News
10/06/2025 - 2:10pm
2025 OABCIG homecoming court: From left, Courtney Ackerman, Sophi Johnson, Sydney Neubauer, Hailey Bender, Cecily Jacobson, queen Stella Remer, king Caden Spetman, Jack Gilbert, Isaac Hoefling, Kade Spotts, Chace Schiernbeck and Dalton Mefferd....
Opinion
10/06/2025 - 1:22pm
Strong communities don’t just happen. They rely on connection—residents knowing what’s going on, businesses reaching the customers who keep them open, and citizens having the facts to make good decisions. Local newspapers provide that connection...
Sports
Blake keeps the ball: OABCIG quarterback Blake Patera takes the ball on a QB keeper, as an Estherville-Lincoln Central tackler attempts to bring him down. Patera rushed for 24 yards and threw a touchdown pass in the Falcons’ homecoming victory. Photo by Brent Harm
10/06/2025 - 1:34pm
The OABCIG football team celebrated homecoming with a 50-21 drubbing of Estherville-Lincoln Central on Friday night. The Falcons soared to a 43-7 lead at halftime and cruised to victory on a warm night in Ida Grove.
OABCIG opened the scoring early...
Obituaries
09/15/2025 - 2:31pm
Larry Lee Markert
1954 – 2025
BATTLE CREEK - Larry Markert, 70, of Battle Creek, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, at his home in Battle Creek.
A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., with a visitation held from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a....
