This year Webster City Community School District’s Back-to-School Night is from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Middle School. All students, parents and guardians are invited. There is no charge to attend,…
State AGs join legal fight against Trump’s wind farm freeze
By ALEX BROWN Iowa Capital Dispatch A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general has joined a lawsuit seeking to end…
Hamilton County Fair
Hamilton County Conservation has full plate, during busiest time of year
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Storied Bell's Mill
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Governor announces change to survivor benefits investment for foster care youth
By ROBIN OPSAHL Iowa Capital Dispatch Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday that Iowa will change how the state manages Social…
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Local Columns
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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…
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America at 250: A journey through time, told through our communities
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Business Briefs
G'Day!
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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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
Supports Jones in fight against nitrates
To the editor: I was recently carrying a jar of water from a local creek when a gentleman inquired what I was doing. I shared that I was testing for nitrates which prompted him to say, “At least it is getting better.” However, July nitrate readings of 30 and 20 parts per million in…
Questions newspaper style
Is AI data center in future for WC
Taxpayer offended by Assessors disrespect
Obituaries
Maynard Nicholson
Maynard Luverne Nicholson, 80, of Webster City, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at the Rotary Senior Living Center in Eagle Grove. The family will hold private burial at a later date. With honor, Adams Celebration of Life is serving the family.