Part One of a Two-Part Series EDITORS NOTE: This article addresses the explanations concerning the educational environment, including safety, comfort, and teacher recruitment in addition to the infastructure and classroom requirements. Webster City has talked…
Iowa’s Annual Sales Tax Holiday will take place Aug. 7-8, exempting clothing and footwear purchases under $100 from the state’s…
Hotel/Motel Tax Grant meeting Wednesday The Hotel/Motel grant board will meet today at 5:30 p.m. at the Webster City City…
July 29, 1946 Release 20 names for Barracks C.C. McCarthy, city manager, today released the names of twenty successful applicants…
You don’t have to travel far to enjoy a great summer evening. Grab the family and join the Staycation Night…
BOONE – In a conference room at the Ericson Public Library Tuesday, cancer survivors, farmers, elected officials and community activists…
A busy Hamilton County Fair week saw plenty of live action at Hamilton County…
Country Roads Column for week of July 27, 2026 Seventy years ago many Iowa elementary classrooms displayed bright yellow cards appropriately called “dental cards.” The cards bore the signatures of dentists confirming that the student named thereon had visited said dentist and the condition of his or her teeth was duly approved. Most years…
It came to me about a year ago. My brother and I were talking on the…
When people think about the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, they usually picture deputies making traffic stops,…
Many years ago, long before Facebook memes were a thing, I saw a plaque with an…
There are times when a good idea can be made even better. That is the case with the expansion of the state’s Streamside Buffer Pilot Project. It uses a comparatively small amount of money to help farmers plant vegetation along the sides of waterways, with the ultimate goal of cleaning up water downstream. And…
What began as an experiment in self-governance rooted in personal freedom and liberty has grown into…
Iowa’s lawmakers appear to be on the verge of raising the speed limit on the state’s…
March Madness has begun and I can truly say this is my favorite time of the…
Fireflies and bats to be focus of conservation program tonight The Hamilton County Conservation program will be held tonight from 8:30 p.m. until 10 p.m. at the Briggs Woods barn shelter. This is at the third level of Briggs Woods County park. The program theme is “Chasing Fireflies, bat counts and glow games. To…
Back to School Night will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug, 3 at the Webster City Middle School, 1101 Des Moines St. Webster City Community School District invites all students and families to this special evening. designed as a one-stop location where families can access the resources and support needed to…
To the editor: I was recently carrying a jar of water from a local creek when a gentleman inquired what I was doing. I shared that I was testing for nitrates which prompted him to say, “At least it is getting better.” However, July nitrate readings of 30 and 20 parts per million in…
Maynard Luverne Nicholson, 80, of Webster City, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at the Rotary Senior Living Center in Eagle Grove. The family will hold private burial at a later date. With honor, Adams Celebration of Life is serving the family.
