Driving down U.S. Highway 69 by Little Wall Lake just south of Jewell seems a bit different lately. It’s not for lack of care. It’s the lack of trees. Ash trees to be specific, and it’s due to the emerald ash borer, some call it a disease, others know it is an invasive insect that ...

The City Council of Webster City heard a proposal Monday from a new group, the Downtown Revitalization Committee — DRC, that provided solutions to the long-standing problem of decaying brick buildings downtown. Members of the DRC include Tyler Abens, a local realtor; Ariel Bertran, ...

The city council of Webster City had a busy agenda last night, beginning with three important proclamations by Mayor John Hawkins. Dates, locations and hours have been set for Webster City’s annual Clean-Up/Drop Off Event, Poppy Day sales by the American Legion Auxiliary and the city’s ...