response to Jesus Christ’s example as a servant and His love for us.
The Orphan Grain Train warehouse in Ida Grove is located at 417 First Street, just south of the railroad tracks. It is operated under the auspices of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
Results of the 2022 Iowa Newspaper Foundation Better Newspaper Contest have the Ida County Courier earning a total of six awards with Designer Jenny Seuntjens earning four awards on her own and taking part in design for two additional awards.
Seuntjens earned recognition for Best Ad Featuring Automotive-Boats-Aircraft-Tires-Gasoline-Etc. (Beckman Motors); Best Special Section Advertising (Christmas Edition, consisting of over 100 ads), Best Ad Designer (Portfolio of 10 ads), and Best Feature Pages (Battle Creek Fourth of July, Holstein Kinderfest and Ridge View Plays).
A Battle Creek business is on the front lines of some key issues facing both Iowa and the rest of the country.
Bitterly Cold temperatures helped to make a point more eloquently than words as Johnson Propane Heating and Cooling hosted a Congressional visitor with Rep. Randy Feenstra stopping in on one of the coldest days of the year.
With the mercury (and wind chill) hovering around 20 below, the cold (and keeping warm) were one everyone’s minds.
Fortunately, the Battle Creek business was the right place to go.
For just the fourth time overall, Ida Grove is smack dab in the midst of RAGBRAI’s planned 2022 route with the only question being just which other area communities will be announced coming up as Pass Through towns.
Day One’s overnight stop is Ida Grove, according to Friday’s route announcement.
