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FORT DODGE- Fort Dodge Police Tuesday morning charged two 18-year-old boys with numerous charges after an incident in the city. The Webster County Telecommunications Center received a call of an assault that had taken place […]

The annual Hamilton County Youth Shoot will be this Wednesday, July 30th at the Boone Valley Izaak Walton League at 2944 Fenton Avenue south of Webster City. Wednesday’s event will be from 4:00 until 8:00 […]

The August Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (SALT) meeting will be held Thursday, August 7th, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Stanhope Community Center, Stanhope. Refreshments will be served, and Van Diest Medical Center personnel […]

With one month to go before the start of the 2025-26 school year, area school districts have announced plans for registration. Webster City-You may register online at wcschools.org until Monday,August 4th. If you have any […]

A public hearing for the proposed increase in Jewell’s water and sewer rates will be set at this ( Monday) evening’s meeting of the Jewell City Council set for 7:00 p.m. in the Jewell City […]

The Hamilton County Conservation Board received an update on various projects in the parks at their Thursday morning meeting at Briggs Woods Park. The landscaping to the small cabins at Briggs Woods Park is complete. […]

The Webster City Hotel Motel Tax Board will meet this Wednesday evening,July 30th at 6:30 in the Webster City City Council chamber. The board will hear presentations from previous grant recipients of Hotel Motel tax […]

There was a light agenda for the Ellsworth City Council at a meeting held last Tuesday evening,July 22nd. The council rejected the bid for the 350 thousand gallons elevated water storage tank project. A new […]

Another meeting for the Wright County Board of Supervisors will be this Monday morning, July 28th at 9:00 a.m. in the courthouse basement board room in Clarion. The board will review and act on a […]

A special joint meeting between the Webster City City Council and the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors will be held this (Friday) afternoon in the Webster City City Council Chambers.The purpose of this meeting it […]

Congratulations to McKenna Miller as the 2025 Hamilton County Fair Queen. The 18-year-old from Stanhope was crowned Wednesday evening at a ceremony at the Hamilton County Fair. Miller will represent Hamilton County at the Iowa […]

Officials with Amazon announced this week that the online retail giant has purchased property in Fort Dodge with plans to build a delivery station. The property is along First Avenue South near 42nd Street in […]

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced Wednesday that Stratford Country Store is the recipient of a $50,000 grant for a retail biodiesel site. The selection of the Stratford Country Store by Iowa […]

Kenneth Brown, 60, from Badger, Iowa, was convicted of one count of possession of child pornography, on July 22, 2025, in Sioux City federal court. At the plea hearing, Brown admitted that from early May […]

The Iowa Workforce Development Office reported Tuesday that there the unemployment rate for Hamilton County was up slightly for June. The rate was 3.2 percent. This was up from the May rate of 3.1 percent. […]

A 35-year-old Hampton man died early Sunday morning,July 20th of injuries in an accident in Franklin County.The Iowa State Patrol reported a southbound 2024 model Subaru Forester SUV driven by Ty Borcherding of Hampton was […]

A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced July 16, 2025, to more than 15 years in federal prison. Chad Brown, age 41, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, received the prison term after a January […]

A discussion with the concerns of residents with the 700 block alley between Elm and Walnut Streets will be one of the topics at this Monday evening’s meeting of the Webster City City Council beginning […]