ON THE TRACK
CLOSE CALLS
SAYDEL — The Webster City baseball team closed out a busy week with a pair of close losses here Saturday at the Jim Gebhart Tournament. After ...
Inflation and nickel ice cream cones
On a recent Saturday morning my wife and I had run a few errands when she reminded me she had been given a gift card for a new business. Neither of us were familiar ...
Why God made fathers
God made a wise decision when He decided females would serve as mothers. Men generally just can’t do mommy things as well as mommies. Of ...
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 ...
Speed limit increase is a bad idea
Iowa’s lawmakers appear to be on the verge of raising the speed limit on the state’s two-lane highways. We think it’s a terrible idea and ...
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
Blairsburg Jam session is Friday
BLAIRSBURG —The Blairsburg Opera House Jam session will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday at the opera house. Musicians, dancers and listeners are invited to ...
Last weekend for “Little Mermaid Jr.”
“Coop” to be performed at Clarion Library
An outside perspective from a mayor’s point-of-view
To the editor: I'm Kurtis Bower, the current mayor of Roland, Iowa, and a Story County resident. You might be thinking, "What's his interest in our issues if he ...
Supports use of electric cars
Tipping should be for good service, not automatic
Rhonda Farwell
Visitation is on Thursday, June 25, 2026, from 5:00-7:00 PM at Boman Funeral Home (www.bomanfh.com). The funeral service is 10: 30 AM on Friday, June 26, 2026, at ...
