The Webster City Fire Department encourages everyone to come to their biannual Open House event today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Webster City Fire House. The Fire House is located at 919 Superior…
Homecoming King and Queen enjoy parade
King Zach Lahr and Queen Lovie Pruismann had a perfect day for a ride through Webster City during the Homecoming…
Volunteer Brunch for Meals on Wheels tomorrow
Webster City Meals on Wheels will hold its annual volunteer brunch tomorrow at 9 a.m. at the Foster Funeral Home…
Lynx Imperials show their pride during Homecoming Parade Friday
Freeman Journal photo by Robert E. Oliver The Lynx Imperials proudly march past the Webster City Community School District Administration…
G'day
Kendall Young Library book sale begins Thursday The Friends of the Kendall Young Library will hold their annual book sale…
Turning Back the Pages of Time
1926 Aerial circus here a big success Hamilton County people saw their first aerial circus today and they liked it.…
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Local Sports
TALL ORDER
The Webster City football team was unable to keep up with Sioux City Heelan…
EMMETSBURG - The South Hamilton football team fell 35-14 to Emmetsburg here last Friday night. The…
Hawks can't slow down Emmetsburg
HOMECOMING HYPE
EMMETSBURG - The South Hamilton football team concludes the regular season with two straight road games.…
South Hamilton heads to Emmetsburg
Local Columns
It’s sad to see them go
While driving around Iowa I have noted a continuing decline in the number of barns. Once the monarch of every Iowa farmstead, the barn has given way to more efficient metal buildings and, in some cases, no buildings at all. Things change. As with threshing machines, windmills, the
Hamilton County needs you! Webster City needs you. Every city in the county needs their residents…
Leadership is a process, so it's time to start
I have always believed that if you want good people, you must treat good people like…
Employee appreciation is more than empty gestures
Having spent the past 70+ years spelling my name for people who have never heard it…
Not a Jimmy or Debbie in the bunch
Editorials
4-H is about helping youth achieve
Editorial: National 4-H Week, which began Sunday and concludes Saturday, is a good time to celebrate the enormous contributions 4-H makes to our community and nation. It's hard to imagine anyone in Iowa who doesn't know a bit about 4-H, but this week is an appropriate occasion to reflect on the important contribution this…
Voters face WCHS facilities question next week: Do they know enough?
Teenagers who once spent hours talking to each other on the phone now spend hours communicating…
Balance is needed in everyone’s online lives
There are times when a good idea can be made even better. That is the case…
Buffer Pilot Project just got better
Business Briefs
Van Diest Supply celebrates 70th anniversary on Sept. 11
La Perla Jarocha celebrates 20 years in Webster City
Urology services now available at VDMC
G'Day!
Lifestyle Briefs
Parents invited to Back to School Night Aug. 3
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…
Van Diest Medical Center board will not meet in July
Jam session set for Friday night
Congregate meals for week of July 27 to July 30
Letters to Editor
Preserve the downtown feeling
To the Editor, As a historic preservation enthusiast, I am glad to hear of the efforts to continue restoration work on historic buildings downtown while also being disappointed by the recent news that several of the old buildings must be demolished. I applaud the efforts to save as much as possible, especially given that…
The Doodle Bug Club of America thanks Webster City for its wonderful hospitality
Claims selective non-enforcement
The focus should be on education
Obituaries
