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, ...
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 ...
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. ...
(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 ...
Retail committee to meet at 9 a.m. at library The Retail committee of the Webster City Chamber of Commerce will meet at 9 a.m. at the Kendall Young Library. The library is located at 1200 Willson Avenue. Access will be through the north door. First Congregational UCC Thrift Sale this weekend The semi-annual Thrift sale begins Friday Morning at 10 a.m. at the First Congregational UCC located at 1000 Willson Ave. The sale continues until 6 p.m. Friday, and opens again at 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday. The cost is $7 per bag of items, unless otherwise marked. Proceeds from this sale help ...
1931 Schools Journal to start Wednesday; gets a high rating The Schools Journal, which has appeared in the Daily Freeman Journal for some years, edited by the Journalism class in the high schools, will be resumed Wednesday. There are eight students in the class this year. The National Scholastic Press association, in which university, college and high school papers hold membership and which places a rating on each member paper, last year rated the Schools Journal as “excellent,” a first class honor rating. This speaks unusually well for the work done here under the direction of ...
