Articles by Pat Powers

Webster City-Hamilton County saw a drop in its unemployment for April. The Iowa Workforce Development office reported today (Wednesday), the unemployment rate for the month of April at 2.2 percent. The rate for March was […]

Here are the polling places for Hamilton County voters to cast ballots in the June 2nd primary election next Tuesday, June 2nd…. WEBSTER CITY 1 & WC 1/Cass -Ed Prince Building, 1200 Bluff St, Webster […]

Webster City- Beginning June 1, Kendall Young Library will implement a revised schedule of operating hours designed to better align library services with community usage patterns and patron needs. The updated hours will be: • […]

HAMILTON COUNTY JOINED THE NATION MONDAY TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMED FORCES. MEMORIAL DAY WAS OBSERVED WITH NUMEROUS SERVICES YESTERDAY MORNING. IN WEBSTER CITY, THERE […]

Ellsworth- This (Tuesday) evening, the Ellsworth City Council will hold two public hearings. The first one is for an environmental document concerning the elevated water storage tank project. The second hearing is for the water […]

Webster City-A hearing to amend the Fiscal Year 2026 Hamilton County Budget will be a part of this Tuesday’s meeting of the Hamilton County Supervisors. The meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. in the downstairs conference […]

Webster City- The Webster City Park and Recreation Commission on Thursday afternoon reviewed recent projects by its staff. The Fuller Hall landscaping project finished up last Friday. Local park and recreation director Breanne Lesher said […]

There will be a number of closings on Monday, May 25th for Memorial Day. The Webster City Municipal Building, Hamilton County Courthouse and all county offices will be closed for the day. All financial institutions […]

Clarion- The next meeting for the Wright County Board of Supervisors will be on Tuesday, May 26th at 9:00 in the courthouse basement board room in Clarion. The board will discuss and take possible action […]

Webster City- The May meeting of the Hamilton County Conservation Board is set for Thursday,May 28th at 12 noon at the Briggs Woods conservation office south of Webster City. The board will be updated on […]

Here is the schedule for this Monday’s Memorial Day services in Webster City on May 25th….  07:30 am – Legion members performing the rifle squad are asked to meet at the American Legion to organize […]

Webster City-The May meeting of the Wilson Brewer Park and Depot Foundation board of directors will be held at 6:00 this evening in the Depot Basement meeting room. The board will look at plans for […]

Webster City- There will be a meeting of the Hamilton County Board of Health this (Thursday) afternoon at 5:15 p.m. at the public health board room at 1610 Collins Street. The board will receive the […]

Garner- The interim Police Chief of Eagle Grove was found not guilty of solicitation of a felony and child endangerment after an incident last December on Wednesday. 47-year-old Mark Hennigar was arrested last December 4th […]

Jewell- The South Hamilton Community School Board Tuesday evening approved plans to replace the gym floor at the junior/senior building. A quote from Phillips Flooring of Indianola for $224,100 was accepted with the additional cost […]

Webster City- Another meeting for the Webster City Park and Recreation Commission will be this Thursday afternoon at 5:15 p.m. at the Fuller Hall Recreation Center. Thursday’s meeting will include updates on the city parks, […]