News
03/30/2026 - 1:54pm
Chapter Degree: OABCIG FFA Chapter Degree recipients were, from left: Bailey Barber, Breah Harms, Allison Hayden, Addison Mohr, Dustin Riessen, Izabelle Rohlf, Alayna Swanger, and Breanne Wilcox.
Photo by Brent Harm
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Opinion
03/30/2026 - 1:20pm
We are about to complete Week 10 of the 2026 Legislative session. It has been a busy and productive session, and this week we faced several challenges that require hard decisions and decisive leadership. In this edition of Freedom Watch, the...
Sports
2026 OABCIG boys track and field: Front, from left: Hunter Maier, Xander Devitt, Kordell Popp, Kolt Spotts, Gabriel Bergman, Donovin Smith. Back row: Aiden Miller, Zachariah Johnson, Kade Spotts, Jaxx DeJean, Raif Jensen, Carter Schaeding, Kash Schulte. Photo by Brent Harm
03/30/2026 - 1:29pm
Coach Travis Chizek and the OABCIG boys track and field team are ready for a competitive season of running, jumping and throwing. Coach Chizek will have to replace some standouts lost to graduation from last season.
“Losing Brysen Kolar and Miles...
Obituaries
03/30/2026 - 5:13pm
Keith Gerald Fineran
1949 – 2026
IDA GROVE - Keith Gerald Fineran, 76, of Ida Grove, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the Accura Healthcare of Cherokee.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 1, 2026,...
