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WEBSTER CITY-Another meeting for the Webster City Community School Board will be this Monday evening, September 8th  at 6:00 p.m. at the school administration board room at 820 Des Moines Street. The board will consider […]

CLARION- Another meeting for the members of the Wright County Supervisors will be this Monday morning, September 8th in the downstairs conference room of the courthouse in Clarion beginning at 9 a.m. The board Monday […]

A man who was convicted of two counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine after having been previously convicted of a serious drug felony, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, and failure […]

Fort Dodge Police Wednesday arrested a man after a homicide in the city early Tuesday morning. 38-year-old Rolman Recinos-Gonzales of Fort Dodge was arrested on the following charges. They are Murder in the First Degree […]

Grimes, Iowa – September 3, 2025 – September is National Preparedness Month, a time to spotlight the importance of readiness and resilience in our communities. In recognition, Black Hills Energy is proud to support local firefighters […]

Webster City experienced a wet and warm summer in 2025.Statistics from the Radio Hill weather reporting station showed the season had a measurement of 21.87 inches of rainfall from June 1st to August 31st. There […]

The Iowa State Patrol investigated a semi accident near Dows at 5:45 a.m on Friday morning, August 29th at the 154 mile marker. Reportedly a northbound 2017 model Freightliner Cascadia driven by Abdifatah Mohamed of […]

WEBSTER CITY-August was a month of near normal temperatures but below normal precipitation for Webster City. Weather records at the Radio Hill weather reporting station showed the average high for August was 80 degrees with […]

The first meeting for September for the Webster City City Council will be this Tuesday evening, September 2nd at 6 p.m. in the council chambers. The meeting is delayed one day due to the observance […]

Monday will mean closings of note for the Labor Day holiday in the north central Iowa. Many retail stores will be closed. The Hamilton County Courthouse, all county offices and the Webster City City Hall […]

The first meeting for September for the Wright County Board of Supervisors will be this Tuesday morning, September 2nd at 9:00 a.m. in the downstairs board room in the Wright County Courthouse in Clarion.The board […]

JEWELL- The first reading of an ordinance for an increase in water rates in Jewell was a part of this week’s meeting of the Jewell City Council.  Water rates will increase by 15 percent from […]

WEBSTER CITY-There was a special meeting of the Webster City Community School Board on Wednesday evening on a proposal requesting the support for board to take action to petition the Governor and Legislature to fund […]

ELLSWORTH-At their meeting this week, the Ellsworth City Council approved the plans, specifications, the form of contract and estimate of cost for the 350-thousand-gallon elevated water storage tank project. Bids for the work on water […]

WEBSTER CITY-The Enhance Hamilton County Foundation is excited to announce its Annual Food Pantry Challenge for September 2025, bringing together a coalition of local financial institutions to assist with combating food insecurity in Hamilton County. […]

WEBSTER CITY-The cast for the season opener of the Webster City Community Theater’s production of  “The Cafe Mocha Murders” was announced on Wednesday. The production is an energetic, lighthearted murder mystery set in a storm-battered […]

WILLIAMS- A one car accident at the 148-mile marker of Interstate 35 near Williams was investigated by the Iowa State Patrol shortly before 7 last Saturday morning, August 23rd with details released on Wednesday morning. […]

A special meeting of the Webster City Community School Board will be this (Wednesday) evening at 5:30 at the school administration office at 820 Des Moines Street in Webster City. There will be a public […]