On Wednesday,the Webster City Fire Department (WCFD) received a call for a fire at a building within the Van Diest Supply Company. Engine 33 initially responded to the call, with Ladder 31, Rescue 35, and Truck 30 assisting. Upon arrival, Engine 33 found smoke showing from the bay door of ...
Editor’s note: Over Hamilton County’s efforts the railroad expansions were controversial; as the following history which was largely from the Hamilton County History accounts written by J.W. Lee. But these transportation legs were critical for the business and community to grow, and ...
Editor’s note: Connecting America’s east and west coasts was no easy feat — but once complete, it opened the growing nation in ways never before imagined. Today, we study the impact of the first transcontinental railroad’s completion just outside Ogden, Utah, where on May 10, 1869, ...
Volunteers are needed for Saturday morning’s Drop-Off/ Clean-up event, according to Ashley Dinsdale, coordinator from the City of Webster City. Volunteers are needed to help carry items to the bins, so there will be lifting and moving items. “It could be furniture, it could be ...
POET Biorefining of Jewell donated $3,000 toward purchase of a handicapped-accessible hunting blind, that will be used within Hamilton County and be stored at the Hamilton County Conservation office. “We try to partner with local people doing good work, and this project certainly ...
