Obituaries
Michael McKee
Michael B. McKee, 70, of Webster City died Wednesday, July 16, 2025 surrounded by his family. Per his wishes, only private family services will be held. Foster Funeral and Cremation Center is caring for Mike […]
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Hampton man killed in early Sunday morning accident.
A 35-year-old Hampton man died early Sunday morning,July 20th of injuries in an accident in Franklin County.The Iowa State Patrol reported a southbound 2024 model Subaru Forester SUV driven by Ty Borcherding of Hampton was […]
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Fort Dodge Man to Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine
A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced July 16, 2025, to more than 15 years in federal prison. Chad Brown, age 41, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, received the prison term after a January […]
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Eagle Grove’s Jeske, Roland-Story’s Jeter named IGCA all-district softball
The Iowa Girls Coaches Association released their 2025 softball all-district teams over the weekend, as 2 KQRadio athletes were recipients of all-district honors in Class 3A. Eagle Grove senior Addy Jeske was named to the […]
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Hamilton County Board of Supervisors to meet Tuesday morning,July 22nd.
A meeting of the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors will be this Tuesday morning,July 22nd at 9:00 a.m. in the downstairs conference room of the Hamilton County Courthouse. The board will consider support of LIFT […]
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Kaylahni Smith
Kaylahni Smith, a radiant light in many lives, was born on November 9, 2024, in Clarion, Iowa. With her vivacious spirit and infectious smile, she quickly became known as a fun-loving and happy baby, bringing […]
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Fort Dodge man facing charges after Saturday afternoon incident
The Webster County Telecommunications Center received a call of shots fired in the area of the Westridge Townhomes on Avenue M West at 3:32 p.m. Saturday afternoon in Fort Dodge. Fort Dodge Police along with […]
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Webster City City Council to meet Monday evening,July 21st at 6:00 p.m.
A discussion with the concerns of residents with the 700 block alley between Elm and Walnut Streets will be one of the topics at this Monday evening’s meeting of the Webster City City Council beginning […]
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Iowa Economic Development Board approves a Community Attraction and Tourism grant for a project in Hardin County.
The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board approved a $1 million Community Attraction and Tourism Grant to Hardin County on Friday morning. The grant will help pave nine miles of the Iowa River’s Edge Trail to […]
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July meeting for the Kendall Young Library Board will be this Monday,July 21st at 6:00 p.m.
Another meeting for the board of the Kendall Young Library will be on Monday evening,July 21st at 6:00 in the library board room. Agenda items will include a review of the 2022-23 library financial report […]
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Wright County Board of Supervisors to meet Monday morning,July 21st.
There will be another meeting for the Wright County Board of Supervisors set for this Monday morning,July 21st at 9:00 a.m. in the basement board room of the courthouse in Clarion. The board will meet […]
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Webster City to host Tourism Insider meeting on August 28th.
Webster City will host a Tourism Insider meeting on Thursday,August 28th. The community was selected to be one of three Tourism Insider meetings in the state for 2025. The day will begin with coffee and […]
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Briggs Woods Park to offer a program on Bee Keeping Basics on July 25th.
The basics of bee keeping will be the subject of a program set for Friday evening,July 25th at Shelter One at Briggs Woods Park south of Webster City beginning at 8:00 p.m. Mark Moberly of […]
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Jewell City Council updated on water tower maintenance and utilities rates at Monday meeting.
The Jewell City Council at their meeting last Monday evening, July 14th looked into the issue of water and sewer rates for the community. The council will begin working on a 15 percent increase in […]
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Hamilton County Board of Health will meet this afternoon, Thursday,July 17 at 5:15p.m.
There will be another meeting of the Hamilton County Board of Health this (Thursday) afternoon at 5:15 p.m. at 1610 Collins Street. Heather Krusemark will have a CFR update at the meeting. The board will […]
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Flying Bat Observation Count comes to Briggs Woods Park on Wednesday evening,July 23rd.
If you are interested in the bats of Iowa,you are invited to a bat talk at Shelter Number 3 at Briggs Woods Park south of Webster City on Wednesday evening,July 23rd at 9:00 p.m. There […]
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Stratford City Council updated on various projects at Monday council meeting.
This week the Stratford City Council met Tom Heeren from the Stratford Lutheran Church on the asphalt parking project. This project would be a contiguous asphalt from the road up to the concrete sidewalk. Heeren […]
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July meeting of the Hamilton County Conservation Board will be at the beach shelter at Briggs Woods Park on Thursday,July 24th.
The July meeting of the Hamilton County Conservation Board will be Thursday,July 24th at 9:30 a.m. at the beach shelter at Briggs Woods Park south of Webster City. The board will receive updates on the […]
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Iowa Central Community College Awarded $1.5 Million Grant to Support TRIO Student Support Services
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Iowa Central Community College a federal TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant totaling $1.5 million over 5 years ($306,511 annually) to improve college retention and graduation rates among […]
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Eagle Grove softball falls in 3A regional final to #2 Williamsburg, 9-0
The Eagle Grove Eagles softball team returned to action on Tuesday night, as they made the long trip into eastern Iowa to take on the Williamsburg Raiders in their Class 3A, Region 2 final at […]