Obituaries
Albert Carpenter
Albert Carpenter, 91, of Webster City died Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at Van Diest Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at the Church of Christ in Webster […]
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Young re-named Hamilton County Supervisor chairman for 2026 with Ely as vice-chair.
Rick Young was reappointed the Hamilton County Supervisor board chairman for 2026 at the organizational meeting of the board Friday morning. April Ely was named the chairperson pro-tem for 2026. The board approved a contract […]
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Holly Riemenschneider
Holly Riemenschneider, 71, of Webster City died Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at her home. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at First Congregational U.C.C. Memorial […]
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Two Hamilton County organizations to be honored January 8th by the Ames Regional Economic Alliance in an Awards Celebration
Two Webster City organizations will be honored next Thursday, January 8th at the Ames Regional Economic Alliance Annual Awards Celebration. The program is to recognize the outstanding achievements and contributions of businesses and community leaders. […]
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Moorland Pond near Fort Dodge to host rainbow trout release on January 23rd at 12 noon.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will release rainbow trout in nine locations across Iowa this winter in areas that would not support them during warmer months. One of the releases will be […]
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Cheryl Katschke
Cheryl Katschke,78,died Tuesday, December 30. The Boman Funeral Home of Webster City are in charge of arrangements.
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A snowy December for Webster City and a look back at 2025 weather.
Snow and cold. The words define Webster City’s December weather. It was a month of above normal precipitation and near normal temperatures for Webster City in the weather statistics compiled at the Radio Hill weather […]
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First meeting of 2026 for the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors is set for Friday,January 2nd at 9:00 a.m.
The election of a Hamilton County Supervisor Chairman and Chairman pro-tem will be a part of this Friday’s organizational meeting of the board to be held at 9:00 a.m. in the downstairs conference of the […]
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Ellsworth City Council faces a varied agenda at Tuesday evening meeting.
A discussion on the water tower project in Ellsworth was one of the topics covered during the Tuesday evening meeting of the Ellsworth City Council. Engineers from Bolton and Menk met with Ellsworth City Clerk […]
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New Year’s closings in Webster City and Hamilton County.
New Year’s Day Thursday will mean closings of various businesses for the holiday. The Webster City City Hall will close at 12 noon today (Wednesday) to reopen on Friday, January 2nd. The Fuller Hall Recreation […]
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Wright County Supervisors to hold its first meeting of 2026 this Friday morning, January 2nd in Clarion.
The first meeting of the new year for the Wright County Board of Supervisors will be this Friday morning, January 2nd at 9:00 a.m. in the downstairs courthouse board room in Clarion. The board will […]
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Webster City will have a city-wide Christmas tree pickup this Monday, January 6th.
The Webster City Street Department will be picking up Christmas trees on January 5th weather permitting. Trees should be placed at the nearest street corner prior to 7:00 a.m. on January 5 as only one […]
Obituaries
Bonnie Arkland
Bonnie Arkland, 79, of Webster City died Monday, December 29, 2025 at Crestview Nursing and Rehabilitation. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 5, 2026 at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center with […]
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Joan Coleman
Joan Coleman, age 80, of Webster City died Friday, December 26, 2026, at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 13, […]
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Dan Zatloukal
Dan Zatloukal, 71, of Webster City died Sunday, December 28, 2025 at his home following a short illness. No services are scheduled at this time. Foster Funeral and Cremation Center is entrusted with […]
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Karl Auto Coach Speak: 12-29-25
Interviews from our Karl Auto Coach Speak program from December 29th, 2025 Webster City girls basketball coach Marty McKinney South Hamilton girls basketball coach Mark Henderson Eagle Grove girls basketball coach Zach Whipple Roland-Story […]
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Jeffrey Brinkema
Jeffrey Lynn Brinkema, 66, of Kamrar, died on Saturday, December 27, 2025. Private family services will be held at a later date. The Boman Funeral Home of Webster City are in charge of arrangements.
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Kathleen Swon
Kathleen Swon, 97, of Webster City died Thursday, December 25, 2025, at Windsor Manor. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 3, 2026, at Asbury United Methodist Church with visitation one hour […]
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Carrol Moulds
Carrol Moulds,89 of Webster City died Friday, December 26, 2025, at Windsor Manor in Webster City, Iowa. Visitation will be held at the Community Church of Kamrar, on Sunday, January 4, from 2:00–4:00 PM. Memorial Service […]
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Iowa Central Community College Earns Top Workplace Honors and National Recognition in Education
Iowa Central Community College has once again been recognized as a Top Workplace, marking four consecutive yearsof this distinction. In addition, for the first time, Iowa Central has earned a #9 ranking among educational institutions with 500–999 employees in […]