Obituaries
Lois Lappin
Lois Lappin, 71, of Webster City died Friday, September 1, 2023 at Unity Point-St. Lukes Hospital in Cedar Rapids. A private family service will be held at Graceland Cemetery. Foster Funeral and Cremation Center is […]
Month: September 2023
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Kay Johnson
Kay Yvonne Johnson, 85 of Webster City, died on Sunday, August 27, 2023, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at Boman Funeral Home in Webster City, from 10:00 […]
Local Sports
Iowa State takes down UNI in opener, 30-9
The Iowa State Cyclones made their much-anticipated season-opener a business-like one in their 30-9 win over UNI. Much was made coming into the game as Iowa State need to replace key players such as last […]
State News
Local artist featured at Sioux City art festival
A local photographer is this year’s featured artist at Sioux City’s annual ArtSplash festival, which is underway this holiday weekend in that northwest Iowa city. Britton Hacke says one of his goals is to modify […]
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Fort Dodge man sentenced to prison in death of newborn
A Fort Dodge man was sentenced today for his involvement in the death of his newborn daughter. Thirty-two-year-old Brandon Thoma was originally charged with first-degree murder along with the child’s mother, Taylor Blaha. Thoma pleaded […]
State News
Swimming not advised at multiples state lakes
The Department of Natural Resources has advised against swimming in 11 lakes across the state again this week. The DNR’s Jason Palmer in the Water Quality division says the return of wildlife and agricultural runoff […]
State News
Congresswoman Hinson says administration Medicare drug plan won’t help lower overall costs
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says she doesn’t think the Biden administration’s plan to let Medicare negotiate the cost of certain prescription drugs is going to help the problem. “Unfortunately, the government price fixing does nothing […]
State News
Extreme heat returning for the weekend
April showers may bring May flowers but September is only bringing the heat. Forecasters say most of Iowa will have high temperatures in the 80s this afternoon, but the rest of the Labor Day weekend […]
Local Sports
South Hamilton Cross Country Competes at Pine Lake Run in Eldora
The South Hamilton Hawks cross country teams made the short trek east into Hardin County on Thursday evening, to compete in the annual Pine Lake Run in Eldora. The Hawks were joined by the hosts […]
Local Sports
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Volleyball Takes Down Hampton-Dumont-CAL, 3-1
The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows volleyball team returned to action on Thursday night, as they opened up North Central Conference play on the road at Hampton-Dumont-CAL. The Cowgirls record entering the match was 4-1, while the Bulldogs held […]