STRATFORD — Stratford is opening the streets with three days of activities as they kick off Stratford On the Loose on Friday, July 11 through Sunday, July 13. Festivities begin at 3 p.m. Friday with the Stratford Communications Annual Celebration and Barbeque. A freewill donation will be ...

ROCKWELL CITY — Family members of 17-year-old Michele “Luna” Jackson wept in court Wednesday afternoon after hearing a judge rule that her killer would be charged with first-degree murder. Jackson was murdered September 22, 2024, by Nathaniel Bevers McGivney, 22, at the Farnhamville ...

Donna Ryder, aka Grama, will be dishing up local history Thursday when she serves an iconic Bash’s Drive-In treat during Market Nights in downtown Webster City. “I am making the original Bash’s coney dog,” Ryder said, clearly pleased with the assignment. She’ll be doing it in ...

The Hamilton County Board of Supervisors meeting was relocated to the Supervisors’ office Tuesday because the basement of the Hamilton County Courthouse, where the meeting is typically held, flooded over the weekend. The water was discovered when Jill Coons, maintenance director, stopped in ...

The fourth annual Coins for Cats Fundraiser that benefits Hamilton County Animal Advocates and The Cat Hut is going on now through August 8. You can collect spare change and save lives. To help, stop by the Cat Hut, 1118 Second Street in Webster City, to pick up a donation box to decorate ...

The City Council of Webster City on Monday considered a proposed agreement between the city and Lotus Community Project Inc. with potential to address two of the city’s biggest problems: deteriorating buildings downtown and a shortage of housing. The agreement, if implemented, could ...