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Sandra Kay Van Hauen
Sandra Kay Van Hauen, 85, of Webster City, Iowa died on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at the Paula Baber Hospice Home, in Ft. Dodge, Iowa. Visitation will be held at Asbury United Methodist Church, in […]
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Jeanette Bentley
Jeanette “Jan”Bentley, 83, of Blairsburg died Saturday, December 14, 2024 at Van Diest Medical Center. A Celebration of Life will be held 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 20, 2024, with visitation one hour prior to […]
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Miles Seeley
Miles Seeley, 15 month old, son of Chris and Bryanna (Paulson) Seeley, unexpectedly passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Monday, December 16, 2024 at Foster Funeral […]
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Hamilton County Conservation closes road at Briggs Woods Park for the winter.
Due to recent illegal dumping issues, the park road just past the Barn shelter in Briggs Woods Park is now closed to vehicle traffic for the winter months. A road barricade has been placed on […]
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Richard Laird
Richard Laird, of Webster City, Iowa died on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. A visitation will be held on Friday, December 13, 2024, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Boman Funeral Home in Webster City. A […]
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Richard Cross
Richard Cross, 59, of the Philippines, formerly of Webster City, died on Sunday, October 27, 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A memorial service will be held this summer. The Boman Funeral Home is in charge […]
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Roger Volkmann
Roger Volkmann, age 84, of Ellsworth, IA, died Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at his home in Ellsworth. Visitation will be held Thursday, December 12th, 6pm-8pm at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Ellsworth, IA. Memorial services will […]
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Peggy Sue Zahrt
Peggy Sue (Norem) Zahrt, age 65, of Ankeny and formerly of Estherville, IA, died Thursday, December 5, 2024, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 10th, from 5:00 to 7:00 […]
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New York Police investigating the shooting death of South Hamilton High School Graduate Brian Thompson
There is a Iowa connection to today’s shooting death of 50-year-old Brian Thompson in New York City. Thompson was a 1993 graduate of South Hamilton High School in Jewell. He graduated from the University of […]
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Gary Kennedy
Gary Kennedy, 89 of Story City, Iowa, died on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at Southfield Wellness Community, in Webster City. A visitation will be at Boman Funeral Home in Webster City, from 12:00-1:15 PM, on […]
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Webster City Community Theater announcing cast for “Disney’s Newsies JR” set for December 12-15th.
Disney’s Newsies JR. is playing at Webster City Community Theatre December 12, 13 and 14 at 7 pm and December 14 and 15 at 2 pm. The musical is based on the 1992 Disney film […]
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Webster City City Council’s first meeting of December set for this Monday, December 2nd.
The Webster City City Council meets this Monday evening, December 2nd at 6:00 in the council chambers for their first meeting of the month.. The council will sign a proclamation for LEGO League Day on […]
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New scholarship fund to honor Beverly Oppold Blessman Whaley
The Beverly Oppold-Blessman Whaley Scholarship Fund has been established to honor the legacy of Beverly Oppold-Blessman Whaley, a respected educator known for her commitment to the students at Webster City High School. Open to all […]
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Jerry Schweppe
Jerry Schweppe, 89, formerly of Vincent, Iowa died Saturday, November 16, 2024, at Crestview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Webster City, Iowa. A private family service will be held at a later date. The Boman Funeral […]
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Dean Lewis Van Langen
Dean Lewis VanLangen passed away on October 20th, and a service for family and friends will be held at the chapel at the Athens Woods Estates in Stratford on Sunday, November 24th . The address […]
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Cole Lantz
Cole Lantz, 27, of Williams died Friday, November 15, 2024 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 23, 2024 at the Williams Community […]
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Patricia Brinkema
Pat Brinkema, 93, of Kamrar, Iowa died on Saturday, November 16, at Crestview Nursing and Rehabilitation, in Webster City, Iowa. Private family services will be held at a later date. The Boman Funeral Home of […]
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Carlene Dingman
Carlene Dingman, 74, of Webster City, Iowa, died on Sunday, November 10, 2024, at the Paula Baber Hospice home in Fort Dodge, in accordance with Carlene’s wishes, no services will be held. The family has […]
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Pearl Beemer
Pearl Beemer, 87, of Webster City passed away Saturday, November 2, 2024. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Asbury United Methodist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior […]
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Mary Des Jardins
Mary Des Jardins, 96, of Webster City passed away on Monday, November 4, 2024 at Southfield Wellness Community in Webster City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 9, 2024 at […]