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City Council will hear presentation on proposed sports complex

The City Council of Webster City will meet this evening in the council chambers of City Hall, 400 Second Street, Webster City. This meeting begins at 6 p.m. Preceding the official meeting, a 5 p.m. Work Session will hear a presentation by Andy Hejlik on The DUB, which is a proposed indoor ...

Webster City High School student dies on way to school, district says

A Webster City High School student died as a result of a motor vehicle accident on the way to school Friday morning, according to a letter from Superintendent Matt Berninghaus. The district did not release the student's name. This story will we updated as more information is released by ...

Webster City teen killed in tractor accident on way to school

A Webster City teen was killed in a crash Friday morning while driving to school. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Logan Baldwin, 16, was driving a farm tractor southbound on White Fox Road in Hamilton County at about 6:30 A.M. Friday. A Toyota that was also southbound on White Fox Road ...

A new search for Jesse Leopold will take place March 22

BOONE — A targeted search for a Jewell man who went missing in 2016 is being organized by Boone County Search & Rescue. Jesse Leopold was 23 when he was last seen leaving his place of employment in Jewell on October 13, 2016. His father, Jerry Leopold of Boone, said at the time that ...

A trial date is set for the man accused of burning his rural Stanhope home

The man accused of burning his rural Stanhope home in January will face a jury trial on April 8 in Hamilton County. Cody Christensen, 28, is charged with second-degree arson and interference with official acts. Christensen is accused of starting the fire that ultimately destroyed the home at ...