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The drought highlights benefits of farm tile

As spring comes to Iowa, the colors continue to intensify on the U.S. Drought Monitor map. The swath of red, indicating extreme drought, now bulges into much of Wright County, northeast Hardin county, and all of Franklin County, as well several counties to the east. Hamilton, Story and Boone ...

Kendall Young Library will host author Tim Read on March 25

Kendall Young Library will host author and illustrator Tim Read on Monday, March 25, at the library, 1201 Willson Avenue, Webster City. Read is the creator of "My Very Silly Monster" and will entertain the whole family as he takes attendee on a monster art adventure. He will present silly ...

Fuller Hall will host Crafting for Seniors Wednesday

Fuller Hall will host Crafting for Seniors Wednesday in the Sampson Room of the recreation center, 625 Bank Street, Webster City. This free event begins at 11 a.m. The craft on Wednesday will be the construction of a decorative Easter garland. Crafting for Seniors is hosted every third ...

Family and faith

Two of the most important Christian holidays will forever hold even deeper meaning for Calyn Thompson. At Christmastime in 2022, she learned she had breast cancer. Now, she looks ahead to Easter and its promise of renewal. And survival. “I was 28 years old when I got my diagnosis,” ...

Which bills survived as second ‘funnel week’ ends at the Iowa Capitol?

As lawmakers ended the second “funnel” deadline of the 2024 legislative session, many of the priorities laid out by Republican leadership at the beginning of the session remain in limbo – while many more were taken out of the running for consideration. Though Republicans hold a trifecta ...

FD probe of officer-involved shooting continues

FORT DODGE — An investigation remains underway into the fatal police shooting of a man who reportedly ran toward officers with two knives Saturday morning in Fort Dodge. The deceased individual and the officer who shot him have not been identified. The Iowa Division of Criminal ...