Obituaries
Lori Ostrem
Lori Ostrem, age 68, of Story City, IA, died on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, IA. Visitation will be held Wednesday, August 6th, 4:00 – 7:00 pm at […]
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Light agenda awaits the Webster City City Council at the next meeting on August 4th.
WEBSTER CITY- Monday’s agenda for the Webster City City Council will be a light one for council members when they meet at 6:00 p.m. at the Webster City city council chambers. The council will set […]
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Special Hamilton County Conservation Board meeting set for Wednesday,August 6th.
WEBSTER CITY- There will be a special meeting of the Hamilton County Conservation Board set for Wednesday,August 6th at 9:30 at the conservation office in Briggs Woods Park south of Webster City. The purpose of […]
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Wright County Supervisors to meet Monday morning,August 4th.
CLARION-The next meeting for the Wright County Board of Supervisors will be this Monday morning, August 4th at 9;00 in the basement board room of the courthouse in Clarion. Wright County Communications Director Tiffon Pohlman […]
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A wet July for Webster City with normal temperatures for the month.
WEBSTER CITY- Webster City ended July with a month of above normal precipitation and normal temperatures. For the first time since 2010, Webster City had over 10 inches of rainfall on Radio Hill. A total […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]