Mia Peterson, who grew up in Webster City, has been named one of 10 “Iowans of Action” in a new exhibition at the State Historical Museum in Des Moines. Other honorees, selected from across Iowa and throughout its history since statehood, include Gertrude Rush, first black attorney in ...

The Hamilton County Peace Officers Association donated $500 on Thursday towards the Officer Moab fund. Moab, the canine (K-9) officer pictured, needs funding to sustain his position with the Webster City Police Department. Pictured, from left are Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputy and HCPOA ...

FORT DODGE — A local legislator’s long-stalled effort to ban the use of cell phones while driving may finally become law next year, she said Friday morning. “I think this is the year,” state Rep. Ann Meyer, R-Fort Dodge, said. She noted that a version of the bill was passed by the ...

The City Council of Webster City will meet Monday evening in the council chambers at City Hall, 400 Second St., Webster City. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. At 6:05 p.m. the council will conduct a public hearing on a proposal to dispose of city-owned right-of-way on Third Street lying West of ...

What’s ahead for the third day of Ladies Night Out? A fabulous fashion show. The second annual Fashion Show Brunch is Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1229 Kathy Lane, Webster City. It begins at 10:30 a.m. It will punctuate the third day of the now-three-day extravaganza that is ...

BOONE COUNTY — A Webster City man died in an accident in northern Boone County on October 7, the Boone County Sheriff's Department confirmed Wednesday. Michael J. Batterson, 59, died when the vehicle he was driving failed to negotiate a curve on 130th Avenue in northern Boone County. The ...