Fundraising is still underway for the Briggs Woods Conference Center. The conference center will provide a central meeting location for weddings, conferences and other professional events. The architect’s cost projection for the conference center is $2.6 million which encompasses the ...

Van Diest Medical Center is inviting the community to a free showing of the movie, “Sing,” rated PG, on Monday, May 8 at 7 p.m. at the Webster Theater in Webster City. “Sing” is an animated film based on a city of humanoid animals in which a hustling theater impresario’s attempt ...

AMES — Small businesses are an important part of Iowa’s communities and play a central role to health and well-being of the state Iowa. To recognize the contributions of small businesses in Iowa, America’s Small Business Development Center Iowa has designated Saturday, May 6 as Focal ...

The military experiences of Madelyn Swearingen, of Humboldt, who served in the WAVES at the tail end of World War II, and Jim Scott, of Stratford, who served in the Army during the Vietnam War, couldn’t be more different. Swearingen came home on a troop train on which she was the only ...

Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce Director Linda Christianson provided the council with a update on upcoming events in town Monday evening. “On the top of everybody’s mind right now, now that it’s May, is JunqueFest,” said Christianson. JunqueFest will be held May 26 through ...

A San Francisco-based company is focusing on Webster City for their current documentary project. The company is producing a series of short documentaries about the current state of the American Dream. Square is profiling Webster City and it’s story of working towards the American ...

Webster City residents got the chance to play their part on Saturday afternoon at the original Hamilton County Courthouse. Locals dressed in their finest 1900s get-ups assisted in the filming of the documentary “Unintended 1900.” The film is being directed by Colleen Bradford Krantz, ...

Young and old enjoyed a festival for the imagination at the annual Northeast Hamilton Makers Day last Friday. Learning has never been so much fun as students and their guests enjoyed several activities aimed toward creative learning with the emphasis on STEM (Science, Technology, ...

The Zoning Board of Adjustment of Webster City will hold a Public Hearing on the application for a building/zoning permit. Said permit would allow the construction of an addition with a 1 foot side yard and a 1 foot rear yard setback in a C-3 (Commercial Business) District, which is in ...

Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce Director Linda Christianson will be giving a chamber update to the council Monday night. A request from Seneca Street Saloon and the Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce to close the 900 block of Seneca Street (the alley to Bank Street) on Friday ...

ALGONA— A four-legged member of the Algona Police Department has a unique distinction that makes her in-demand when it comes to certain law enforcement matters. Jet, a border collie who is one of two canine officers with the department, is the only bomb-detection dog serving on a police ...

FORT DODGE — The group of veterans traveling on the next Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight gathered at the Webster County Fairgrounds Wednesday evening to check in, receive their itinerary and enjoy a meal. The 14th Honor Flight will leave from the Fort Dodge Regional Airport early in the ...

There’s a new ranger in town. Michelle Pelzer was introduced as the newest park ranger for Little Wall Lake at Thursday morning’s Hamilton County Conservation meeting. Pelzer, a Griswold native, will officially begin the new position on Monday. “I knew I wanted to do some form of law ...

Mark your calendars for a special date. Five area businesses celebrating 100-years in business are hosting a free concert for the community on June 2 at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds. McMurray Hatchery, Hamilton County Farm Bureau, the Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce, Hamilton ...

“Thank you, Mrs. Binder!” is the general theme of the handmade cards and pictures—many done in crayon--posted on nearly every vertical surface in the office of Superintendent Sarah Binder at Stratford Community School. The heartfelt artwork also says a lot about the long and ...

The public is invited to a sneak preview of the St. Thomas Aquinas Ball on Friday, May 5 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St. Thomas Church Center. The Bourbon and Bites after-hours event will be a chance to view the silent auction items featured at the ball, sample some "bites" and see friends. ...

There are so many things going on right now in Webster City. Councilman Logan Welch will be discussing some of the recent happenings during his April Coffee With Councilman Welch The event will be Saturday, April 29 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Mornin' Glory Coffee. “See you there, ...

The Friends of the Kendall Young Library will host a Spring Book Sale April 27 through 29 in the library meeting room. The proceeds from this sale greatly assist in supporting the library’s summer reading programs and events. On Thursday, April 27, the sale is open to Friends members ...

During the month of May, local participating restaurants will be hosting special promotions with the donations coming back to the Relay for Life of Hamilton County. “We thought this would be a fun way to raise money for Relay for Life of Hamilton County and get people out to local ...

The Hamilton County Board of Supervisors proclaimed April as Child Abuse Prevention Month during its Tuesday morning meeting at the courthouse. Michelle Walters, director of Building Families, spoke on behalf of the Prevent Child Abuse Council of Hamilton, Humboldt and Wright Counties. ...