Grant Gibbons is the new publisher of The Daily Freeman-Journal. Gibbons had been the publisher of The Journal in New Ulm, Minnesota, and the Independent in Marshall, Minnesota, for the past three years before returning to this area. Gibbons is very familiar with Webster City and Hamilton ...
Constantine (Gus) Dermand, a World War II veteran, former business owner, councilman, mayor and graduate of the Lincoln High School class of 1943, passed away quietly last week. Dermand was living at Southfield Assisted Living apartments, where he died on December 22, 2025. The visitation ...
A local nonprofit dedicated to ensuring affordable housing throughout Fort Dodge is asking residents to don formal wear and a mask for a new fundraiser on New Year’s Eve. Heartland Hope and Homes will host a masquerade ball at the Cardiff Event Center at Fort Frenzy on New Year’s Eve ...
As we look over our shoulders at the past month since Thanksgiving, most will agree that we have had a rude awakening to winter. Winter is far from over, though, as Hamilton County Sheriff Alex Pruismann cautions drivers this holiday weekend and throughout the winter months. Pruismann ...
The City of Ellsworth received a grant of $6,000 last Friday to help pay for its Community Comprehensive plan. The money comes from two sources; $4,000 from the Ellsworth Cooperative Telephone Association and $2,000 from Aureon, a West Des Moines-based technology partner of Iowa’s local ...
Jean Ripley, who manages the mobile food pantry for St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Webster City, makes it her business to know the people who must depend on the generosity of others. “It’s stressful for our clients during the holidays,” she said. “Parents want to provide ...