Ministerial Dunk Tank and Foam night returns It’s a fun night for all when the foam gets rolling through downtown Webster City tonight during Webster City’s Market Night. This is just one piece of the…
Volunteers doing final prep work at Hamilton County Fairgrounds
To many, the Hamilton County Fair starts with the parade, which will be held on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. But…
Master Gardener volunteer applications open in Hamilton and Webster Counties
Gardeners who are wanting to expand their horticultural knowledge have two opportunities through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach's Garden…
Workshop in Williams to address farmland leasing arrangements
An informational workshop to address farmland leasing arrangements will be held August 3 in Williams, sponsored by the ISU Extension…
Turning Back the Pages of Time
1926 CITY TAKES OVER YARDS Division Superintendent Bonner Turns Over -C. & N. W. Yards to City. The matter of…
G’day
Hamilton County board of health meets today The monthly meeting of the Hamilton County board of health will meet at…
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The third annual Mike Baker Memorial was held on Saturday night at the Hamilton…
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HUXLEY — A tough inning led to the Webster City softball team seeing their season come…
Webster City bows out at Ballard in softball
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Local Columns
Listen, but also be heard
This week and last week there have been a number of meetings with the Webster City school officials. Some have been with architects, meetings they call SPARK meetings where they are beginning to develop a plan for upgrading, redesigning or rebuilding the Webster City High School. There was a school board meeting this week…
It’s summer vacation season. At fast food joints and c-stores you can see the vacationing families…
Summer vacation memories
The weather in many areas has been very inconsistent this summer. One day it’s warm, the…
Crankbaits in the summer
Some Americans wrongly think we’re better, smarter or even more sophisticated than citizens of other nations.…
Wisdom from around the world
Editorials
America at 250: A journey through time, told through our communities
What began as an experiment in self-governance rooted in personal freedom and liberty has grown into the world’s most unique and important nation: the United States of America. Here, we can, within the boundaries of the law, do, say and think what we wish; we can worship as we choose; we have taxation with…
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
There are some in the Iowa Legislature who periodically toy with the possibility of eliminating the…
Public notices must remain in newspapers
Business Briefs
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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…
VDMC welcomes general orthopedic surgeon Sreedhar Somisetty, MD
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…