At tonights regularly scheduled meeting, the City Council members of Webster City will hold a first reading of a new rental housing ordinance. This is in response to poor living conditions reported in some residential…
It’s Homecoming Week
Homecoming. It's the week when alumni and students alike, reflect and embrace the excitement and thrill of this unique high…
Marching Lynx score big with March-A-Thon
If you were dreaming about Homecoming last week, the Webster City High School marching band did all they could to…
Commercial pesticide applicators classes to be held here Oct. 21
The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Hamilton County office, located in Webster City will host a Forest, Aquatic, and…
G'day
Today is Pajama Day at Webster City High School and Middle School Wear your comfy sleeping garments to help celebrate…
VDMC Gift shop volunteers prepare for annual nut sale
The dedicated volunteers who staff the Van Diest Medical Center Gift Shop have been busy preparing for one of their…
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Local Sports
No. 3 Sioux Center defeats Webster City
SIOUX CENTER - After picking up their first victory last week, the Webster City football team was looking to build a streak. The Lynx (1-5 overall, 1-1 in the district) ran into a buzzsaw on Friday, though, falling to third-ranked (Class 3A) Sioux Center (6-0, 2-0) by a final of 56-21. The Warriors reached…
Wright reaches milestone for Lynx
JEWELL - The South Hamilton football team pushed Pocahontas Area to the limit on Friday, ultimately…
South Hamilton tripped up by Pocahontas Area
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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
Voters face WCHS facilities question next week: Do they know enough?
For the past six months, the Webster City Community School District Board has shared…
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
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
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
Barbara Schweppe
91, of Jewell, died on Sept. 24, 2026. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wed., Sept. 30th, at Foster Funeral & Cremation Center. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday evening at the funeral home.