By KOLLEEN TAYLOR The Back to School night held Monday was designed to help parents and students get ready for school. And the families showed up in record numbers, with a crowd estimated to be…
National Night Out postponed
National Night Out, scheduled for tonight from 5 to 7 p.m., at the West Twin Park has been postponed due…
Foster Care Closet opens at Church of Christ
Foster care and adoption isn’t new, but the need may be more critical than ever for assistance for those children…
Turning Back the Pages of Time
1936 Council to ask job be PWA project The city council last evening received a petition asking for the paving…
The celebration of a century
By KOLLEEN TAYLOR It was a picture perfect day for any type of celebration, but for the site of the…
City Council of Webster City to have public hearing on Residential Tax abatement tonight
By KOLLEEN TAYLOR The Webster City City Council will address a number of resolutions tonight during their bi- monthly meeting…
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Local Sports
Three Lynx baseball players all-district
Webster City’s Matthew Tesdahl, Braylon Dyvig and Jaxon Griffith each made the Iowa High…
Local Columns
Different looks for more fish
When it comes to fishing, there’s always a new lure or technique to try. For the past couple of years, I’ve been reading about “urchin” baits. Urchins are multi-tentacled baits that look odd, but a friend told me that he had been using an urchin bait called a Tumbleweed with outstanding success. He
I recently attended an out of state family wedding. It was a joyful experience, spending time…
Viewpoints: A stronger community begins when we listen
Country Roads Column for week of July 27, 2026 Seventy years ago many Iowa elementary classrooms…
An 8-year-old boy still lives
It came to me about a year ago. My brother and I were talking on the…
'Getting Old' is getting old
Editorials
Buffer Pilot Project just got better
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…
America at 250: A journey through time, told through our communities
Iowa’s lawmakers appear to be on the verge of raising the speed limit on the state’s…
Speed limit increase is a bad idea
March Madness has begun and I can truly say this is my favorite time of the…
Haymow Hoop Dreams
Business Briefs
Urology services now available at VDMC
G'Day!
VDMC welcomes general orthopedic surgeon Sreedhar Somisetty, MD
WCF Financial Bank partners with Kasasa to launch reward-based deposit accounts
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
Water testing necessary to preserve ecosystem
Letter to the Editor Growing up in rural Iowa, I spent a lot of time at nearby waterways. I learned to tell the quality of a waterway by the ecosystem in and around it or the lack of one. Now, Iowa faces a public health and water crisis that demands immediate action. Our state…
Study impacts before we are in too deep
Supports Jones in fight against nitrates
Questions newspaper style
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