The gym at St. Thomas Aquinas School in Webster City was built in 1999, partly in response to the need to provide relief for the small gym at Fuller Hall across Bank Street, where St. Thomas kids took P.E. classes, and as part of an expanded school and parish center. Since then, it’s been a ...

FORT DODGE — Rod Lane woke up last April with a sore throat that just wouldn’t go away. Without insurance, he was hesitant to see a doctor, but when he did, he was shocked to learn that that persistent sore throat was actually cancer. “Squamous cell carcinoma they told me,” the ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Wednesday a measure banning drivers from using cellphones behind the wheel outside of hands-free or voice-activated modes. Reynolds was joined by more than 50 people in her office Wednesday, many of whom were related to people who had died because of ...

The Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce is launching new digital tools to provide more local resources and information through its partnership with Locable. A Locable webinar will take place today at noon. This can be attended in person in the Sampson Room at Fuller Hall, 625 Bank Street, ...

It’s still dark in Prem Sahai Auditorium when the plain-spoken Brooklyn Neddermeyer opens Webster City High School’s spring play with a lie: “I hate theatre.” She then proceeds to tell us everything about a play most of you have never heard of: “The Drowsy Chaperone.” At times, ...

Everyone deserves and hopes for second chances. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn’t. The owners of the 2nd Street Emporium in downtown Webster City had to admit that it wasn’t working. It was announced Monday on social media that the 2nd Street Emporium is now closed ...