Webster City’s Achtung! Polka Band is a year old this month. That’s 12 months since its first performance at last year’s Oktoberfest Hannah Pierson, who plays trombone, said a lot has happened in that year. “We started with seven musicians last year, but this year we’ve grown to ...

Hamilton County Supervisor Rick Young on Tuesday made a plea for individuals to run for public office. “How many people complain about the streets and roads?” he asked at the beginning of his report during the Board of Supervisors meeting at the Hamilton County Courthouse. “I feel ...

WRIGHT COUNTY — A Webster City man died Sunday evening when he was thrown from a car in Wright County that ultimately struck a utility pole and burned. Michael Mendez Mendez, 36, was a passenger in a car heading south on Wright County Road R-38 when the car dropped off the edge of the ...

The Doodlebugs are invading Webster City again, and that means you’ll start seeing them all over the city starting today. It’s the 39th year the motor scooters have made their way home, where they were built by the Beam Manufacturing Co. Not hard to miss, because they are bright red, ...

The Hamilton County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing this morning, another step in the process of its plan to sell the former Bliss Cancer Center building at 1900 Superior Street, Webster City. The Supervisors will meet today at the Hamilton County Courthouse, 2300 Superior ...

The Webster City Community Blood Drive is scheduled for Thursday, September 11, at the Van Diest Medical Center Clinic Board Room, 2350 Hospital Drive. This event is from 12:30 to 5:30 pm. Appointments are encouraged by calling 800-287-4903. Donate blood and receive a Scooters cookie and ...