After a robust night with all the sports teams recognized throughout the evening at the Prem Sahai auditorium at the High School Thursday night, the crowning of the 2026 Homecoming King and Queen capped off…
Full Court
The entire 2026 Homecoming Court surrounds King Lahr and Queen Pruismann at the end of the night.
G'day
Homecoming Day! It’s Lynx Spirit Day Dig out your favorite Lynx gear and wear it with pride, as today is…
Turning Back the Pages of Time
1926 Air Circus Company scatters extra edition of Freeman-Journal from clouds This afternoon Ray Shifflett, head of the Shifflett Aerial…
Fall Festival of Choirs concert on Monday
The Webster City High School Choir Department will present its Fall Festival of Choirs concert at 7 p.m. on Monday,…
Eat Well, Live Well cooking event at Trinity Lutheran Church Tuesday
The Van Diest Medical Center, and Iowa Central Community College are combining efforts to create a health oriented event at…
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Local Sports
HOMECOMING HYPE
The Webster City football team returns to Lynx Field for Homecoming this Friday night.…
EMMETSBURG - The South Hamilton football team concludes the regular season with two straight road games.…
South Hamilton heads to Emmetsburg
HAMPTON — The Webster City volleyball team picked up two victories on Tuesday night. The surging…
Lynx volleyball continues surge
EAGLE GROVE - The Webster City cross country squads each placed fourth overall here Tuesday at…
Webster City runs at Bell Invitational
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
Denise Haglund
Denise Haglund, 60, of Webster City died Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 10, 2026 at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, October 9th at the funeral home.