Articles by Pat Powers

Supervisors in Wright County are sharing their views of data centers after residents who oppose and support data center development in Wright County crowded into a board meeting this week in Clarion. Supervisor Dean Kluss […]

Rockwell City- The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday filed criminal complaints against 21-year-old Jaxyn Stone Blum of Rockwell City with Murder in the First Degree for the death of Kyle Rath and with attempted […]

Des Moines-Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds on Monday appointed Fort Dodge attorney Ryan Kehm as a District Court Judge in Judicial District 2B. Kehm, formerly of the Crimmins and Kehm Law Firm of Fort Dodge will […]

Webster City-Sophia Nibe of Ellsworth was crowned the 2026 Hamilton County Fair Queen Tuesday night at the fair grandstand. Nibe succeeds retiring queen McKenna Miller of Stanhope. Nibe will represent Hamilton County in the Iowa […]

Two pickups were damaged in an accident at midafternoon last Friday,July 17th in rural Webster County in the westbound lane of Highway 20 and Baxter Avenue. The Iowa State Patrol reported a northbound 2019 model […]

Webster City-“Where Traditions Shine” is the theme for the 2026 edition of the Hamilton County Fair. The exposition will begin its run Tuesday, July 21st to Sunday,July 26th with a number of events for young […]

Webster City- Richard Carlson of Webster City was honored Saturday evening at the Garden Party event by LIFT WC with the naming of the garden in honor of him.  Carlson has planted, watered, weeded and […]

Webster City- Another meeting for the Webster City City Council is set for this Monday evening, July 20th at 6:00 p.m. in the council chambers. A nuisance hearing requested by the property owner at 820 […]

Webster City- If you are a patron of Kendall Young Library, you may have noticed a new logo for this Webster City institution. The new logo features a picture of a compass and four books […]

Des Moines-The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) approved tax credits for Webster City Custom Meats on Friday. The firm was one of four manufacturing companies selected for their project. Webster City Custom Meats — established […]

A man who trafficked methamphetamine on multiple occasions in the Webster County, Iowa, area was sentenced July 16, 2026, to 13 years in federal prison. Tyler Mattingly, age 31, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, received the […]

Vincent- The Iowa State Patrol investigated a two-vehicle crash at midafternoon Thursday just east of Vincent on 140th Street east of Yankee Avenue. Reportedly a west bound 2018 model Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck operated by […]

On 07-16-26 at 3:03am, Kamrar Fire and Rescue were dispatched to Hwy 20 Eastbound at the 149 mm for a rollover accident with injuries. Kamrar Fire and Rescue arrived on scene to find a loaded […]

Jewell- This week,the Jewell City Council met with its Public Works Director Terry Anderson on the recent shutdown of the water plant. The plant is up and running after a disruption earlier this month. During […]

Ellsworth- During their Monday evening meeting, the Ellsworth City Council was presented with a draft of an agreement prepared by its City Clerk, Heidi Eckers between the city and Thomas Wirth, the owner of the […]

Webster City- The next meeting for the Hamilton County Conservation Board will be this Thursday morning, July 23rd at 9:30 in the conservation office in Briggs Woods Park south of Webster City. Items at the […]

Clarion- Another meeting of the Wright County Board of Supervisors will be this Monday morning, July 20th at 9:00 a.m. in the courthouse basement boardroom in Clarion. There will be a public hearing for the […]

A woman who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced today to more than 12 years in federal prison. Sally Marie Green, age 52, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, received the prison term after a March 11, […]