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Leonora De Chavez
Leonora De Chavez, 92, of Webster City, Iowa, died on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at the Van Diest Medical Center In Webster City, IA. Funeral service will be at 2:00 PM on Friday, December 23, […]
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Emergency snow ordinance begins at midnight this Wednesday night.
Due to a multi-day winter storm and blizzard conditions forecasted beginning Wednesday night, the City of Webster City is being proactive and providing advanced notice that a Snow Emergency has been declared for Thursday December […]
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Hamilton County sees an increase in unemployment for November.
The Iowa Workforce Development office reported today (Tuesday) that the unemployment rate for Hamilton County went up last month for November. The rate is at 2.8 percent up from the October rate of 2.6 percent. […]
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Robert “Bob” Long
Robert “Bob” Long, 93, of Webster City, died Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Van Diest Medical Center. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 19, 2022 at St. Thomas […]
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Stratford City Council approves the purchase of a new fire truck.
A new fire truck will be a part of the fleet with the Stratford Fire Department. At its meeting on Monday evening,the Stratford City Council met with Brad Westrum and Grant Carlson of the Stratford […]
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Williams to be Webster City Market President for Availa Bank.
Availa Bank is proud to announce that Ryan Williams, a current Availa Bank team member, will be taking over the role of Webster City Market President. Ryan’s previous role was Vice President Loan Officer at […]
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Last meeting of 2022 for the Webster City Community School Board is set for December 12.
A work session will be a part of this Monday evening’s Webster City Community School Board meeting starting at 6:00 p.m. Board members will meet with officials of McPherson and Jacobson to discuss the criteria […]
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Mother and boyfriend arrested in newborn infant murder in Fort Dodge.
Two Fort Dodge residents were arrested on Wednesday afternoon after a two week investigation into the death of an infant on November 22. Fort Dodge Police Public Information Officer Dennis Quinn announced the arrest of […]
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Wednesday morning house fire in Webster City termed as intentionally set with no injuries reported.
A busy morning for the Webster City Fire Department this (Wednesday) morning. The department received a call at 7:09 a.m. of a house fire at 400 White Fox Road. When the fire trucks arrived, there […]
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Omaha firm to help find Webster City’s next school superintendent.
An Omaha executive recruitment firm will be responsible for searching for a new superintendent for the Webster City school district. The Webster City school board late this (Wednesday) afternoon selected the McPherson and Jacobson firm […]
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Webster City school superintendent search to start December 7.
The search to find a new Webster City Community School superintendent will begin on Wednesday. The Webster City school board will begin its task on finding the replacement for Mandy Ross who will be retiring […]
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Eldon Kinnetz
Eldon Kinnetz, 91, of Webster City, died on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Iowa Specialty Hospital, in Clarion. Private family services will be held at a later date. Boman Funeral Home of Webster City is […]
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Gage Burney
Gage Burney, 19, of Webster City passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2022. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Monday, December 5, 2022 at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center.
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Pat Wagner
Pat Wagner, 84, of Fort Dodge died Saturday, November 26, 2022 at Harlingen Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 am Friday, December 9, 2022 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic […]
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Webster City man sent to federal prison after a wiretap investigation.
A 44 year old Webster City man was sentenced this week after a federal wiretap caught him arranging to acquire methamphetamine over the phone. Gabriel Allen Pelz was sentenced November 29 to more than 15 […]
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Reward increases to $1500 for information on whereabouts of a newborns body in Fort Dodge.
Fort Dodge Police announced Thursday that the reward for information leading to the discovery of the body of a newborn has increased. The Webster County Crime Stoppers said the reward was increased to $1500. On […]
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Betty Rouse
Betty Rouse, 86, of Webster City died on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at Southfield Wellness Community. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, December 2, 2022 at Asbury United Methodist Church. Burial will […]
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Near normal conditions for November weather in Webster City.
Near normal temperatures and precipitation can best describe Webster City’s weather for the month of November. Weather records for the month showed the average high was 46 degrees with the average low at 23 degrees. […]
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Briggs Woods golf course pump house quote reviewed by Hamilton County Conservation Board.
The Hamilton County Conservation Board Tuesday morning accepted a quote from Peterson Construction of Webster City for the pump house project at Briggs Woods Golf Course. The quote was for $167,700. The quote will be […]
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Ellsworth man pleads guility to child pornography charge.
Bryan Ross, 26, from Ellsworth, Iowa, plead guilty November 4, 2022, in federal court to Producing and Distributing Child Pornography. In a plea agreement, Ross admitted that between July 2019, and February 2022, he knowingly […]