Month: July 2026

Webster City- Thursday was a day for livestock judging, bucket bottle lambs and the music of Scott Kirkhart and auto racing at the Hamilton County Fair. Today marks the halfway point of the fair with […]

Webster City-There were a wide range of issues facing the Hamilton County Conservation Board at their Thursday meeting at Briggs Woods Park. The board plans to work with the Bolton and Menk firm of Des […]

Clarion- The issue of data centers, battery and energy storage systems, and windmills will be revisited this Monday morning, July 27th when the Wright County Board of Supervisors meet in the downstairs boardroom in the […]

Webster City- The fun continues for another day at the 2026 edition of the Hamilton County Fair.  Highlights for the day include a breakfast served by members of the Hamilton County Fair Foundation in the […]

Supervisors in Wright County are sharing their views of data centers after residents who oppose and support data center development in Wright County crowded into a board meeting this week in Clarion. Supervisor Dean Kluss […]

Rockwell City- The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday filed criminal complaints against 21-year-old Jaxyn Stone Blum of Rockwell City with Murder in the First Degree for the death of Kyle Rath and with attempted […]

Des Moines-Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds on Monday appointed Fort Dodge attorney Ryan Kehm as a District Court Judge in Judicial District 2B. Kehm, formerly of the Crimmins and Kehm Law Firm of Fort Dodge will […]

Webster City-Sophia Nibe of Ellsworth was crowned the 2026 Hamilton County Fair Queen Tuesday night at the fair grandstand. Nibe succeeds retiring queen McKenna Miller of Stanhope. Nibe will represent Hamilton County in the Iowa […]

Two pickups were damaged in an accident at midafternoon last Friday,July 17th in rural Webster County in the westbound lane of Highway 20 and Baxter Avenue. The Iowa State Patrol reported a northbound 2019 model […]

Webster City-“Where Traditions Shine” is the theme for the 2026 edition of the Hamilton County Fair. The exposition will begin its run Tuesday, July 21st to Sunday,July 26th with a number of events for young […]

Webster City- Richard Carlson of Webster City was honored Saturday evening at the Garden Party event by LIFT WC with the naming of the garden in honor of him.  Carlson has planted, watered, weeded and […]

Webster City- Another meeting for the Webster City City Council is set for this Monday evening, July 20th at 6:00 p.m. in the council chambers. A nuisance hearing requested by the property owner at 820 […]

Webster City- If you are a patron of Kendall Young Library, you may have noticed a new logo for this Webster City institution. The new logo features a picture of a compass and four books […]

Des Moines-The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) approved tax credits for Webster City Custom Meats on Friday. The firm was one of four manufacturing companies selected for their project. Webster City Custom Meats — established […]

A man who trafficked methamphetamine on multiple occasions in the Webster County, Iowa, area was sentenced July 16, 2026, to 13 years in federal prison. Tyler Mattingly, age 31, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, received the […]

Vincent- The Iowa State Patrol investigated a two-vehicle crash at midafternoon Thursday just east of Vincent on 140th Street east of Yankee Avenue. Reportedly a west bound 2018 model Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck operated by […]

On 07-16-26 at 3:03am, Kamrar Fire and Rescue were dispatched to Hwy 20 Eastbound at the 149 mm for a rollover accident with injuries. Kamrar Fire and Rescue arrived on scene to find a loaded […]