The implementation of an agreement between the City of Webster City and Hamilton County to consolidate their emergency dispatch services will come to fruition at 8 a.m. this morning. Today, the Webster City Police Department Dispatch Center will close and end its 24/7 public access, according ...

A sparse congregation said good-bye to the Duncombe United Methodist Church, which closed its doors for the last time today after 135 years.

The City Council of Webster City will convene this evening to tackle, among other things, three agenda proposals that would see a total of $368,771 spent at the city’s water treatment plant on White Fox Road. The council will meet in the council chambers of City Hall, 400 Second Street, ...

FORT DODGE — Fort Dodge city officials dared to dream big with the state softball tournament. The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union is making sure that long-term vision comes to life. The IGHSAU officially announced the first 20-year contract extension in state softball tournament ...

The right man for the job To our eyes, Williams, Iowa, looks unremarkable: a town of barely 300, set in a sea of corn and soybean fields. But to Mathias Loras, first Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Dubuque, Williams and towns like it were the culmination of a bold dream. Before we go ...

Editor’s note: Here’s a short look at what’s happening in the Hamilton County business world. Monika Arends is not new to the Webster City area, however August is the first month her business, AKP Insurance, had an office in Webster City. Arends previously operated out of offices ...