Articles by Pat Powers

The nominees from previous productions by the Webster City Community Theatre last season were announced Wednesday evening. The following nominees include: Leading role for a play-Rachel Derrig for The Cafe Mocha Murders. Supporting role for […]

The Iowa State Patrol released details today (Wednesday) of an accident Tuesday morning near Williams at the 144-mile marker of Interstate 35. Reportedly a northbound 2021 model Honda CR-V Sport Utility Vehicle driven by Michael […]

A lengthy discussion of the Stratford City Council regarding sub-contracting mowing and trimming and or weed eating for 2026. The council made a suggestion to bid it out to see what bids come in for […]

On Monday evening, the Ellsworth City Council appointed Brian Zimmerman as the Ellsworth representative to serve on the Hamilton County Solid Waste Commission for 2026. Council members appointed Marcy Olson and Mayor Barry Anksorus to […]

The Hamilton County Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning accepted a bid from a Wisconsin firm for the work of resurfacing on a road in the county this summer. Mathy Construction of Onalaska, Wisconsin submitted a […]

During their Monday night meeting, the South Hamilton School Board met with Nick Nugent of Emergent Architecture on the final plans for the auxiliary gym at the school. The current gym facilities are heavily used […]

On January 26, 2026, at Babe’s Steak House in Radcliffe, Jewell Fire and Rescue held their 2026 Awards Banquet. Awards included Years of Service: Kirk Sogard for 45 years, Suzie Olson for 20 years, Ben […]

The date of August 24,2026 will be the starting date for classes for grades K through 12th in the Webster City Community School District. Last (Monday) night, the board accepted the school calendar for the […]

Another meeting for the Hamilton County Supervisors will be set for Tuesday morning, February 10th at 9:00 a.m. in the downstairs conference room of the courthouse in Webster City. Tuesday’s agenda will include reports by […]

Today,February 9th, marks a special day in the life of this radio station. It was on this day in 1950 that KJFJ Radio on 1570 signed on the air for the first time at 10:45 […]

There will be a meeting of the Webster City Planning and Zoning Commission this (Monday) evening at 6:00 in the city council chambers. The commission will review and take action on an amendment to the […]

Fort Dodge Police are investigating a report of a stabbing Sunday night. Authorities were notified shortly before 8 p.m. of a male who had been stabbed at 915 Third Avenue North. When officers arrived, they […]

The Stratford City Council meets this Monday evening at 7:00 at the Stratford City Hall at 805 Shakespeare. Monday’s agenda includes setting a public hearing for a Property Tax Levy on Monday, March30th. There will […]

There will be a meeting this Monday evening, February 9th of the Jewell City Council at the Jewell City Hall beginning at 7:00 p.m.  The council will receive a report for its Public Works Department […]

When the Webster City Community School Board meets this Monday evening, February 9th, board members will look at the 2026-2027 school calendar. There will also be the consideration of establishing a high school trap shooting […]

A presentation on the planned auxiliary gym for the South Hamilton School District will be a part of this Monday evening’s meeting of the school board starting at 6:00 p.m. in Jewell. Officials with Emergent […]

The next meeting for the Wright County Board of Supervisors will be this Monday morning, February 9th at 9:00 in the courthouse basement board room in Clarion. The board will set the date of March […]

BOONE – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff provide updates on recently completed hunting seasons, discuss possible changes to hunting rules and regulations, and […]