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At their recent meeting the Hamilton County Conservation Board accepted a gift from Chip and Jackie Abbott of Webster City of three 85-inch television sets for the Briggs Woods Golf Course clubhouse. The sets will […]

The Hamilton County Board of Supervisors will have its budget hearing for the 2025-26 fiscal year this Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m. The public hearing will feature the opportunity for the public to express their […]

The body of a missing man was discovered Friday afternoon in an acreage near Interstate 35 in southern Hamilton County. Hamilton County Sheriff Alex Pruismann reported a multi-agency search was taking place along I 35 […]

The body of an Iowa Falls man was recovered Friday night in the Iowa River. The name of the man was identified as 34-year-old Levi Mentz of Iowa Falls. A call was received to the […]

There will be a meeting of the Webster City Hotel Motel Tax Board at 5:30 this Monday afternoon, April  28th in the city council chambers. The board will discuss the application process for 2025 and […]

The intersections of Des Moines and Walnut Streets was the scene of a two-vehicle accident at 9:30 Sunday morning. Webster City Police reported an eastbound 2018 model Toyota Camry car driven by Daniel Murillo Delfin […]

At this week’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council…Ottie Maxey with Ames Regional Economic Alliance was present to discuss with the council the economic benefit to having the Fish Farm facility purchased and in use. […]

Van Diest Medical Center (VDMC) Van Diest Medical Center has announced today that it is a 2025 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence winner.   The Top Workplace designation is based solely on employee feedback gathered through […]

A Webster County man serving time in the Newton Correctional Facility on charges of lascivious acts with a child has died. 80-year-old Abel M. Rodriguez, Jr. died Monday night, April 21st at the Newton facility. […]

The April meeting for the Hamilton County Conservation Board will be Thursday morning, April 24th at 9:30 in the basement meeting board room of the Briggs Woods Golf Course Clubhouse. Thursday’s meeting will include an […]

Iowa Central Community College’s Business and Industry Department is proud to announce the launch of its new IT Support Specialist program — a fast-paced, hands-on course designed to train the next wave of tech professionals. […]

The Iowa Workforce Development office reported Tuesday morning that Hamilton County’s unemployment numbers for March showed a slight increase from the month before. The rate was 3.1 percent up from the February rate of 3.0 […]

On Monday, April 21st 2025 at approximately 12:30 pm, the Fort Dodge Police Department was in pursuit of a Toyota Camry that had been reported stolen. The Iowa State Patrol assisted with the pursuit which […]

Another meeting for the Ellsworth City Council is set for 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening, April 22 at the city hall of Ellsworth. The council will take possible action on a fish farm TIF rebate […]

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP has completed an audit of Hamilton County’s financial condition for the year ended June 30,2024. Hamilton County has total governmental revenues of $22,824,719, total governmental expenditures of $23,382,576 and total other financing sources […]

The Webster City City Council will meet this Monday evening,April 21st at 6:00 p.m. in the city council chambers. The council will have a public hearing on the 2025-26 fiscal year budget followed by another […]

There will be a meeting of the Kendall Young Library Board of Trustees on Monday, April 21st at 6:00 p.m. in the library meeting room.  The board will review building projects. the 2022/23 Financial Report, […]

The approval of the transfer of land will be one of this Tuesday evening’s agenda items for the Van Diest Medical Center Board of Trustees. Other items for discussion include the approval of an amendment […]