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Early council denies request to change the city's legal newspaper

City Council of the City of Early, Iowa · March 11, 2025
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Summary

The council voted to deny the Ida County Courier's request to replace The Chronicle (Odebolt) as the City of Early's official newspaper; the motion passed with Langner absent.

On March 11 the Early City Council considered a written request from the Ida County Courier to become the city's official newspaper. Councilor Brian Pickhinke moved and Councilor Brandon Scadden seconded a motion to deny that request, thereby retaining The Chronicle (Odebolt) as the city's legal newspaper.

The motion passed on a show-of-hands vote recorded as Ayes: Scadden, Pickhinke, Madden; Councilor Langner was absent at the time of the vote. The minutes do not record further debate or a stated reason for denying the request.