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Free English and Spanish Classes begin Monday at ACE

The All Cultures Equal — ACE Center located at 637 Second S. will be starting the spring session for free English and Spanish classes. The classes start at 6:30 p.m. and last until 8 p.m. Beginners will meet on Tuesday evenings. Advanced beginners will meet on Monday evenings. Classes ...

Sundaes on Sunday at Hamilton County Fairgrounds

The Hamilton County Fair Board will host “Sundaes on Sunday” on Sunday. The lunch event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fairgrounds Show Arena. The fairgrounds are located at 1200 Bluff St. in Webster City. The meal can be a dine-in or drive-thru meal. The “sundae” is ...

Blood Drive next Thursday at Van Diest Medical Center

The next Webster City Community Blood Drive is scheduled for from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 19. This will be held at the Van Diest Medical Center Clinic Board Room, 2350 Hospital Drive. Walk-ins are welcome, appointments are encouraged by calling 800-287-4903. Donate blood and receive a ...

No Daily Freeman- Journal printed on Presidents Day

Presidents Day will be observed on Monday throughout the country. The post office, banks and federal, state and local offices will be closed. The Daily Freeman Journal will not be printed, nor will there be an online edition. The newspaper will resume printing and delivery on Tuesday.

Weddings and Engagements | VIEW ALL

Lillian Chamness and Ryan Schany are wed in Des Moines

Lillian Marie Chamness and Ryan Marshall Schany were united in marriage on August 2, 2025, at The Hotel Fort Des Moines in Des Moines. The Rev. Cameron Scott officiated the evening ceremony. Parents of the couple are Gary and Nicole Chamness, Blairsburg; Laurie Schany, Ames; and the late ...

KaraAnn Reineke, Matthew Johnson wed at Little Brown Church

NASHUA — KaraAnn Reineke and Matthew Johnson were united in marriage at the Little Brown Church in Nashua on June 14, with a reception at Music Man Square in Mason City. KaraAnn is the daughter of Ernest and Melodee Reineke. of Clear Lake. She is the granddaughter of Dolores Weisbrod, of ...

Halleland, Summers marry; reception will be at Spirit Lake

Paige Halleland and Matchull Summers, both of Los Angeles, California, married on June 12, 2025. There will be a family reception July 12 at Spirit Lake, Iowa. Parents are Cindy Larson of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Keith Halleland, of Blairsburg.

KaraAnn Reineke and Matthew Johnson announce their engagement

KaraAnn Reineke, of Clear Lake, and Matthew Johnson. of Webster City, are pleased to announce their engagement. KaraAnn is the daughter of Ernest and Melodee Reineke, of Clear Lake. Matthew is the son of Brent and Laurie Johnson of Webster City. KaraAnn is a graduate of Clear Lake High ...

Birthdays and Anniversaries | VIEW ALL

Martha Hill to celebrate 98th birthday

Martha Ermels Hill is celebrating her 98th birthday in February. Her family is hosting a card shower to honor her big day. Cards and well wishes can be sent to Windsor Manor, 1401 Wall St. Apt. 505, Webster City, IA 50595. Martha was born in Webster City on Feb. 6, 1928, the third child of ...

Tom and Holly Riemenschneider will celebrate 50 years of marriage

Tom and Holly Riemenschneider, of Webster City, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on November 22. They were united in marriage on November 22, 1975, at United Methodist Church in Eagle Grove. Their family includes Mark Riemenschneider and Vance Watts of West Des Moines, and ...

Happy 97th Birthday Marjorie Nass

Marjorie Nass is about to turn 97 and you can help her celebrate. Marj was born October 12, 1928, in Shenandoah. After graduating from Simpson College, she taught English in Jewell and Atlantic. She and her husband, the late Martin (Ed) Nass, moved to Webster City in 1965. If you would ...

Art Tolle, Sr. will celebrate his 90th birthday

Art Tolle, Sr., of Webster City, will celebrate his 90th birthday on Sunday, September 14. To help celebrate his birthday, greetings may be sent to him at 1503 Grove Street, Webster City, IA 50595.

Births | VIEW ALL

Nate and Carrie Tagg welcome a daughter

Nate and Carrie Tagg of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, welcomed a daughter, Claire Elizabeth Tagg, on March 11, 2025, at Penn Medicine Women’s & Babies Hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She has a sister, Jane, 6. Claire weighed 6 lbs., 13 oz. and was 19 inches long. Claire’s ...

Tague family welcomes a daughter

Jackson and Katie Tague, of Webster City, welcomed a daughter, Mavis Kae Tague, August 30, 2023, at Iowa Specialty Hospital, Clarion. She has a brother, Lucian, 9. Grandparents are Jeanne Heller, Don and Anna Tague, and Angie and Joseph Arbaugh, all of Webster City.

Hayes family brings son into the world

Hunter and Miranda Hayes, of Webster City, welcomed a son, Beckett Wade Hayes, to the world on June 20, 2023, at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion. Beckett’s birth weight was seven pounds, three ounces. Beckett’s grandparents are Brandon and Charity Hayes of Webster City, Rodney ...

Smith family welcomes son

Elizabeth Smith and Reece Smith, of Webster City, brought a son, Jacob Williams Smith, into the world on June 14, 2023, at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion. Jacob’s birth weight was seven pounds, 5.6 ounces. His older siblings are Reece Smith Jr. (seven years old) and Lucas Smith (five ...