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Annual walleye stocking insures great local fishing at Briggs Woods Lake

Last Friday, 600 juvenile walleye found a new home at Briggs Woods Lake. For the fourth year in a row, donors gave $2,100 to stock the lake with walleye, ensuring that as we rake leaves and prepare for winter, good local fishing lies ahead both this winter, and next spring and summer. This year the funds came from the Doug Jacobson Foundation and Mid-American Energy. Funding for the 2027 walleye restocking project is already being sought, and grants written to insure the fifth year. Anyone can contribute to the project at any time through the Friends of the Hamilton County ...

Storm sewer work to insure road beds are not compromised

The large excavation shown here,just north of Highway 20 near Superior Street and Fair Meadow Drive, is part of a long-term effort by the City of Webster City to improve the capacity of storm sewers to deal with high levels of rain and run-off as experienced this summer and fall. Excessive standing water at this location could have compromised the underlying roadbed of both Superior Street and U.S. Highway 20.

The military not only provides path to future, but ties that bind

Laurie Epps is a doer. While recently retired from a career in the banking industry, her first experiences after high school encompassed a passion, that spread quietly between siblings and children. Laurie met her husband when she was in the Air Force and that union set a path that wasn’t the most conventional. Born to Larry and Jan Olmstead, Laurie Olmstead graduated from Webster City HIgh School in 1977, then Olmstead, now Epps had different interests than most of her female classmates. “When I was in high school, I took auto mechanics,” she said. “I was the only girl in ...

Gratitude and best wishes

Throughout November the Webster City Ministerial Association offers reminders about gratitude. When children at Asbury Preschool were asked what they were thankful for, more than half of them listed family and friends. Pets too. Several specifically listed siblings. Do you think they are always happy with their siblings? It seems doubtful – likely they sometimes argue with their siblings. Yet those arguments don’t stop them from appreciating their siblings. When you find yourself annoyed by someone or something, consider also what positives they bring to your life. Amidst the ...

Veterans Day activities Wednesday

Veterans from American Legion Post 191 will speak to 8th-grade students at the Middle School from about 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. about their military experiences. The American Legion members have gone into the schools to connect with students for a number of years. The Community Veterans Day program will be held at the Webster City Middle School in the multi-purpose room. This program will begin at 10:45 a.m. Community members, parents and other interested individuals are invited to attend. Please arrive about 10:30 to insure there is enough time to get to the gym and be ...

G’day

No Daily Freeman Journal published on Wednesday In honor of the Veterans in our country, most banks and federal buildings will be closed on Wednesday. That includes the post office, therefore there will be no mail delivery or newspaper published on Wednesday either online or in print for that reason. Webster City School board meets tonight The Webster City School board of education will meet at 6 p.m. at the administration building located at 820 Des Moines St. The agenda includes a public forum, and public filing, hearing on the school infrastructure sales, services and use tax ...