STRATFORD — They are the unsung heroes of every community. Across rural Iowa, where small towns are like islands in a massive sea of corn and soybeans, where the roads stretch out long and hard from any hospital or emergency room, volunteer fire and rescue departments are a life-line for ...
(Freeman Journal photo by Trevor Christeson) The family owned business of Van Diest Supply was recognized by the City of Webster City for their 70 years of business in Hamilton County Friday during their 70th anniversary celebration. Representing the City of Webster City and the Van Diest Company are in the back row, from left to right, Zach Chizek, Webster City City Attorney; Jake Van Diest, Van Diest Supply Company President; Webster City City Manager John Harrenstein; Mayor of Webster City, John Hawkins; Van Diest Supply Company Sales Manager, Jack Van Diest and Van Diest Supply ...
On Friday, two commemorative exercises were held in Webster City to mark 25 years since four airliners were commandeered on September 11, 2001 and flown into the World Trade Center, Pentagon and another target which was thought to be the U.S. Capitol or White House. Public officials, ...
Twenty-five years after 9/11, the surveillance infrastructure built and expanded in its aftermath has become part of a far larger digital ecosystem — producing tools that can collect and analyze information on a scale unimaginable in 2001. The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, did more than reshape the nation’s approach to terrorism. They changed the architecture of American intelligence and policing. They expanded how government agencies collect, share and analyze information, and brought national security tools deeper into ordinary law enforcement. The infrastructure built in ...
STRATFORD — Every time Grant Carlson responded to a call for the Stratford Fire and Rescue Department, he was carrying on a family tradition. Sixty-four years ago to the month, the Stratford community mourned the death of Carlson’s grandfather, Carl Harold Larson. ...
Congregate meals are open to any senior adults over the age of 60 years. Reservations are needed by calling 515-832-6161 to reserve a meal to eat in with others, or to pick up and eat at home. The cost of an individual meal is between $7 to $10, but are also reduced to what an individual can afford. The meals are served out of the north side of the RSVP building, located at 749 Second St. The entrance is to the west. When picking up meals, please arrive between 11 and 11:30 a.m. Inside dining begins at noon. The Webster City Congregate meal menu for the week of September 14 are ...
