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Marlin Coghlan
Marlin Coghlan, 87, of Webster City, died on Monday, February 21, 2022, at Van Diest Medical Center, in Webster City. Visitation will be on Friday, February 25, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church from 9:30 – […]
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Roland-Story boys face South Central Calhoun in Webster City
The Roland-Story Norsemen boys basketball team returns to postseason action on Tuesday night, as they travel to Webster City to take on the Titans of South Central Calhoun for the Class 2A, District 5 title. […]
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Clarion-Goldfield-Dows basketball takes on Garner-Hayfield-Ventura in Clear Lake
The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Cowboys basketball team returns to postseason action tonight, as they will take on the Cardinals of Garner-Hayfield-Ventura in the Class 2A, District 6 final at Clear Lake High School. The Cardinals enter with […]
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Roland-Story girls overcome West Marshall to advance to 3rd state tournament in 4 years
The Roland-Story Norsemen girls basketball team had one final hurdle to overcome in their quest to advancing to their 3rd state tournament in 4 years. Standing in their way was the team that had beaten […]
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Webster City boys basketball season ends in Waverly
The Webster City Lynx boys basketball team opened postseason play on Monday night, as they traveled to Waverly to face off with the Go-Hawks of Waverly-Shell Rock in the first round of Class 3A, Substate […]
State News
GOP lawmakers release outline for next state budget
Republicans in the legislature have released their state spending plans for the budgeting year that begins July 1, 2023. House Republicans propose a 1.8% overall increase in general state spending. House Appropriations Committee chairman Gary […]
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Maxwell Casey’s won’t reopen after fires
A Casey’s convenience store in the town of Maxwell is permanently closing its doors after two recent fires, which officials are labeling as suspicious. The first fire to affect the business occurred on February 3rd […]
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Several injured in Cedar Rapids high-rise apartment fire
Investigators in Cedar Rapids are trying to determine what sparked a fire at a high-rise apartment building there early Sunday morning. Fire Chief Greg Smith told KCRG TV a fire like this is unusual. “It’s […]
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Ames man accused of stabbing roommate to death
An Ames man was stabbed to death early Saturday and his roommate is charged with first-degree murder. Police located the victim, 39-year-old Maccarone DeClements, who they say had been stabbed in the upper torso with […]
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Four businesses win tax incentives for expansion
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board today approved awards for four Iowa companies. Cargill received state tax benefits to modernize its Fort Dodge facility equipment where it makes food ingredients from corn. They will […]
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Webster City basketball travels to Waverly on Monday
The Webster City Lynx boys basketball team will open up postseason play on Monday night as they travel to Waverly to face off with the Go-Hawks of Waverly-Shell Rock. Waverly-Shell Rock enters postseason play with […]
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State Wrestling proves successful for area athletes
The 2022 Iowa High School Wrestling Championships descended upon Des Moines last weekend for its annual Thursday through Saturday run, and 12 KQ-area athletes found themselves competing in the best high school state tournament in […]
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Kites of all kinds to fly over ice on Clear Lake this weekend
What’s billed as the Midwest’s largest and most colorful winter kite festival is scheduled for Saturday in north-central Iowa. Libby Hohn tourism director for the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce says the “Color The Wind […]
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FIRST Tech Challenge wraps up in Coralville competition
A months-long competition culminates this weekend as teams of high school students from across Iowa have designed, built and programmed roving robots to face off against each other. Rebecca Whitaker, coordinator of the FIRST Tech […]
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Supreme Court rules in Sioux City drug possession case
The Iowa Supreme Court has thrown out a drug possession case in Sioux City involving a drug dog. Yale Stevens of Sioux City was convicted of possessing meth following his arrest when his brother was […]
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ISU researcher studies benefits of music for Parkinson’s patients
An Iowa State University researcher is studying how singing can help those who have Parkinson’s disease. Elizabeth Stegemoller says Parkinson’s disease affects an area of the brain that controls movement and she’s trying to find […]
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Reynolds raises concerns about Senate GOP’s sales tax maneuver
Governor Kim Reynolds says she and her fellow Republicans in the House and Senate are about two-thirds of the way toward reaching a final agreement on a tax plan. The governor is raising concerns, though, […]
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Area residents reminded of Presidents Day closings.
Presidents Day is this Monday, February 21. It will mean some closings of note. The Hamilton County Courthouse and all county offices will be closed for the day. The Farm Service Agency on Superior Street […]
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February meeting of the Van Diest Medical Center board will be on Tuesday,February 22.
The February meeting of the Van Diest Medical Center board of trustees will be this Tuesday evening, February 22 at 6:00 p.m. through the gotomeeting.com website. Two public hearings will be on Tuesday’s agenda. The […]
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Hamilton County Supervisors to meet Tuesday,February 22.
A meeting of the Hamilton County Supervisors will be held Tuesday morning,February 22 at 9:00 in the downstairs conference room of the courthouse. Tuesday’s agenda includes a COVID-19 update by county public health director Shelby […]