Obituaries
Ashton Boles
Ashton Boles, 38, of Ankeny formerly of Webster City died Monday, April 21, 2025 at Iowa Methodist Medical in Des Moines. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26, 2025 […]
Month: April 2025
Obituaries
Jeanne Hetland
Jeanne Hetland, age 91, of Ellsworth, IA, died on Sunday, April 20, 2025 at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, IA. Visitation will be held one hour before the funeral service on Friday, April […]
Local News
Hamilton County Conservation Board to meet Thursday morning, April 24th.
The April meeting for the Hamilton County Conservation Board will be Thursday morning, April 24th at 9:30 in the basement meeting board room of the Briggs Woods Golf Course Clubhouse. Thursday’s meeting will include an […]
Obituaries
Betty Olmstead
Betty Olmstead, 95, of Webster City, IA, died Monday, April 21, 2025, at Van Diest Medical Center. A private family service will be held, with a burial at Graceland Cemetery, in Webster City. Boman Funeral […]
Local Sports
Wright County girls soccer shutout by Clear Lake, 5-0
The Wright County Broncos girls soccer team returned to action on Monday, as they made the short trip into Cerro Gordo County to take on the Clear Lake Lions at Lions Field in North Central […]
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Wright County boys soccer falls to Clear Lake, 3-0
The Wright County Broncos soccer team returned to action on Monday, as they hosted the Clear Lake Lions in North Central Conference action at Belmond-Klemme High School in Belmond. Wright County entered at 1-4-2, while […]
Local Sports
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows girls golf comes up short at Southeast Valley, 223-208
The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Cowgirls golf team returned to action on Monday, as they made the drive into Webster County to take on the Southeast Valley Jaguars in non-conference action at the Gowrie Municipal Golf Course. CGD […]
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Clarion-Goldfield-Dows boys golf falls against Southeast Valley, 186-167
The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Cowboys golf team returned to action on Monday, as they hosted a non-conference meet with the Southeast Valley Jaguars at Oak Ridge Golf Course in Goldfield. CGD would fall to the Jaguars as […]
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Roland-Story girls golf wins Dike-New Hartford 18-hole Tournament
The Roland-Story Norsemen girls golf team returned to action on Monday, as they made the drive east into Grundy County to compete in the Dike-New Hartford 18-Hole Tournament at Fox Ridge Golf Course in Dike. […]
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South Hamilton girls golf finishes 4th at Bondurant-Farrar 18-Hole tournament
The South Hamilton Hawks girls golf team returned to action on Monday, when they made the trip to the Des Moines metro to compete in a Bondurant-Farrar 18-hole tournament at Terrace Hills Golf Course in […]
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South Hamilton boys golf ties for 6th at West Marshall 18-hole tournament
The South Hamilton Hawks boys golf team returned to action on Monday, as they competed at the West Marshall 18-Hole Tournament at Lincoln Valley Golf Course in State Center. The Hawks were joined by the […]
Local News
Iowa Central Launches New IT Support Specialist Program to Meet Growing Tech Demand
Iowa Central Community College’s Business and Industry Department is proud to announce the launch of its new IT Support Specialist program — a fast-paced, hands-on course designed to train the next wave of tech professionals. […]
Local Sports
Webster City girls tennis falls at home to Boone, 8-1
The Webster City Lynx girls tennis team returned to action on Monday evening, as they hosted the Boone Toreadors in non-conference action at Webster City High School. Webster City entered with a record of 4-3, […]
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Webster City girls soccer falls at Humboldt, 4-0
The Webster City Lynx girls soccer team returned to action on Monday evening, as they made the trip west to take on the Humboldt Wildcats in North Central Conference action at the Humboldt Soccer Field. […]
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(2A) #7 Webster City boys soccer routs Humboldt at home, 9-2
The Webster City Lynx boys soccer team returned to action on Monday night, as they hosted the Humboldt Wildcats in North Central Conference action at Lynx Field at Webster City High School. Webster City entered […]
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Webster City boys golf competes in Bill Chambers Invitational in Spencer
The Webster City Lynx boys golf team returned to action on Monday, as they made the trip into the Iowa Great Lakes Region to compete in the annual Bill Chambers Invitational at Spencer Golf and […]
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Roland-Story, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows boys track competes at Bulldog Invitational in Hampton
The Roland-Story Norsemen and Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Cowboys track and field teams returned to action on Monday, as they made the trek into Franklin County to compete at the Bulldog Invitational at Hampton-Dumont-CAL High School. The Norsemen […]
Local News
Hamilton County sees a slight increase in its March unemployment numbers.
The Iowa Workforce Development office reported Tuesday morning that Hamilton County’s unemployment numbers for March showed a slight increase from the month before. The rate was 3.1 percent up from the February rate of 3.0 […]
Local Sports
Webster City girls track places 5th at Ram Relays in Jefferson
The Webster City Lynx girls track team returned to action on Monday night, as they made the drive south to compete in the Ram Relays at Linduska Field in Jefferson. The Lynx were joined by […]
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High speed chase in Webster County Monday afternoon.
On Monday, April 21st 2025 at approximately 12:30 pm, the Fort Dodge Police Department was in pursuit of a Toyota Camry that had been reported stolen. The Iowa State Patrol assisted with the pursuit which […]