Obituaries
Lyle Faulkner
Lyle V. Faulkner, 86, of Webster City, IA, died Thursday, January 22, 2026, at his home. Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at Anchor Point Church, from 12:45-1:45 PM, followed by a […]
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Clarion-Goldfield-Dows basketball drops home NCC doubleheader to Clear Lake
CLARION, Ia. — The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows basketball teams returned to action on Tuesday night, as they hosted the Clear Lake Lions in North Central Conference action at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School. The Cowgirls entered at 0-14, while […]
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Eagle Grove basketball drops home Top of Iowa West doubleheader with Lake Mills
EAGLE GROVE, Ia. — The Eagle Grove Eagles basketball teams returned to action on Tuesday night, as they hosted the Lake Mills Bulldogs in Top of Iowa West action at Eagle Grove Elementary School. The […]
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Roland-Story basketball sweeps HOIAC doubleheader with South Hamilton in Jewell
JEWELL, Ia. — The Roland-Story Norsemen and South Hamilton Hawks basketball teams returned to action on Tuesday night, as the two schools renewed their long-standing rivalry in Heart of Iowa Conference action at South Hamilton […]
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Webster City basketball drops road NCC doubleheader to Iowa Falls-Alden
IOWA FALLS, Ia. — The Webster City Lynx basketball teams returned to action on Tuesday night, as they made the trip east on Highway 20 to take on the Iowa Falls-Alden Cadets in North Central […]
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Jewell City Council to appoint a new council member on February 23rd.
The Jewell City Council announced at their meeting this week that they will be appointing someone to serve on the council. The person will succeed Scott Rohloff who stepped down from the council at a […]
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Hamilton County Democrats and Republicans prepare for their respective caucus night this Monday, February 2nd.
The road to the 2026 elections in Iowa begins next Monday evening with Caucus Night for both the Democrats and Republicans. The two parties will hear from the candidates running in the election, work on […]
Obituaries
Marilyn Krauss
Marilyn Kay Krauss, 83, of Webster City died January 24, 2026. A private family burial will be held at a later date. In lieu of memorials, please support your local library, food pantry, or school. […]
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Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, Eagle Grove wrestling compete in tri-dual in Clarion
CLARION, Ia. — The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Cowboys and Eagle Grove Eagles wrestling teams returned to action on Monday night, as they were joined by the Forest City Indians for a non-conference tri-dual at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School. […]
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South Hamilton wrestling competes in HOIAC Championships at Saydel
DES MOINES, Ia. — The South Hamilton Hawks wrestling team returned to action on Monday night, as they made the trip south to Des Moines to compete in the annual Heart of Iowa Conference Championships […]
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Roland-Story wrestling captures 2nd HOIAC title in 3 years on Monday
DES MOINES, Ia. — The Roland-Story Norsemen wrestling team returned to action on Monday night, as they made the trip down to Des Moines to compete in the annual Heart of Iowa Conference Championships at […]
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Brief agenda for Hamilton County Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning.
The Hamilton County Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning breezed through their agenda. The board accepted a resolution to amend the secondary roads 5-year construction plan. This is for the work on Nelson Avenue in Lyon […]
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Ellsworth City Council to meet this Tuesday evening, January 27th at 6:00.
There will be a meeting of the Ellsworth City Council this Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m.at the city hall. The council will make a motion to approve the purchase of a fire truck at $11,349.00 […]
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Eagle Grove wrestling places 5th at Top of Iowa Championships
FOREST CITY, Ia. — The Eagle Grove Eagles wrestling team returned to action on Saturday morning, as they made the drive into Winnebago County to compete in the annual Top of Iowa Conference Championships at […]
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Webster City wrestling places 6th at NCC’s on Saturday
HUMBOLDT, Ia. — The Webster City Lynx wrestling team returned to action on Saturday, as they made the trip west to compete in the annual North Central Conference Championships at Humboldt High School. The Lynx […]
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Clarion-Goldfield-Dows wrestling dominates for first NCC Championship since 2021
HUMBOLDT, Ia. — The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Cowboys wrestling team returned to action on Saturday, as they made the short trip west on Highway 3 to compete in the annual North Central Conference Championships at Humboldt High […]
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Stanhope City Council discusses plan for the moving of the town fitness center and a disaster recovery plan for the city.
At a recent meeting, the Stanhope City council discussed plans for the moving of the location for the community’s fitness center. The center is located in the old community building to the Medical Arts Building. […]
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Hamilton County Board of Supervisors to meet Tuesday morning, January 27th at 9:00 a.m.
The next meeting of the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors will be Tuesday morning, January 27th at 9:00 in the downstairs conference room of the county courthouse in Webster City. The board will look at […]
Obituaries
Marjorie Scott
Marjorie Scott, 98, of Webster City died Thursday, January 22, 2026 at Crestview Nursing and Rehabilitation. Private family funeral services will be held with Foster Funeral and Cremation Center.
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Iowa State Patrol investigate Friday morning accident on Highway 20
The Iowa State Patrol investigated an accident in the westbound lane of Highway 20 at the 145-mile marker in rural Hamilton County last Friday morning, January 23rd with details released Monday morning. Reportedly a 1998 […]