News
Family fun: Helping the “littles” with Easter eggs is always a favorite family memory. Photo by Brent Harm
04/06/2026 - 2:09pm
Ida Grove Community Partners and other contributing donors sponsored an Easter Egg Hunt at the Kiwanis ball fields on Saturday morning, April 4. Children from ages 0-10 raced around scooping up candy-filled Easter eggs, having fun with family and...
Opinion
04/06/2026 - 1:23pm
Last week, during the Great American Agriculture Celebration, we saw the largest gathering of farmers ever hosted at the White House, and I was honored to join President Donald Trump in highlighting historic wins for farmers.
Back home in Iowa, a...
Sports
Kolt comes in for a landing: OABCIG’s Kolt Spotts hits the sand after a long jump. Kolt won fifth place in the event at the Audubon Early Bird track meet, with a leap of 18 feet 5 inches. Photo by Brent Harm
04/06/2026 - 1:19pm
The OABCIG boys track and field squad got its season underway at the Audubon Early Bird meet last week.
In field events, the Falcons’ Kade Spotts claimed fifth place in the shot put with a toss of 43 feet 2 inches. Carter Schaeding and Jaxx DeJean...
Obituaries
04/03/2026 - 11:41am
Nathan Horstman
BATTLE CREEK - Nathan Horstman, 42, of Battle Creek, passed away, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in rural Battle Creek, doing what he loved.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 10, 2026, at the Sacred...
