News
Horn Memorial Emergency Room entrance: Part of the expansion project at Horn Memorial Hospital includes a more accessible entrance, with expanded parking and a family waiting area. Photo by Brent Harm
06/23/2025 - 12:41pm
Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove will host a ribbon cutting, tours of the new Emergency Room and Laboratory, and an ice cream social on Thursday, June 26. The hospital is celebrating the completion of its expansion project, in conjunction with...
Opinion
06/23/2025 - 11:57am
by Mayor Nathan Weitl
City of Ida Grove
Small towns like ours depend on local hospitals. They’re not just where we go when we’re sick, where emergencies are handled close to home, and where our loved ones receive care as they age. For Ida Grove,...
Sports
Balder barrels into home!: OABCIG’s Zach Balder dives into home plate for a score against Westwood, during Saturday morning’s matchup in Ida Grove. Photo by Brent Harm
06/23/2025 - 12:12pm
The OABCIG baseball squad shut out Westwood 14-0 on Saturday morning in Ida Grove. The game was a continuation of a contest from earlier in the week, which rained out with the Falcons leading 8-0 after one inning.
OABCIG went right back to work...
Obituaries
06/20/2025 - 3:39pm
Jane Hout
1969 – 2025
Jane Barker Hout, born Sept. 24, 1969, died at age 55 on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center from heart failure brought on by chemotherapy and radiation treatments for breast cancer when she...
