Obituaries
Cheryl Burney
Cheryl Burney, 69, of Webster City died Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at Israel Hospice in Ames. Private family burial will be held at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery at a later date. Foster Funeral and Cremation […]
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Williams City Council set to meet Monday evening, August 11.
WILLIAMS- The Williams City Council will meet Monday evening, August 11 at 6:00 in the Williams Public Library. The council will consider the approval of a street closure on Sunday,August 24th for the Williams Car […]
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South Hamilton Community School Board to meet this Monday evening in Jewell.
JEWELL- The August meeting for the South Hamilton Community School Board will be this Monday evening, August 11th at 6:00 in the junior/senior high school board room in Jewell. Monday’s agenda includes a look at […]
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No swimming allowed at Brushy Creek Lake south of Duncombe.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources announced Friday that swimming is not allowed this weekend due to high levels of e coli bacteria. This includes the Brushy Creek Lake south of Duncombe. There are 15 […]
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Stratford City Council set to meet this Monday evening, August 11th at 7:00 P.M.
STRATFORD-A wide range of issues will face the Stratford City Council at their next meeting set for this Monday evening,August 11th at 7:00 p.m. in the city council chambers. The council will consider a request […]
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2025 KQRadio Football Preview: Class 1A, District 3
An almost entirely new Class 1A, District 3 is set for the 2025-26 cycle, as the lone returning member to the district is Central Springs, who finished last in what was a loaded district in […]
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Morton sworn in as new EJS Police Chief.
Congratulations Officer Kaleb Morton on being sworn is as Chief of Police for the EJS Police Department! Morton was sworn in Friday to become the new chief for the communities of Ellsworth Jewell and Stanhope.
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2025 KQRadio Football Preview: Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Cowboys
A young, exciting team with high hopes in 2024 did not come to fruition for Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, as injuries and other factors played a role in the Cowboys finishing 2-7. A new season and many familiar […]
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August meeting of the Webster City Community School Board set for Monday,August 11th at 6:00 p.m.
WEBSTER CITY-Preparations for the start of the 2025-26 school year in Webster City will be looked at during the Monday evening meeting for the Webster City Community School Board beginning at 6:00 at the school […]
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2025 KQRadio Football Preview: Eagle Grove Eagles
The 2024 season was a season that Eagle Grove football hoped to be a building block towards greater success, but endured many bumps and potholes to the finish line. The Eagles managed to finish the […]
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Wright County Board of Supervisors to meet Monday morning, August 11 in Clarion.
CLARION-Another meeting for the Wright County Board of Supervisors will be this Monday morning,August 11th at 9:00 in the downstairs board room of the courthouse in Clarion. The board will receive the monthly revenue report […]
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The cause of a Fort Dodge restaurant fire remains under investigation.
FORT DODGE- The cause behind an early morning fire Wednesday at a Fort Dodge restaurant remains under investigation. The Fort Dodge Fire Department responded to reports of smoke coming from Amigos at 280 South First […]
Obituaries
Katie Talbot
Katie Talbot, 53, died on Tuesday, August 5, 2025,. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 10, 2025, from 3:00 – 5:00 PM at Boman Funeral Home in Webster City, with a scripture service beginning at […]
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2025 KQRadio Football Preview: Class 2A, District 4
A brand new Class 2A, District 4 is lined up for 2025 and 2026, with none of the teams from the 2023-24 cycle staying put for the new 2-year cycle (Anamosa, Northeast, West Liberty, Monticello, […]
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2025 KQRadio Football Preview: Roland-Story Norsemen
The last 2 seasons have been a resurgence to the success of yesteryear for Roland-Story football. The Norsemen are coming off back-to-back district runner-up finishes in 2023 and 2024, putting together a cumulative record 13-6 […]
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Special meeting of the Wright County Board of Supervisors set for August 7th.
CLARION- A special meeting of the Wright County Supervisors set for Thursday morning,August 7th in the downstairs boardroom of the Wright County Courthouse in Clarion beginning at 10:00 a.m. The board will consider an amendment […]
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Tami Pruismann (Flaws)
Tami Pruismann (Flaws), 65, of Woolstock died Sunday, August 3, 2025 at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, August 14, 2025 at Foster Funeral and Cremation […]
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2025 KQRadio Football Preview: Class 1A, District 2
Much of Class 1A, District 2 stayed in tact from the 2023-24 cycle to the 2025-26 cycle as 2023 district champ Emmetsburg and 2024 district champ Manson-Northwest Webster return, as well as Pocahontas Area and […]
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2025 KQRadio Football Preview: South Hamilton Hawks
The 2024 South Hamilton football team was one that battled adversity as nobly as any program in all of Class 1A the entire season. Injuries, a small roster, the loss of a former teammate, all […]
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McKinney announces he will not seek re-election to the Webster City City Council this fall.
There will be another member of the Webster City City Council who will not seek re-election this November. Matt McKinney announced Monday evening he will be leaving the council at the end of this year […]