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1936 Quill Club members write comedy and present it at regular club meeting The inexplicable infant” said to be Broadway’s 1925 “specialty, was presented at the meeting of the Quill club held at the G.S. Lane home last evening with Miss Margaret Linnan, hostess. This is the first play to have been written and produced by the club members. Plans of the club this year call for the writing and presentation of four plays. The part of John Euderby, the farmer, was taken by Miss Bertha Teal, and a “wonderful” farmer she was with the big rubber boots, old hat, chin whiskers etc. ...

McGowan says he’s ready to go

Republican Chris McGowan won election to the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, which serves the western and north western quadrant of Iowa, including all of Hamilton County. McGowan, of Sioux City, was elected to represent the Fourth Congressional District, which includes 36 ...

Annual walleye stocking insures great local fishing at Briggs Woods Lake

Last Friday, 600 juvenile walleye found a new home at Briggs Woods Lake. For the fourth year in a row, donors gave $2,100 to stock the lake with walleye, ensuring that as we rake leaves and prepare for winter, good local fishing lies ahead both this winter, and next spring and summer. This year the funds came from the Doug Jacobson Foundation and Mid-American Energy. Funding for the 2027 walleye restocking project is already being sought, and grants written to insure the fifth year. Anyone can contribute to the project at any time through the Friends of the Hamilton County ...

Iowa House speaker says no special session before new governor takes office

Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley said Friday he does not believe a special legislative session will be called before Gov.-elect Rob Sand takes office in January. Though Republicans maintained majority control over both chambers of the Iowa Legislature in the 2026 election, state lawmakers will no longer be working with a Republican governor. Sand, a Democrat, will take over when Gov. Kim Reynolds ends her term. In addition to losing the governorship, Republican majorities shrunk in both legislative chambers. Some Democrats and observers have questioned whether Republicans would use ...

G'day

No Daily Freeman Journal published on Wednesday In honor of the Veterans in our country, most banks and federal buildings will be closed on Wednesday. That includes the post office, therefore there will be no mail delivery or newspaper published on Wednesday either online or in print for that reason. Webster City School board meets tonight The Webster City School board of education will meet at 6 p.m. at the administration building located at 820 Des Moines St. The agenda includes a public forum, and public filing, hearing on the school infrastructure sales, services and use tax ...