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Iowa egg supplier denies allegations of human trafficking

An Iowa industrial egg supplier is denying allegations that it engaged in human trafficking or threatened immigrant workers with deportation in retaliation for their complaints. In March, attorneys for six Guatemalan citizens sued Iowa’s Centrum Valley Farms and company manager Jose Cornejo ...

Volunteers are encouraged to help with clean-up day on Saturday

The City of Webster City is encouraging community members to volunteer to help with the clean-up event on June 14 from 8 a.m. to noon. To volunteer, call 515-832-9151 to put your name on the list. The collection site is the Webster City Middle School parking lot, 1101 Des Moines Street, ...

Webster County Roads foreman pulls man from burning semi following accident

WEBSTER COUNTY — Dale Iles, District 1 Foreman for the Webster County Secondary Roads Department, doesn’t think the word “heroic” describes his adrenaline-filled actions Monday when he came upon a semi accident and pulled the driver from a burning cab. “I did what I hope any ...

50 years of gratitude

The call was unexpected. One recent day in mid-May, Ramona and John Zahn of Webster City answered their phone, little suspecting it would be one of the most unusual calls of their lives. On the other end of the line was Hien Nguyen, from Fresno, California, and she had a simple message: ...