It’s a night for the ladies, from far and near, and more than ever, a night for laughter, shopping, holiday browsing and enjoying the amenities and special activities throughout the night. Ladies Night Out in…
Part One – Expensive, controversial project has a long history
When it became clear Webster City had to replace or substantially upgrade its wastewater treatment plant in 2016, nobody thought…
Know your merchants puzzler - Day #5
The last and final day of the merchant puzzler features another of our Webster City businesses featured as part of…
G’day
Middle School Choir concert tonight The Webster City Middle School will hold their fall concert tonight at 7 p.m. in…
Susan Ahlers Leman Memorial Scholarship announced
A new scholarship honoring the legacy of Susan Ahlers Leman will support college students from Fort Dodge and Webster City…
Turning Back the Pages of Time
1936 Mrs. Percy Neese has not seen her mother for last 32 years; to be reunited A mother who refused…
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Local Sports
TOUGH TASK
ALGONA - The Webster City football team had district frontrunner Algona on the ropes…
South Hamilton loses finale
Brewers fight their way to World Series
ALGONA - A long-time North Central Conference rival awaits the Webster City football team this week.…
Webster City heads to Algona
Local Columns
Road safety during harvest and year round
The world is moving too fast now, and no place do we see this more than on our roads. It’s time to slow down and be more aware, as farmers are moving farm equipment, trying to get their crops harvested before the weather takes another turn. But it’s also the time of the year,…
Do you remember the day you left home to strike out on your own? I do.…
Our kindest and tenderest emotion
This week across Iowa, harvest is in full swing. After a long rainy September, our farmers…
Be grateful, be safe, thank those working around us
Growing up in the 1950s and 1960s in small town Iowa had many benefits for which…
That is totally groovy and I dig it
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
Questions rail feasibility study
To the editor: City council is treating local taxpayers like boiling frogs, blind to what is happening right in front of us at Gateway Industrial Park. Last week, council approved a $120,000 rail feasibility study, backed by a $100,000 Iowa DOT grant and $20,000 in local tax dollars. They are planning a branch spur…
Vote: It's about the fate of our country
Preserve the downtown feeling
The Doodle Bug Club of America thanks Webster City for its wonderful hospitality
Obituaries
Dennis Hagenson
Dennis Hagenson, 79, of Webster City, died Monday, October 19, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 23, 2026 at Faith United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday, October 22nd at the church. (Foster Funeral and Cremation Center)