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A letter of resignation from Stratford city council member Chase Haman was accepted by the council at their meeting this week. The council approved Jim Mead as mayor pro-tem and was authorized to sign checks […]

At their meeting Monday evening, the South Hamilton school board approved its 2023 fiscal year budget. The maximum authorized budget of $8,782.136 with a tax rate of $13.53 per thousand taxable valuation, There was no […]

A meeting of the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors will be this Tuesday morning at 9:00 in the downstairs conference room of the courthouse. The board will consider an employment contract with Ryan Weidenmann, renew […]

The Enhance Hamilton County Foundation (EHCF) announced that they are issuing a Food Pantry Challenge to Hamilton County residents to match $12,000 in donated funds to benefit local food pantries. EHCF recently received a third […]

Plans for the annual Jewell Jubilee celebration will be presented to the Jewell city council at their meeting this Monday evening,April 11 at 7:00 in the city hall council chambers. The council will consider requests […]

The April meeting of the South Hamilton Community School Board will be this Monday evening, April 11 at 6:00 in the middle school/high school board room. The board will approve the 2023 fiscal year budget […]

The next meeting for the Wright County Supervisors will be Monday morning,April 11 at 9:00 in the courthouse basement board room in Clarion. The board will meeting with county engineer Adam Clemons on secondary road […]

The first Easter Egg Hunt and Walk in Hamilton County is set for this Saturday,April 9 in Jewell. The Easter Egg Walk will be held in Jewell on Main Street from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. […]

We will find out this Monday evening on who will be the newest member of the Webster City Community School Board.The person selected will fill the seat vacated by the death last month of Marlin […]

Details of a two vehicle accident in rural Webster County shortly before 1:30 Monday afternoon were released this (Tuesday) morning by the Iowa State Patrol in Fort Dodge. The accident happened at the intersection of […]

A successful dance marathon was held Saturday night at Webster City High School sponsored by its student council. The marathon helped support the Children’s Miracle Network, the Staed Family Children’s Hospital at the University of […]

The month of March was a fairly quiet month for weather in Webster City. Near normal temperatures but below normal precipitation can best summarize the weather. The average high for the past month was 46 […]

The Wright County Supervisors will meet this Monday morning,April 4 in the downstairs meeting room of the courthouse in Clarion. The board will hold the third reading on the amendment to Ordinance Number 63 on […]

A high speed chase through two counties ended with the apprehension of a Fort Dodge man late Wednesday afternoon. Law enforcement authorities received a call  of a man that had assaulted an individual  and was […]