ARL welcomes 40 Ridglan Farms beagles
News Desk Des Moines, IA (May 13) – On Monday, after spending their entire lives within the walls of a breeding facility to supply beagles for research, 40 beagles from Ridglan Farms…
Kim D. Lear
Funeral services for Kim D. Lear, 64, of Graettinger, formerly Delphi, Ind., will be held at 12 p.m., Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Henry-Olson Funeral Home in Estherville. Interment…
Barry Ray Huntsinger
Barry Ray Huntsinger was born in Estherville, Iowa on January 22, 1943, the son of Kenneth J. and Mable L. (Moore) Huntsinger. He passed away May 5, 2026, at Avera…
GTRA wraps up regular season at E’Hawk quad
EMMETSBURG — The Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire boys golf team wrapped up the regular season with a quad meet hosted by Emmetsburg last Thursday. Emmetsburg won the meet with a 150, while
Henderson takes runner-up honors at conference meet
BELMOND — Drew Henderson continued his consistent senior season Monday, earning runner-up medalist honors to lead North Union at the 2026 Top of Iowa West Conference Meet. Henderson fired a…
Henderson takes runner-up honors at conference meet
BELMOND — Drew Henderson continued his consistent senior season Monday, earning runner-up medalist honors to lead North Union at the 2026 Top of Iowa West Conference Meet. Henderson fired a…
Titans place fourth, claim 4×200 title at TLC meet
POCAHONTAS — The Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire boys track team took a significant step forward at the 2026 Twin Lakes Conference meet on Tuesday, May 5, finishing fourth as a team while also
Heinen, Colegrove sweep jumping events
ARMSTRONG — North Union placed fifth at the 2026 Top of Iowa West Conference Boys Meet last Thursday behind wins by Max Heinen in the high jump and Greyson Colegrove…
Warriors’ shuttle relay takes first in league
ARMSTRONG — The North Union girls posted a season-best time in winning the shuttle hurdle relay and added several other top-three finishes while placing seventh overall at the 2026 Top…
Titan girls win d-med at TLC meet
POCAHONTAS — Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire’s girls track team turned in a competitive performance at the Twin Lakes Conference Meet on Tuesday, May 5 highlighted by a conference title in
Senate advances legislation to withhold pay from senators during government shutdowns
The U.S. Capitol Building dome, on May 12, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Graeme Sloan/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — In an unanimous 99-0 vote, the Senate on Wednesday advanced a resolution to…
Lawsuit accuses agriculture secretary of ‘religious coercion’ in staff emails
US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins speaks at an event with US Vice President JD Vance and Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) at Ex-Guard Industries, a manufacturing facility on May 5,…
It’s their moment: A ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ world tour is happening
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ world tour (Courtesy Netflix) In the not-so-distant future, tickets for a KPop Demon Hunters world tour will be going up, up, up for sale. Ahead of the…
South American Weather and Crop Update (5-13-26)
Despite weather concerns for the crops in Brazil, the USDA increased the crop projections for both Brazil and Argentina in the latest WASDE report. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said…