Articles by Pat Powers

WEBSTER CITY-August was a month of near normal temperatures but below normal precipitation for Webster City. Weather records at the Radio Hill weather reporting station showed the average high for August was 80 degrees with […]

The first meeting for September for the Webster City City Council will be this Tuesday evening, September 2nd at 6 p.m. in the council chambers. The meeting is delayed one day due to the observance […]

Monday will mean closings of note for the Labor Day holiday in the north central Iowa. Many retail stores will be closed. The Hamilton County Courthouse, all county offices and the Webster City City Hall […]

The first meeting for September for the Wright County Board of Supervisors will be this Tuesday morning, September 2nd at 9:00 a.m. in the downstairs board room in the Wright County Courthouse in Clarion.The board […]

JEWELL- The first reading of an ordinance for an increase in water rates in Jewell was a part of this week’s meeting of the Jewell City Council.  Water rates will increase by 15 percent from […]

WEBSTER CITY-There was a special meeting of the Webster City Community School Board on Wednesday evening on a proposal requesting the support for board to take action to petition the Governor and Legislature to fund […]

ELLSWORTH-At their meeting this week, the Ellsworth City Council approved the plans, specifications, the form of contract and estimate of cost for the 350-thousand-gallon elevated water storage tank project. Bids for the work on water […]

WEBSTER CITY-The Enhance Hamilton County Foundation is excited to announce its Annual Food Pantry Challenge for September 2025, bringing together a coalition of local financial institutions to assist with combating food insecurity in Hamilton County. […]

WEBSTER CITY-The cast for the season opener of the Webster City Community Theater’s production of  “The Cafe Mocha Murders” was announced on Wednesday. The production is an energetic, lighthearted murder mystery set in a storm-battered […]

WILLIAMS- A one car accident at the 148-mile marker of Interstate 35 near Williams was investigated by the Iowa State Patrol shortly before 7 last Saturday morning, August 23rd with details released on Wednesday morning. […]

A special meeting of the Webster City Community School Board will be this (Wednesday) evening at 5:30 at the school administration office at 820 Des Moines Street in Webster City. There will be a public […]

Webster City Community Theatre (WCCT) held its annual meeting on Sunday, August 24, celebrating the accomplishments of the past season and previewing the exciting year ahead. The event included a dinner and a review of […]

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 […]