The Day Okay Jazz project performance Saturday night was more than a night of music. It was a night to honor the work done by Richard Carlson for nearly 20 years at the park in…
Fire on the water
By KOLLEEN TAYLOR A blaze on the Boone River that has been burning over this past weekend is being closely…
City Council meeting includes public hearing on the Hazard Mitigation Plan, nuisance hearing
The agenda for tonight's city council meeting sets the stage for a number of issues that have been considered in…
G'day
It’s a great day to plan for a parade Kendall Young Library board meeting tonight The trustees for the Kendall…
Webster City High School Class of 1981 holds 45th reunion
The Webster City High School class of 1981 held their 45th reunion on June 27 at the Links in Webster…
Turning Back the Pages of Time
1961/65 years ago County firemen backing new rural address proposal Plans for a rural addressing service, backed by the Hamilton…
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Webster City’s Morgan Hackbarth and Amanda Lahr were named all-North Central Conference softball players,…
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The loving hand of discipline
Many years ago, long before Facebook memes were a thing, I saw a plaque with an inscription which read, “Discipline your children now so correction officers don’t have to do it later.” I was raised by parents who probably never saw that inscription but certainly believed in its message. They took to heart the…
Times change. Even so, there are a few constants in life. One is the pleasure provided…
Be sure to attend your county fair
This week and last week there have been a number of meetings with the Webster City…
Listen, but also be heard
It’s summer vacation season. At fast food joints and c-stores you can see the vacationing families…
Summer vacation memories
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…
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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…
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WCF Financial Bank partners with Kasasa to launch reward-based deposit accounts
Warland joins WCF Financial Bank
Lifestyle Briefs
July conservation program to be held Wednesday night at Briggs Woods barn
The Hamilton County Conservation office will hold a program at the Briggs Woods barn shelter from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. called Chasing Fireflies, Bat Counts and Glow games. To register for the program, go to www.mycountyparks.com For more information, contact John Laird at 515-832-9570 or 297-0423, or email him at jlaird@hamiltoncounty.org
Hamilton County Conservation to host program on Wednesday
Blood Drive at Van Diest Medical Center Thursday
Webster City Chamber Retail Committee meeting canceled for Tuesday
Letters to Editor
Is AI data center in future for WC
To the editor: As our local officials push forward with marketing the newly certified 478-acre Gateway Industrial Park, we as a community must ask a critical question: At what cost? We are hearing quiet whispers about prospective Artificial Intelligence (AI) data centers eyeing our land. While “high tech investment” sounds appealing on paper, the…
Taxpayer offended by Assessors disrespect
Dislikes State Treasurer comments at levy appeal
Petitioners takeaways from the Van Diest Medical Center Tax Levy appeal decision
Obituaries
Melvin Timm
Melvin Miles Timm, 93, died on July 9, 2026, in Webster City, Iowa. He was born on June 10, 1933, in Blairsburg, Iowa, to Walter and Clara (McPhillips) Timm. He was the second of their six children. Melvin graduated from Blairsburg High School in 1951 and worked at a chicken packing plant before being…