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Local News October 7, 2026

Homecoming Wednesday is color day! Today the middle school and high school will be wearing their class colors. All staff at both levels are to wear black on Wednesday. For the students, the colors are: 9th grade or 5th grade: red; 10th grade or 6th grade: pink; 11th grade or 7th grade and 12th Blood Drive Thursday at Van Diest Medical Center The Webster City community blood drive is scheduled for Thursday from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. This will be held in the Van Diest Medical Center Clinic board room, located at 2350 Hospital Drive. Appointments are encouraged by calling ...

USDA secretary urges states to allow on-road dyed diesel

Iowa News October 6, 2026

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said Tuesday in Iowa that she is urging state governors to follow the president’s move to suspend penalties on the unrestricted use of dyed diesel, a tax-exempt fuel typically allowed in off-road machinery only. President Donald Trump announced Monday evening at a rally in Nebraska he would authorize highway use of dyed diesel fuel and defer the federal excise tax on the fuel to provide relief from the steep diesel prices which have hit record highs of more than $6 per gallon, nationally. The move from Trump followed actions from ...

Turning back the pages of time

Local News October 6, 2026

1926 Flying circus to give a big show in city. Ray Shifflet’s Aerial Circus, with three planes and five performers, will give a big free aerial show in Webster City next Wednesday. The day, with its big program of free performances, is sponsored by the Freeman-Journal in cooperation with the merchants of the city, who will put on a Trade Extension day in connection with the circus. The three performances will be held at 10:30 a.m. and 2 and 4:30 p.m. The circus will consist of stunt flying, in which all three planes will be used. Featured on the program will be “Nervy” ...

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Iowa News October 6, 2026

Zig-zag your way through Homecomings Pattern Day The Homecoming Theme for Tuesday is Pattern Day at the Webster City High School and Middle School. Show your Lynx Pride by wearing the loudest pattern you own…or borrow; it can be checkered, stripes, polka dots, maybe a few leopard spots… just some type of pattern. Get a little crazy and mix and match the patterns, just for fun. (Wednesday is class color day, so get in your wardrobe and get your colors ready.) Block Party and Needle Felt Wall Hanging workshop Thursday The Legacy Learning-Boone River Valley workshops begin this ...

DNR fines companies for littering, fish kill, excessive air and wastewater emissions

Iowa News October 6, 2026

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is levying thousands of dollars in fines against companies that violated various environmental regulations. Consent orders published by DNR show a landfill in Winnebago County was fined the department’s maximum of $10,000 in multiple instances for failing to contain litter. An iron foundry in Jefferson County also received the maximum administrative penalty for failing to test air emissions, as did an agricultural rendering facility for discharging wastewater to the city with pollutants above its permitted amounts. DNR also entered a ...

Greening up Webster City

Local News October 6, 2026

The City of Webster City is a little greener today thanks to the efforts of the Rotary Club of Webster City. On Saturday, an additional 69 trees and bushes were planted by dozens of members of the Rotary Club along Lewis Drive on the south side of Webster City. The project was spearheaded by John Hawkins, a member of the Rotary Club and the mayor of Webster City, who had attended a session on applying for Rotary District Grants for the community. The Webster City Rotary Club applied for a Rotary District 5970 Matching Grant for funds for the project. The money was used to ...