Wastewater plant, new subdivision and sewer bonds on docket The City Council of Webster City is expected to discuss and vote on three issues capable of influencing the city’s future for decades to come at…
Meals on Wheels celebrates their volunteers
The Webster City Meals on Wheels volunteers celebrated last Wednesday at Fosters Funeral and Cremation Center. 26 volunteers and board…
Nearly 400 Hamilton County residents will need to change Medicare plans
The Medicare Open Enrollment Period (OEP) for 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D Prescription Plans opened October 15 and runs…
Know your merchants puzzler - Day 2
Starting with last Friday's newspaper and the publication Our Hometown that was inserted, readers can participate with a scavenger hunt…
G'day
The Kendall Young Library trustees to meet tonight The Board of Trustees for the Kendall Young Library will meet tonight…
Hinson promises to ‘drive down costs’
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson brought her campaign for the Senate to Fort Dodge during a Wednesday afternoon rally at which…
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Local Sports
TOUGH TASK
ALGONA - The Webster City football team had district frontrunner Algona on the ropes…
South Hamilton loses finale
Brewers fight their way to World Series
ALGONA - A long-time North Central Conference rival awaits the Webster City football team this week.…
Webster City heads to Algona
Local Columns
Our kindest and tenderest emotion
Do you remember the day you left home to strike out on your own? I do. It was in October, 59 years ago. The oldest of six children from a large close-knit family, I was the first to cut the apron strings and move into a place of my own.
This week across Iowa, harvest is in full swing. After a long rainy September, our farmers…
Be grateful, be safe, thank those working around us
Growing up in the 1950s and 1960s in small town Iowa had many benefits for which…
That is totally groovy and I dig it
While driving around Iowa I have noted a continuing decline in the number of barns. Once…
It’s sad to see them go
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
Questions rail feasibility study
To the editor: City council is treating local taxpayers like boiling frogs, blind to what is happening right in front of us at Gateway Industrial Park. Last week, council approved a $120,000 rail feasibility study, backed by a $100,000 Iowa DOT grant and $20,000 in local tax dollars. They are planning a branch spur…
Vote: It's about the fate of our country
Preserve the downtown feeling
The Doodle Bug Club of America thanks Webster City for its wonderful hospitality
Obituaries
