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Danny Kepler
Danny Lee Kepler, 70, died Thursday November 4, 2021, at the Southfield Wellness Community, in Webster City, Iowa. The Boman Funeral Home of Webster City are in charge of arrangements. No services are planned at […]
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Drake women down Minnesota State in second exhibition, 83-58
The Drake women’s basketball team hosted a rare, second exhibition game on Saturday, as they welcomed in the Minnesota State Mavericks of the Division II ranks. Drake hosted Grand View in their first exhibition game, […]
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Iowa basketball routs Slippery Rock in exhibition, 99-47
Iowa basketball began the post-Luka Garza/Joe Wieskamp era on Friday night as they hosted Slippery Rock at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Rock were playing their first game action since the 2019-20 season, and fell to the […]
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Webster City city crews busy with leaf pick up project.
City crews are hard at it this morning disposing of all the bags of leaves set out by Webster City residents. Today is the annual leaf pickup day. Residents are to have their leaves in […]
State Sports
Iowa grits out win over Northwestern, 17-12
The Iowa Hawkeyes entered the 10th week of the college football season, also in dire need of a win, following 2 lackluster performances against Purdue and Wisconsin. While near the cellar of the Big Ten, […]
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Murder’s in the Heir comes to Prem Sahai Auditorium this Friday and Saturday nights.
The Webster City High School drama department invites you to their fall play, “Murder’s in the Heir” this Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:00 at Prem Sahai Auditorium. Tickets will be on sale a the […]
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Veterans Day services set for Thursday in Hamilton County.
Services to honor the nation’s servicemen and women will be held in two locations in Hamilton County on Thursday morning for Veterans Day. The South Hamilton high school gymnasium will be the first service of […]
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Budget amendment hearing set for Tuesday’s Hamilton County Supervisors meeting.
A budget amendment hearing will be a part of Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors. The amended budget will be approved at the conclusion of the hearing. A COVID-19 update will […]
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Iowa State waxes Texas in Ames, 30-7
The Iowa State Cyclones entered the month of November on Saturday in desperate need of a win to keep them in the conversation for a Big 12 Championship Game berth. The Cyclones loss to West […]
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#8 Webster City season ends in Quarterfinals to #2 Cedar Rapids Xavier, 24-13
Webster City traveled east to Cedar Rapids on Friday night to face off with the Saints of Cedar Rapids, Xavier in Class 4A Quarterfinal action. The Saints, ranked #2 in the final Radio Iowa poll, […]
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Webster City Boy Scout Troop 17 recipient of a $4000 donation.
Webster City Boy Scout Troop 17 was the grateful recipient of a generous $4,000 donation this weekend from three local Halloween enthusiasts. Dave & Shelly Bergeson and Jamie Seiser hosted The Haunted Barn October 29-30 […]
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Jewell city council to meet Monday evening at 7:00.
The Jewell city council meets Monday evening at 7:00 in the city hall meeting room. The council will hear a fund raising request from YSS in Hamilton County. hear the plans from the Clear Lake […]
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Fort Dodge Police investigating early Sunday morning shooting.
Early Sunday morning, November 7 at approximately 4:21 A.M., the Webster County Telecommunications Center received a call regarding shots fired in the area of the 10 block of North 7th Street in Fort Dodge. The […]
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South Hamilton school board to meet Monday,November 8.
A report on the certified enrollment count for the South Hamilton community schools will be presented during Monday evening’s school board meeting to be held at 6:00p.m. at the middle/high school board room in Jewell. […]
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Lions Club soup supper set for Monday,November 8 in Stanhope.
The Stanhope Lions Club will hold their annual fall festival soup supper on Monday, November 8, 2021. Chili and potato soups will be available for takeout or dining in. Serving will be from 5 – […]
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Bernadine Bottorff
Bernadine Bottorff, 85, of Webster City died Friday, November 5, 2021 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, November 12, 2021 at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center. Visitation will be […]
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Congresswoman Hinson: no way to know what’s in Democrat spending plan
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Marion, is slamming the latest Democrat spending bill that is expected to be voted on sometime today. “The most recent version of the legislation — which comes in […]
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State Climatologist says late October rains were ‘semi-drought buster’
This week’s drought monitor shows that for the first time since July 7, no part of Iowa is considered to be in severe drought. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says Iowa has been in a “structural […]
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Iowa City man shooting at squirrel linked to car accident
An Iowa City man who was trying to shoot a squirrel in his yard with an air rifle is now facing charges. Iowa City police found a man involved in a single-car traffic accident on […]
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High school students deciding against college impacting state universities
The Board of Regents got a detailed look Thursday at the numbers behind what has been a five-year decline in enrollment at the three state universities. Analyst Jason Pontius, says they’ve looked at a lot […]