Obituaries
Harold Pursley
Harold John Pursley, 82, of Webster City, died on Friday, December 5, 2025, at Van Diest Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 13, […]
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David Hove
David Charles Hove, 63, of Jewell, Iowa, died on December 5, 2025, at MercyOne Hospital in Des Moines. Visitation will be at the Community Church of Kamrar on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, from 9:45 – […]
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Jewell City Council set to meet on Monday evening,December 8th at 7:00 p.m.
The Jewell City Council meets on Monday evening, December 8th at 7:00 in the Jewell City Hall. There will be a discussion on the ISG wastewater program, consider a Maguire water contract, and a discussion […]
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Ellsworth City Council to meet this Monday evening at 6:00 at the Ellsworth City Hall.
A Comprehensive Plan Presentation by the Iowa State University College of Design will be a part of this Monday evening’s meeting of the Ellsworth City Council. The meeting starts at 6:00 in the Ellsworth City […]
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This Monday evening will bring the final meeting of 2025 for the members of the Stratford City Council. The meeting begins at 7:00 at the Stratford City Hall. There will be an update from Jim […]
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New members of the Webster City Community School Board will be sworn in Monday evening, December 8th.
The final meeting for 2025 for the Webster City Community School Board will be this Monday evening, December 8th at 6:00 at the school administration board room at 820 Des Moines Street.The meeting will be […]
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Richard Swanson
Richard “Dick” Swanson, 92, of Webster City, and formerly of Lehigh, died Tuesday, November 25, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at Briggs Woods Convention […]
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Iowa State hires Jimmy Rogers as football coach following Matt Campbell’s departure
AMES, Ia. — Friday was a whirlwind day for Iowa State athletics, as there was a changing of the guard of the Cyclone Football program as head coach Matt Campbell was officially hired as the […]
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VDMC Welcomes General Orthopedic Surgeon Sreedhar Somisetty, MD
WEBSTER CITY, IA | Hospital officials are pleased to announce Dr. Sreedhar Somisetty will be joining the provider team at Van Diest Medical Center beginning in January. Dr. Somisetty is a general orthopedic surgeon with […]
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Roland-Story wrestling goes 2-1 in season-opening quad at Gilbert
GILBERT, Ia. — The Roland-Story Norsemen wrestling team opened their 2025-26 season on Thursday night, as they made the short jog west across Highway 69 to compete in a quad meet at Gilbert High School. […]
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Eagle Grove wrestling splits season-opening tri with Forest City and Central Springs
MANLY, Ia. — The Eagle Grove Eagles wrestling team opened their 2025-26 season on Thursday night, as they made the trip into far northern Iowa to compete in a Top of Iowa Conference tri-dual with […]
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Webster City wrestling finishes Boone quad 1-2
BOONE, Ia. — The Webster City Lynx wrestling team returned to action on Thursday night, as they made the short trip south to compete in a quad meet at Boone High School. The Lynx were […]
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Webster City girls basketball beats Humboldt for the first time since 2020, 62-54
HUMBOLDT, Ia. — The Webster City Lynx girls basketball team returned to action on Thursday night, as they made the trip into Humboldt County to take on the Humboldt Wildcats in North Central Conference action […]
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Busy Monday for the South Hamilton Community School Board to wrap up 2025.
This Monday promises to be a busy one for the South Hamilton Community School Board with two meetings lined up. One is a closed session set for 2:30 p.m. for the screening of the candidates […]
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$1.3 Million Iowa River Restoration Project begins at Steamboat Rock
STEAMBOAT ROCK – The sounds of heavy construction equipment have become common in town over the past few months as work continues on a new nature lodge at Pine Ridge Park. Construction will now shift […]
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Wright County Board of Supervisors to meet Monday morning, December 8th.
Another meeting of the Wright County Board of Supervisors will be held this Monday morning,December 8 at 9:00 a.m. in the downstairs board of the Wright County Courthouse in Clarion. The board will hear a […]
Obituaries
Carolyn McCoy
Carolyn Sue McCoy, 83, of Webster City, Iowa, died Monday, December 1, 2025, at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., on Monday, December 15, 2025, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church […]
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Eagle Grove basketball swept in conference openers at Forest City
FOREST CITY, Ia. — The Eagle Grove Eagles basketball teams returned to action on Tuesday night, as they made the drive into far northern Iowa to take on the Forest City Indians in Top of […]
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Roland-Story basketball sweeps Grand View Christian in conference openers
DES MOINES, Ia. — The Roland-Story Norsemen basketball teams returned to action on Tuesday night, as they made the trip to Des Moines to take on the Grand View Christian Thunder in Heart of Iowa […]