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Mitchell Koestner
Mitchell Wayne Koestner, age 52 of Webster City, IA, died Saturday, March 12, 2022, at Van Diest Medical Center in Webster City. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March […]
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Les Keeling
Les Keeling, age 86 of Webster City, formerly of Brooklyn, IA, died Monday, March 14, 2022, at Southfield Wellness Community in Webster City. A Memorial Service will be held at 1PM on Friday, March 18, […]
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Winnebago hits half million mark in motorhome production
Winnebago Industries celebrated a milestone today that the company says makes it the first in the recreational vehicle industry to reach. Winnebago spokesperson Kelli Harms explains. “We just produced the 500,000th motor home, and we […]
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Project AWARE signing up volunteers for its latest floating river cleanup
Volunteer registration opens today for this summer’s edition of Iowa Project AWARE, the 19th annual river cleanup event. Coordinator Nina Marquardt says this year’s effort will be on the West Fork of the Des Moines […]
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No more clock flipping? U.S. Senate votes to make DST the standard
The U.S. Senate has just voted to make next year’s switch to Daylight Saving Time permanent. A bill to end the twice-a-year changing of clocks in Iowa is moving through the state legislature, too. Senator […]
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Forecasters not sure if early tornadoes signal a new pattern
The experts are still studying the series of ten tornadoes that touched down in Iowa on March 5th, claiming seven lives and damaging or destroying dozens of houses. Meteorologist Dennis Todey, director of the U.S.D.A.’s […]
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Candidate for governor DeJear files nominating petitions for June ballot
After announcing she was running for governor seven months ago, Democrat Deidre DeJear has now submitted 6600 signatures on nominating petitions, to place her name on Iowa’s June Primary ballot. “We just made history,” DeJear […]
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Hamilton County sees a slight increase in unemployment for January.
The Iowa Workforce Development office announced today that Hamilton County saw a 4.0 percent unemployment rate for January. The unemployment rate for December,2021 for Hamilton County was at 3.5 percent with the January,2021 rate at […]
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Hayes named Webster City Fire Department member of the year.
The Webster City Fire Department recently recognized Harrison Hayes as its Fireman of the Year for 2021. Local fire chief Chuck Stansfield stated that Hayes has been a member of the department for the past […]
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South Hamilton school board approves 2022-23 staff contracts.
At their recent meeting, the South Hamilton school board approved the district’s master contract for the 2022-23 school year. The contract includes $400 on the base salary. This is a 2.89 percent increase in salaries […]