The Enhance Hamilton County Foundation is proud to announce the creation of the Dave Hilton Character and Commitment Scholarship Fund. This scholarship honors the legacy of Dave Hilton, a beloved Webster City coach, teacher, and mentor whose […]

The Webster City City Council will face a light agenda at this Monday evening’s meeting in the council chambers beginning at 6 p.m. The agenda includes a resolution authorizing the Street Department Supervisor to seek […]

The Iowa State Patrol investigated a one vehicle accident on 240th Street southwest of Webster City near the airport at midafternoon last Wednesday afternoon. Details of the accident were released Friday morning.   Reportedly a westbound […]

The Ellsworth City Council this week met with EJS Police Chief David Turpen on his resignation from the EJS Police Department at the March 6th Police Board Meeting.  The Council discussed the specific needs and […]

The Jewell City Council on March 10th met with its Public Works Direct Terry Anderson on the possibility of receiving an intern again this year for his department through IWEA. The council agreed with Anderson’s […]

The March meeting of the Kendall Young Library Board of Trustees will be this Monday evening,March 17th at 6:00 p.m. in the library meeting room’The board will review its 2022/23 financial report and the library’s […]

Marcus Fair, 28, from Dolton, Illinois, was sentenced on March 12, 2025, to 57 months’ imprisonment for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Evidence showed that on September 21, 2022, law enforcement responded […]

Two Florida men are facing charges after an incident late last month in Hamilton County. Hamilton County Sheriff Alex Pruismann said the county dispatch center was notified on February 24th of a Hamilton County resident […]

The Webster County community of Duncombe is one of eight Iowa cities to receive grant awards from the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA). The project in Duncombe is for improvements to the community’s Wastewater Treatment […]

The Stratford City Council on Monday evening met with Jim Leding from Bolton and Menk on the drainage issue on Dryden Street. Leiding informed the council that the field is approximately 52 acres. Approximately nine […]

The date of Monday, August 25th will be the starting date for the 2025-26 academic year for Webster City Community School students. The Webster City school board approved setting the date at their meeting back […]

A Lehigh Man has been charged with 1st Degree Arson following a Saturday morning fire in Lehigh, according to a press release from the Webster County Sheriff’s Office. On March 8, 2025 at approximately 10:08AM […]

Webster County voters Tuesday approved making EMS an essential service for its residents. The measure passed by 83 percent with 3,447 yes votes and 676 voting no. The measure needed 60 percent approval to pass. […]