Music makes the world go round, but in the Webster City Community Schools, the music helps connect the students with the classroom work, opens the brain, and supports the sports and students in all other aspects of the school. Music programs have come under scrutiny for years, with school ...
Even though we are in the dead of winter, it’s just a few short months before students will be done with the 2025-2026 school year. For high school seniors, the next few months will be a whirlwind, these last days of school will be just a memory soon. This is also a final stretch where ...
If it seems like the new Career Ag Academy at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds went up quickly, just ask any of the board members who have been working toward this goal for more than 10 years. A small group of agri-business leaders began meeting and brain-storming as early as 2014 on the ...
Every time a driver pulls up to a fuel pump in Iowa, they’re purchasing ethanol, gasoline or diesel fuel that has been quality checked in Fort Dodge. Those checks are conducted at the Iowa Central Community College Fuel Testing Laboratory. That lab debuted in 2025 in one of the year’s ...
For Sreedhar Somisetty, M.D., orthopedic surgery has never been just about fixing bones — it’s about restoring lives. With more than 25 years of experience across academic medical centers, urban hospitals, and rural communities, Somisetty has built a career grounded in skill, precision, and ...
I never knew Fred Fuller; however, I feel he would be amazed and proud at how his dream lives on in Webster City at Fuller Recreational Hall. It lives on in people like Kent Harfst, Larry Flaws, Breanne Lesher, Mark Glascock, Bron McKee, Fuller Hall Trust, Park and Rec Board, employees, Webster ...
Fighting fires, and keeping residents safe. “It’s not just for men,” said Webster City Fire Chief Chuck Stansfield. After last summer’s camp for young women, where 14 girls attended Camp Ignite Her, the interest in fire fighting has increased. This first-ever female fire camp ...
Van Diest Medical Center’s culture of collaboration, trust, and service begins at the top — and that leadership was recently recognized on a national stage. VDMC was named a Top Workplace for Women-Led Organizations, an honor based entirely on employee feedback. For Chief Executive Officer ...