Obituaries
Marlys Carlson
Marlys Carlson, 60, of Stratford, Iowa passed away surrounded by her family on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at Mary Greeley Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 3, 2025 at […]
Month: July 2025
Local News
Hawkins to seek another city council term while McKinney will decide whether or not to run again.
WEBSTER CITY-With the announcement this week of Logan Welch not seeking another term on the Webster City City Council,council member John Hawkins has announced he will seek another term in the November municipal election. Council […]
Local News
Jewell City Council faces a varied agenda this week.
JEWELL-At this week’s Jewell City Council meeting, Jewell Mayor Mickey Walker and Public Works Director Terry Anderson attended a meeting with the officials of Iowa Rural Water. The city has been exploring the idea of […]
Local News
New provider for Van Diest Medical Center
WEBSTER CITY-Lee Carlson, ARNP FNP-C, of Stratford, is the newest member of the Van Diest Medical Center (VDMC) provider team. He has been hired as a full-time provider in the Emergency Department. Carlson is […]
Local News
Welch announces he will not seek another term on the Webster City City Council
WEBSTER CITY- A longtime member of the Webster City City Council announced Tuesday he will not seek a fourth term. Logan Welch will be stepping down from his council duties once his current term expires […]
Local News
Fort Dodge Police charge two 18-year-olds after early Tuesday morning incident.
FORT DODGE- Fort Dodge Police Tuesday morning charged two 18-year-old boys with numerous charges after an incident in the city. The Webster County Telecommunications Center received a call of an assault that had taken place […]
Local News
Hamilton County Youth Shoot set for this Wednesday,July 30th
The annual Hamilton County Youth Shoot will be this Wednesday, July 30th at the Boone Valley Izaak Walton League at 2944 Fenton Avenue south of Webster City. Wednesday’s event will be from 4:00 until 8:00 […]
Local News
History of Hamilton County railroads at the next SALT meeting on August 7th
The August Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (SALT) meeting will be held Thursday, August 7th, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Stanhope Community Center, Stanhope. Refreshments will be served, and Van Diest Medical Center personnel […]
Local News
Back to School registration time underway!
With one month to go before the start of the 2025-26 school year, area school districts have announced plans for registration. Webster City-You may register online at wcschools.org until Monday,August 4th. If you have any […]
Local News
Jewell City Council will meet Monday evening,July 28th.
A public hearing for the proposed increase in Jewell’s water and sewer rates will be set at this ( Monday) evening’s meeting of the Jewell City Council set for 7:00 p.m. in the Jewell City […]
Obituaries
Marlene Wizke
Marlene Witzke, 83, of Webster City died Friday, July 25, 2025 at Southfield Wellness Community. Visitation will be held on Monday, July 28, 2025 from 5:00–7:00 p.m. at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center. A private […]
Local News
Hamilton County Conservation Board updated on various improvement projects at Thursday meeting.
The Hamilton County Conservation Board received an update on various projects in the parks at their Thursday morning meeting at Briggs Woods Park. The landscaping to the small cabins at Briggs Woods Park is complete. […]
Local News
Webster City Hotel Motel Tax Board to hear presentations from previous grant recipients and finalists for funding on Wednesday,July 30th.
The Webster City Hotel Motel Tax Board will meet this Wednesday evening,July 30th at 6:30 in the Webster City City Council chamber. The board will hear presentations from previous grant recipients of Hotel Motel tax […]
Featured
2025 KQRadio All-Area Baseball Teams and Awards
The 2025 High School Baseball season for the KQRadio area was similar to how the softball season played out. A lot of standout individual performances, but a building block into what could be a very […]
Local News
Brief agenda faces Ellsworth City Council this week.
There was a light agenda for the Ellsworth City Council at a meeting held last Tuesday evening,July 22nd. The council rejected the bid for the 350 thousand gallons elevated water storage tank project. A new […]
Local News
Wright County Board of Supervisor set to meet this Monday,July 28th in Clarion.
Another meeting for the Wright County Board of Supervisors will be this Monday morning, July 28th at 9:00 a.m. in the courthouse basement board room in Clarion. The board will review and act on a […]
Local News
Joint meeting between Webster City City Council and Hamilton County Supervisors set for 2p.m. Friday afternoon.
A special joint meeting between the Webster City City Council and the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors will be held this (Friday) afternoon in the Webster City City Council Chambers.The purpose of this meeting it […]
Featured
2025 KQRadio All-Area Softball Teams and Awards
The 2025 High School Softball season has come and gone for the KQRadio area and was filled with standout performances and perhaps a building block to what could be a special summer in 2026. Player […]
Obituaries
Wes Sweedler
Wes Sweedler, 67, of Williams died Monday, July 21, 2025 at home. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, July 27, 2025 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Williams. Memorial services […]
Local News
McKenna Miller is 2025 Hamilton County Fair Queen
Congratulations to McKenna Miller as the 2025 Hamilton County Fair Queen. The 18-year-old from Stanhope was crowned Wednesday evening at a ceremony at the Hamilton County Fair. Miller will represent Hamilton County at the Iowa […]