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Local News August 13, 2026

Correction Deer tags go on sale on August 15 The deer tags sold in Hamilton County go on sale at midnight on August 15. There are 100 licenses available for Hamilton County, not just at the courthouse. These are specific to how many antlerless tags can be sold for Hamilton County but those can be sold by anyone in any county that is a DNR Hunting and Fishing vendor. There are no limits on the actual antlered deer tags. Licenses can also be purchased for all other counties and they each have their own quota of varying numbers. Wilson Brewer Park Foundation meets tonight The ...

Classic Car Night rolls into downtown Webster City for Market Nights

Local News August 13, 2026

Shine up those wheels and get ready to cruise downtown because Webster City Market Nights will celebrate Classic Car Night tonight from 5:30–7:30 p.m. in downtown Webster City. Classic Car Night, sponsored by Karl Chevrolet, is always a favorite evening of the Market Nights season, bringing classic cars, trucks, hot rods, and unique vehicles to Second Street for the community to enjoy. Classic car participants may enter downtown from 4 to 5 p.m. at the intersection of Prospect and Second Street. Car show awards will be presented at approximately 7:20 p.m. in front of the ...

Golfers will tee off to help crime victims

Iowa News August 13, 2026

The 10th annual Tee’d Off Against Violence Golf Tournament will take place at the Fort Dodge Country Club starting at 9 a.m. Saturday. The golf outing helps support the Homicide/Other Violent Crimes office, which is part of the Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center in Fort Dodge. This is the third year the four-person best shot tournament will be held at the country club. “This tournament is huge for us,” said D/SAOC Program Director Leah Bair. “We are a grant funded agency for both the D/SAOC shelter and the H/OVC office. But the grants only go so far, so this ...

Iowa State University opens cyber resiliency initiative to Iowa towns, counties, schools

Iowa News August 12, 2026

After a year of information gathering and piloting programs, Iowa State University is expanding its state-supported and federally funded cyber resilience program to political subdivisions across Iowa. The Ames university leads the Iowa Cyber Resilience Initiative through its Center for Cybersecurity Innovation and Outreach, center director Doug Jacobson said, supported by portions of $3 million in FEMA funding allocated to the state. This ensures that the cities, counties, school districts and other communities don’t have to pay for cyber resilience services that “can be quite ...

VDMC to offer workshop "Better Choices, Better Health"

Local News August 12, 2026

Van Diest Medical Center (VDMC) will host Better Choices, Better Health, Iowa’s Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, this fall. The free, interactive, six-week workshop series will meet Thursdays from September 17 until October 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the VDMC Hospital Conference Room. Each session is led by two certified instructors. Designed to help participants gain confidence and take charge of their health, the program covers practical tools to manage ongoing health conditions while staying active. Topics include: · Communicating effectively with family, ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

Local News August 12, 2026

1936/90 years ago ‘Hopper situation serious Hamilton County is infested with as many grasshoppers now as any western Iowa county last year. Unless something is done, according to County Agent H.M. Nichols, to destroy them immediately, farmers in this community may experience extensive damage in another year. About 200 farmers were reached at the four grasshopper control meetings held in the county Monday in charge of A.C. Hansbury, extension service entomologist, Iowa state college, Ames. Since that time, men from all parts of the county have visited the Farm Bureau offices ...