Articles by Pat Powers

The next Ellsworth City Council meeting will be held this (Tuesday) evening at 6:00 in the Ellsworth City Hall. The agenda includes a public hearing on the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimate […]

JEWELL- One of the agenda items at this Monday’s Jewell City Council meeting is a public hearing for a proposed water rate increase to 15 percent for businesses and residents in the community. There will […]

After an absence of one month,the Van Diest Medical Center board of trustees will meet this Tuesday evening,August 26th at 6:00 in the clinic board room of the hospital.  The board will consider the 2026 […]

A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced to ten years in federal prison. Christopher Lee Caquelin, age 41, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, received the prison term after a March 26, 2025, guilty plea […]

The City-School Election will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. The following offices will appear on the ballot in the respective city/school, however these are not necessarily final because vacancies occurring on or before […]

FORT DODGE-Alan Eugene Beier age 61, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, was sentenced on August 19, 2025, in federal court in Sioux City, Iowa for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Evidence at the plea and […]

WEBSTER CITY-The August meeting of the Hamilton County Conservation Board will be held Thursday, August 28th at 9:30 a.m. at the Conservation Office in Briggs Woods Park south of Webster City. The board will review […]

Webster City-The Webster City Park and Recreation Commission will meet Thursday afternoon at 5:15 in the Sampson Room of the Fuller Hall Recreation Center. The agenda for Thursday’s meeting will include an all-park update, a […]

Stanhope-The trial for a Hamilton County meat locker facing felony charges has been cancelled with the prosecution being deferred  for one year’s probation. Stanhope Locker owner 43-year-old Wesley Zanker is accused of  mislabeling meat and […]

The Douglas and Konni VanLangen farm of Ellsworth was recognized at the Iowa State Fair this week as the Century and Heritage Farm by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Iowa Secretary of […]

WEBSTER CITY, IA | Van Diest Medical Center has announced today that it is a 2025 Top Workplaces Industry winner. Energage, a purpose-driven organization that develops tools to enable companies to build distinct brands, determines […]

STRATFORD-This week the Stratford City Council held a discussion regarding the denial of Dalton Higgins request for allowing chickens on  his property. Several council members stated the request for written signatures from neighbors was not […]

ELLSWORTH-This week the Ellsworth City Council received an update  on the old fire department building being emptied. Sogard Excavating will be tearing the building down in the next week or two. The new doors on […]

DUNCOMBE- The Iowa State Patrol investigated a car-SUV accident near Duncombe on Xavier Avenue shortly before 2:00 Tuesday afternoon. Reportedly a northbound 2018 model Chevrolet Equinox SUV driven by Eileen Olson of Duncombe .The SUV […]

Jewell- At their Monday meeting, the Jewell City Council learned the work on replacing the water main on Jewell Street will begin in the next three weeks. The town water mains are being cleaned by […]