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The Legend passes

Dick Tighe, an Iowa high school football coaching legend, passed away on Tuesday. He was 94 years old. Tighe helped maintain Webster City as a perennial contender for three decades before resurrecting the St. Edmond program in Fort Dodge, highlighted by a run to the state championship game in ...

Hamilton County budget makes it over the finish line

Rick Young, chairman of the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors, explained that his board had trimmed nearly $400,000 from the county’s budget this year, but it doesn’t look like it. That’s because $385,320 that must be budgeted in 2025-26 pays the Emergency Medical Service levy passed ...

Dr. Kristin (Fox) Craft is named Distinguished Educator

Boerne, Texas — Boerne Independent School District is proud to announce that Superintendent Dr. Kristin (Fox) Craft has been named a Distinguished Educator of the Year by Sam Houston State University. She attended St. Thomas Aquinas grade school in Webster City and graduated from Webster ...

Hamilton County expects to wrap up the budget in session this evening

The Hamilton County Board of Supervisors will host a public hearing tonight for the purpose of discussing and passing the county’s fiscal year 2026 budget. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the basement conference room of the Hamilton County Courthouse, 2300 Superior Street, Webster ...

First, the piano

More than a fundraiser. More than a concert. Really, it was a gathering of family. And it was a gathering of friends and people who share a love of music and love of community. Brian Nass, a former graduate of Webster City High School, was able to soothe the souls for an hour of shared ...