Articles by Pat Powers

The last meeting of the year for the Jewell City Council is set for this (Monday) evening at 7:00 p.m. in the Jewell City Hall. The council will receive updates from the Jewell Public Works […]

The final meeting for 2025 for the Ellsworth City Council is set for this Tuesday evening, December 30th at 6:00 p.m. in the Ellsworth City Hall. The council will consider the usage of the Ellsworth […]

  Kenneth Brown, 60, from Badger, Iowa, was sentenced on December 19, 2025, to 4 years’ imprisonment.  Brown pled guilty on July 22, 2025, to one count of possession of child pornography in a Sioux […]

The Iowa Workforce Development office announced this week that Hamilton County saw a drop in unemployment for September. The rate was 2.3 percent. This is down from the August rate of 2.9 percent. The reason […]

The Hamilton County Board of Health will meet for the final time in 2025 this Thursday afternoon at 5:15 in the public health conference room in the Shashi Station building at 1610 Collins in Webster […]

A lengthy meeting for the Hamilton County Conservation Board held Wednesday morning for the last time in 2025. One of the highlights was the first Volunteer Recognition program for the conservation office.  Those recognized for […]

There will be a special meeting of the South Hamilton Community School Board on Thursday afternoon, Decmeber 15th to announce the new secondary principal. Board members have interviewed potential candidates for the position to replace […]

Melvin Boone, 46, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, pled guilty December 15, 2025, in federal court in Sioux City, to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession with intent to distribute […]

Hamilton County Recorder Kim Anderson reminds Hamilton County ORV and Snowmobile registrations expire at on Wednesday, December 31st, 2025. Any renewals done after this date will incur a$5.00 penalty per vehicle. The new registration will […]

At their recent meeting, the Stanhope City Council approved an increase in the electric utility rates for residents and businesses. The council approved a 5 percent increase a month for the first-year electric rates for […]

There will be a special meeting of the South Hamilton Community School Board set for Tuesday evening, December 16 at the school board room in Jewell beginning at 7:15 p.m.. This will be a closed […]

The next meeting for the Kendall Young Library board of trustees will be Tuesday evening, December 16th at 6:00 in the library meeting room. Tuesday’s meeting agenda will include a financial report of the library,a […]

The last meeting of the year for the Webster City City Council will be this Monday evening, December 15th at 6:00 p.m. in the city council chambers. The agenda for this Monday’s meeting will be […]

JEWELL, IA — At its December 8 meeting, the South Hamilton Community School District School Board reviewed updated plans for the new auxiliary gym and weight room project. The new auxiliary gym will include a […]