Obituaries
Patricia Kesler
Patricia Kesler, 72 of Webster City, former longtime resident of LeMars, died Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at her home. A Celebration of Life is pending later this spring with Foster Funeral and Cremation Center.
Year: 2022
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Jewell City Council to look at plans for the outdoor swimming pool season and for Jubilee Days
When the Jewell city council meets Monday evening, there will be a look at plans for the summer season at the Jewell outdoor swimming pool and the hiring of a new pool manager. A building […]
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Hamilton County Conservation Board to meet Thursday,April 28.
A meeting of the Hamilton County Conservation Board will be this Thursday morning,April 28 at 9:30 at the Briggs Woods Conservation headquarters south of Webster City. The agenda includes the approval of a contract with […]
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Canadian Pacific looking for new employees in Davenport job fair
Canadian Pacific Railway is holding a job fair tomorrow (Saturday) in Davenport for anyone who wants to become a train conductor, rail car mechanic, track worker, or signal worker. Chad Rolstad, a spokesman for the […]
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Kendall Young Library board to meet Monday evening,April 25.
Another meeting of the Kendall Young Library board will be this Monday at 5:00 in the meeting room of the library. The board will review the 2020 and 2021 financial reports, accept a monetary gift […]
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Webster City school board to honor FFA students at Monday’s meeting.
A recognition of the Webster City High School FFA students will be a part of this Monday’s Webster City Community School Board meeting. There will be a report on the recent trip to Nashville by […]
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Van Diest Medical Center Board of Trustees to meet Tuesday,April 26.
The Van Diest Medical Center Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday evening,April 26 at 6:00 p.m. in the hospital board room and through the Microsoft.com virtual meeting line. The agenda will include the approval of […]
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March saw sports betting increase, but no record
Gamblers bet more on sports in March of this year than last March — but the month fell short of being a record amount for the fiscal year. Racing and Gaming administrator Brian Ohorilko says […]
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Heavy winds do damage in Audubon
It was a foul start to the day for the owner of a pet grooming shop in southwest Iowa. Risa Rugaard, owner of In The Dog House Boarding and Grooming, says her business had significant […]
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Pate expects fix in 2023 to clarify date requirement on candidate petitions
Secretary of State Paul Pate says he’s ready to work with legislators to ensure state law clearly requires Iowans who sign nominating papers for candidates include the date they signed the petition. The Iowa Supreme […]
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Leader of manufactured home group says pending law helps landlords
The leader of a group of Iowa mobile home residents advocating for fair housing practices says the mobile homes bill that’s awaiting the governor’s signature won’t help them. Candi Evans of North Liberty is co-chair […]
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Bill addresses ruling on non-consensual termination of pregnancy
The Iowa legislature has passed a bill responding to the case of a Storm Lake man accused of forcing his wife to take medication to end two pregnancies. Tony Wangmeng Lee was convicted of assault […]
Local Sports
Area boys track teams compete at Humboldt Varsity Meet
The Webster City, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows and Eagle Grove boys track teams all saddled up and headed west to the Humboldt Varsity Track Meet on Thursday night at Humboldt High School. The KQ-area schools were joined by […]
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Roland-Story girls host Girls Norsemen Relays
The Roland-Story girls track and field team hosted their annual track meet on Thursday night with the Girls Norsemen Relays at Roland-Story High School. Teams in attendance included Bondurant-Farrar, Collins-Maxwell, Gilbert, Lake Mills, Nevada, North […]
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Area girls track teams compete in Lady Lynx Invitational
The Webster City Lynx girls track team hosted their annual Lady Lynx Invitational on Thursday night at Webster City High School. Area schools such as the Lynx, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows and Eagle Grove were joined by Clear […]
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South Hamilton, Roland-Story compete in South Hamilton Hawk Relays
The South Hamilton and Roland-Story boys track teams returned to the oval on Thursday night and competed in the annual South Hamilton Hawk Relays at South Hamilton High School in Jewell. Teams joining the Hawks […]
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KQ area athletes who qualified for the Drake Relays
Thursday night was the final night to qualify for the Drake Relays for high school athletes across the state of Iowa. While many of our KQ area athletes were spread out across the region, running […]
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Tiffin’s growth leaves fire department short of volunteers
The town of Tiffin has grown around 230 percent in the last decade and the Tiffin Fire Department is operating at about half the number of volunteers needed. Chief Bill Hall tells KCRG TV the […]
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More than 60 dogs and puppies taken from Keokuk County property
Sixty-five dogs and puppies were rescued today from a property near Hedrick. The Animal Rescue League of Iowa was alerted by law enforcement about the animals being moved from a puppy mill in Florida to […]
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Reynolds signs Iowa onto MOU for ‘Border Strike Force’
Governor Kim Reynolds has joined 25 other Republican governors in forming what they call a “Border Strike Force” to deal with crime at the U.S. border with Mexico. The governors of Arizona and Texas announced […]