Obituaries
Richard Hanson
Richard “Rich” Hanson, age 90, of Hubbard, IA, died Saturday, April 11, 2026 at his farm home north of Hubbard. A visitation will be held Wednesday, April 15th, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm at […]
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Wilbur Schumaker
Wilbur Schumaker, 97 of Webster City died Saturday, April 11, 2026 at Southfield Wellness Community. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 16, 2026 at Asbury United Methodist Church with visitation one […]
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Special meeting for the Hamilton County Conservation Board set this Monday morning,April 13 at 9:30 a.m.
Webster City-A special meeting of the Hamilton County Conservation Board has been called for this Monday morning, April 13th at 9:30 at the Briggs Woods Conservation office south of Webster City. The purpose of the […]
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Jewell City Council to meet Monday evening, April 13th.
Jewell- A public hearing to vacate the alley at 101 Reinhart Street in Jewell will be a part of this Monday evening’s meeting of the Jewell City Council beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Jewell […]
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April meeting of the South Hamilton Community School Board is this Monday evening at 6:00p.m. in Jewell.
Jewell- The Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Adoption public hearing will be a part of the Monday evening South Hamilton Community School meeting at 6:00 p.m. at the junior/senior high board room in Jewell. The budget […]
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Property Tax Levy and Budget hearings for the Webster City Community School Board set for this Monday evening,April 13th.
Webster City-The proposed property tax levy and budget hearings will be on the docket for the Webster City Community School Board when they meet this Monday evening, April 13th at the school administration building at […]
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Archdiocese of Dubuque releases information on restructuring the parishes.
Dubuque-The Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque released information on Saturday of the restructuring of parishes in the 30 counties that make up the church for its over 180 thousand parishioners. Archbishop Thomas Zinkula said this is […]
Local Sports
Webster City girls soccer shuts out Wright County, 3-0
BELMOND, Ia. — The Webster City Lynx and Wright County Broncos girls soccer teams returned to action on Thursday night, as the two programs faced one another in North Central Conference action at Belmond-Klemme High […]
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Middle School Visit Day Inspires Future Tritons at Iowa Central
Iowa Central Community College welcomed more than 300 middle school students and staff to campus on Thursday, April 2 for its annual Middle School Visit Day, creating a day full of exploration and hands-on learning. […]
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Wright County Supervisors set to hold two public hearings at this Monday’s meeting.
Two public hearings on the Matrix review for two confinements in Wright County will be a part of this Monday morning’s meeting of the Wright County Supervisors at 9:00 a.m. in the courthouse basement in […]
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Ex-Eagle Grove cop sentenced to jailtime on charges involving minor
A former Eagle Grove police officer is sentenced to 30 days in jail and a suspended two-year prison sentence after originally being charged with sexual exploitation and sending obscene material to a minor. The Eagle […]
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Mary Ann’s Specialty Foods: A Family Legacy Driving Regional Impact
For more than 50 years, Mary Ann’s Specialty Foods has blended tradition, innovation, and family leadership into a nationally recognized meat business rooted in Webster City. Founded by William “Bill” Korleski in the early 1970s, […]
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Hamilton County sees a slight increase in January unemployment.
The Iowa Workforce Development office Wednesday morning announced that the January unemployment rate for Hamilton County saw a slight increase to 2.8 percent. This is up from the December,2025 rate of 2.3 percent. There were […]
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Karl Auto Coach Speak: 4-6-26
Interviews from our Karl Auto Coach Speak program from April 6, 2026 Webster City girls soccer coach Kristine Mason Wright County boys soccer coach Ethan Krogman Roland-Story girls track and field coach Andy Herrick
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Archdiocese of Dubuque to announce this weekend about the latest in the Journey in Faith process for its parishes.
Parishioners of the Catholic churches that make up the Archdiocese of Dubuque will find out this weekend on the future of the church and its priests in the 30 counties of northeast Iowa that make […]
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Iowa State Patrol investigate two Saturday accidents on Interstate 35 in Hamilton County.
The Iowa State Patrol investigated two motor vehicle accidents both happening at the 138-mile marker on Interstate 35 northeast of Ellsworth in Hamilton County on Saturday morning. The first one happened just before 9:30 a.m. […]
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Two people killed in Friday night accident near Belmond.
Belmond-The Iowa State Patrol with the assistance of the Wright County Sheriff’s Department investigated a two-vehicle crash just before 7:30 Friday night at the intersection of Highway 69 and 200th Street near Belmond. Reportedly a […]
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A busy evening for the Webster City City Council this Monday,April 6th.
This Monday will be a busy for Webster City city council members for their first meeting of April at City Hall. There will be a public hearing for Webster City’s Property Tax Levy. There will […]
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Wright County Board of Supervisors to meet Monday,April 6th.
Two closed sessions will be on this Monday’s agenda of the Wright County Board of Supervisors. The first one is to discuss the purchase or sale of particular real estate in Wright County. The second […]