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Much Loss to Paullina

belltimescourier.com Posted on August 6, 2025 by richard radtkeAugust 6, 2025

It’s been a pretty wild time since 2003 when Richard and Mari Radtke purchased three newspapers from Mike Otto, O’Brien County Bell, Paullina Times and the Sutherland Courier.So much changed while we were publishing, closing, selling, creating and merging newspapers, … Continue reading →

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The Evans Edition

belltimescourier.com Posted on June 25, 2025 by mnwvdJune 25, 2025

by Senator Lynn Evans“Freedom and property rights are inseparable. You can’t have one without the other.” – George Washington.One of the issues that I have heard about most often and most consistently throughout the past three years concerns the carbon … Continue reading →

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Editorial

belltimescourier.com Posted on April 16, 2025 by StaffApril 16, 2025

Really? By Mari RadtkeIowa State Auditor Rob Sand spent a Friday night in Sanborn talking about what it is like being a State Auditor. Despite him being the only state-wide Democrat elected to office, he mostly left the Democrat vs. … Continue reading →

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The Evans Edition

belltimescourier.com Posted on April 3, 2025 by mnwvdApril 3, 2025

The eleventh week of the session was heavy with debate as we prepare to go into our second legislative deadline.One of the bills debated this week, which I had the privilege of floor managing, was House File 782, the Governor’s … Continue reading →

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Video of 2025 O’Brien County Community Foundation Grants held June 12th, 2025.

https://youtu.be/OhH3dBbCTHQ

News

  • O’Brien County Democrats Host Opportunity to Connect
    All O’Brien County Democrats are warmly invited to a community ...
  • Paullina’s Foolish Ventures Showing Up
    by Mari RadtkeJustin Jacobsma of Williams and Company has been ...
  • Main Market Pending Ownership Change
    by Mari RadtkeSharon Litka purchased Main Market in 1997 from ...

Local Community Websites

City of Sutherland, Iowa website

Paullina, Iowa Community website

City of Primghar, Iowa website

 

Recent Posts

  • O’Brien County Democrats Host Opportunity to Connect January 27, 2026
  • Paullina’s Foolish Ventures Showing Up January 16, 2026
  • Main Market Pending Ownership Change January 16, 2026
  • South O’Brien Sports January 16, 2026
  • O’Brien County Pub Opens After Remsen Sale January 1, 2026
  • Primghar Christmas and Red-Ribbon Cuttings January 1, 2026
  • Freesoil Foundation Hosted Conference January 1, 2026
  • Death Notice – Wesley Wayne Yates January 1, 2026
  • Primghar City Council Meeting and Public Hearing Minutes January 1, 2026

Zion St. John School board members break ground for new addition.

https://youtu.be/ekSzyvamYHo

Paullina City Council Meeting – May 5, 2025

https://youtu.be/yNSBmlhzAe4

Change in Office Hours

Monday – Closed
Tuesday – 9 – Noon
Wednesday – 9 – 4:30
Thursday – 9 to Noon
Friday- Closed
Sat – Sun – Closed

Area Weather

Sports

  • South O’Brien Sports
  • Trinity Tigers Overcome by Visitors
  • Non Conference Win for South O’Brien

Obituaries

  • Death Notice – Wesley Wayne Yates
    Wesley Wayne Yates was born October 14, 1933. He passed ...
  • Obituary – Nadine Ruth Faust
    Nadine R. Faust March 20, 1936-November 21, 2025, 89 Yr. – ...
  • Obituary – Kathleen “Kathy” Kay Ginger
    Kathleen “Kathy” Kay Ginger Kathleen “Kathy” Kay Ginger, the daughter of ...

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