TOP HEADLINES


  • Ryan Walters, pictured here in a game with East Marshall earlier this season, reeled in a 62 yard fourth-quarter touchdown pass from Mason Sheldahl in Friday's game at Dyersville Beckman. (Jake Ryder photo)
    Trailblazers eliminate Tigers, 42-6
    10/25/2021 - 10:45am

  • South Hardin's Alli Sheldahl spikes the ball during Wednesday's match with Ogden. (Terri Reutter photo)
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    Ava Salvo finished with two of South Hardin's 19 aces on Wednesday. (Terri Reutter photo)
    Tigers kick aces, sweep Ogden
    10/25/2021 - 10:36am

  • : Shown is a map of Eldora with the areas of town open to deer hunting (bow hunting only, and by permission of owner only) are outlined. The portion of the city open to hunting on the far northeast side of the community tends to be the most heavily hunted.
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    The DNR has posted cautions for years, acquainting visitors with the ongoing deer hunt in the state park properties.
    City OKs deer bow hunting
    10/25/2021 - 10:11am
  • Touring 11th Avenue
    10/25/2021 - 10:07am
  • Schools facing enrollment decline
    10/25/2021 - 9:41am
  • Schools to charge for ms, non-varsity sports
    10/25/2021 - 9:18am

  • This vacant middle school in Eldora may face a wrecking ball sooner rather than later. Rick Patrie/Herald-Ledger photo
    Old E-NP middle school could face wrecking ball
    10/18/2021 - 11:14am

  • The focus of damage and of recovery efforts is clearly illustrated in the swath of counties where grants will be distributed. Heavy damage in Hardin County was largely confined to the southern half of the county.
    Derecho grant program to fund 66 projects
    10/18/2021 - 11:11am

  • An informational tour of 11th Avenue is planned Oct. 20.
    City planning to rebuild portion of 11th Avenue
    10/18/2021 - 11:06am
  • City to get new ambulance
    10/18/2021 - 11:03am

  • Osborn Eugene Gavel
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    This residence at 302 Commercial St. in Union is where 74-year-old Steve Reece was allegedly murdered by Osborn Eugene Gavel on Oct. 12.
    Union man slain in crowbar attack
    10/18/2021 - 11:00am
  • South Hardin Homecoming 2021 Halftime Coronation
    10/13/2021 - 12:51pm

  • South Hardin's Rylee Nelson takes a swing at the net during Thursday's semifinal with Denver at D-NH High School. (Jake Ryder Photo)
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    South Hardin fans hold up sighns spelling Rylee Nelson's name after she hit her 500th career kill in Tuesday's Match with Union. (Jake Ryder Photo)
    Tigers 4th in NICL tourney
    10/11/2021 - 10:44am

  • Issac Inks (63) and Wyatt Hollingsworth (40) lead a charge of South Hardin defenders taking down East Marshall's Garrett Kerber during Friday's Game in Eldora. (Jake Ryder photo)
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    Wyatt Hollingsworth makes his East Marshall defender miss during Friday's game in Eldora. (Jake Ryder photo)
    Tigers rout Mustangs, secure playoff spot
    10/11/2021 - 10:37am
  • Fall colors arrive in the Greenbelt
    10/11/2021 - 8:40am

News


As the days keep getting shorter across Hardin County, brilliant sunsets are getting easier to find – especially when clouds remain after a light rain shower. Elaine Loring/Herald-Ledger photo
10/25/2021 - 10:13am
Autumn sunset
City OKs deer bow hunting
Touring 11th Avenue
Schools facing enrollment decline
Schools to charge for ms, non-varsity sports
Old E-NP middle school could face wrecking ball

Opinion

10/25/2021 - 10:16am
That scary time of year
So, it’s Halloween time. That’s when every scary movie that was ever made appears on satellite in repeat, and people spend weeks coming up with clever costume ideas for the big day/night. Interestingly, a little internet search says Halloween is...
The life and death of pets
Finding a wad of cash
Maneuvering a thunderstorm
GPS and back gravel roads
Constitution Day: A show of patriotism

Sports


Ryan Walters, pictured here in a game with East Marshall earlier this season, reeled in a 62 yard fourth-quarter touchdown pass from Mason Sheldahl in Friday's game at Dyersville Beckman. (Jake Ryder photo)
10/25/2021 - 10:45am
Trailblazers eliminate Tigers, 42-6
DYERSVILLE – Owen Huehnergarth ran for five touchdowns as undefeated Dyersville Beckman defeated South Hardin 42-6 in an opening-round match of the Class 1A football playoffs. Beckman improved to 9-0 and will host West Branch on Friday. South Hardin...
Tigers kick aces, sweep Ogden
Tigers to tussle with Trailblazers in first round
Cyclone offense overwhelms Tigers
Miller, Harding lead Cadet girls at NCC meet
Comets fall to A-P

Obituaries

10/25/2021 - 1:22pm
Betty Jane Gethman
Betty Jane Gethman, 64, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away unexpectantly on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, due to complications of COVID-19. Following Betty’s wishes, there will be private family...
Carolyn Ullestad
Allan Charles Ostrem
Patrick M. Lawler
Donald Barber
Georgia Miller

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