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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

  • Cherokee Regional Medical Center to Acquire MercyOne Primghar Family Medicine Clinic
    Cherokee Regional Medical Center is excited to announce that effective ...
  • Paullina’s Newest Council Member
    Roxy Pottebaum,Paullina’s Newest Council Member by Mari RadtkeRoxy Pottebaum ran for ...
  • Rural Paullina Home Schooled Student Wins Science Fair
    by Mari RadtkeJSSTFI Junior State Science & Technology Fair of ...

Local Community Websites

City of Sutherland, Iowa website

Paullina, Iowa Community website

City of Primghar, Iowa website

 

Recent Posts

  • Paullina’s Newest Council Member December 5, 2025
  • Cherokee Regional Medical Center to Acquire MercyOne Primghar Family Medicine Clinic December 5, 2025
  • Rural Paullina Home Schooled Student Wins Science Fair November 20, 2025
  • Obituary – Nadine Ruth Faust December 5, 2025
  • Paullina American Legion hosts Soup Supper November 20, 2025
  • Education is the Heart Beat of the Paullina PEO Giving Dictionaries to all 3rd Graders November 10, 2025
  • Smile and Get in Line November 10, 2025
  • Primghar Lagoon Still Facing Challenges October 24, 2025
  • War Eagle Conference Cross-Country Meet October 24, 2025

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

  • War Eagle Conference Cross-Country Meet
  • Wolverines vs Hawks
  • SOS Faces Trinity Tigers

Obituaries

  • 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 ...
  • Obituary – Bonnie Bronson
    Bonnie Mae Bronson Bonnie Mae Bronson (Miller), 89, of Duluth, passed ...

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