Obituaries
Bret Lorenzen
Bret Lee Lorenzen, 58, of Webster City, IA died at his home on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. A Gathering will be held at a later date. The Boman Funeral Home of Webster City is in […]
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Kloberdanz appointed as chairman of the Hamilton County Supervisors for 2023. Campidillis as chairman pro-tem.
Jerry Kloberdanz was appointed as the chairman for 2023 for the Hamilton County Supervisors at its reorganizational meeting this Tuesday morning. Kloberdanz succeeds Rick Young who has served as chairman for 2022. Dan Campidilli was […]
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First meeting of 2023 for Webster City city council set for Tuesday evening.
The first meeting of 2023 for the Webster City city council is set for this Tuesday evening,January 3 at 6:00 in the city hall council chambers. The meeting is delayed one day due to Monday’s […]
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Near normal weather conditions in Webster City for December.
Near normal temperatures and precpitation define Webster City’s weather for the month of December. The weather statistics for the past month at the Radio Hill weather reporting station at KQWC-KZWC showed the average high for […]
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E. Jule Hanus
Visitation for E. Jule Hanus will be held Monday, January 2, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with a Memorial Service at 11:00 a.m. at Foust Funeral Home in Eagle Grove. Reception to follow […]
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Sandra Oaks
Sandra Sue (Baldwin) Oaks, 78 of Stratford, formerly of Waterloo, died on Monday, December 19, 2022, at Stratford Specialty Care. A memorial service will be held in the spring. The Boman Funeral Home of Webster City […]
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WCF Financial Bank acquires land for a new branch office in Tama.
WCF Bancorp, Inc.), the holding company for WCF Financial Bank of Webster City, announces the bank’s acquisition of a 2.35 acre parcel of land in Tama, Iowa. The land will be utilized to construct a […]
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Hamilton County Conservation Board approves bid for replacing Briggs Woods golf course pump house.
The Hamilton County Conservation Board Wednesday morning approved a bid from Peterson Construction of Webster City for replacing the irrigation pump house at the Briggs Woods Golf Course south of Webster City. The bid came […]
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Leonora De Chavez
Leonora De Chavez, 92, of Webster City, Iowa, died on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at the Van Diest Medical Center In Webster City, IA. Funeral service will be at 2:00 PM on Friday, December 23, […]
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Emergency snow ordinance begins at midnight this Wednesday night.
Due to a multi-day winter storm and blizzard conditions forecasted beginning Wednesday night, the City of Webster City is being proactive and providing advanced notice that a Snow Emergency has been declared for Thursday December […]
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Hamilton County sees an increase in unemployment for November.
The Iowa Workforce Development office reported today (Tuesday) that the unemployment rate for Hamilton County went up last month for November. The rate is at 2.8 percent up from the October rate of 2.6 percent. […]
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Robert “Bob” Long
Robert “Bob” Long, 93, of Webster City, died Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Van Diest Medical Center. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 19, 2022 at St. Thomas […]
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Stratford City Council approves the purchase of a new fire truck.
A new fire truck will be a part of the fleet with the Stratford Fire Department. At its meeting on Monday evening,the Stratford City Council met with Brad Westrum and Grant Carlson of the Stratford […]
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Swenson named president of the South Hamilton school board on Monday night.
Joely Swenson was elected president of the South Hamilton Community School Board at their meeting Monday evening in Jewell. Leigh Miller was elected board vice president for the 2022-23 school year. A contract was approved […]
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Williams to be Webster City Market President for Availa Bank.
Availa Bank is proud to announce that Ryan Williams, a current Availa Bank team member, will be taking over the role of Webster City Market President. Ryan’s previous role was Vice President Loan Officer at […]
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Last meeting of 2022 for the Webster City Community School Board is set for December 12.
A work session will be a part of this Monday evening’s Webster City Community School Board meeting starting at 6:00 p.m. Board members will meet with officials of McPherson and Jacobson to discuss the criteria […]
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Mother and boyfriend arrested in newborn infant murder in Fort Dodge.
Two Fort Dodge residents were arrested on Wednesday afternoon after a two week investigation into the death of an infant on November 22. Fort Dodge Police Public Information Officer Dennis Quinn announced the arrest of […]
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Wednesday morning house fire in Webster City termed as intentionally set with no injuries reported.
A busy morning for the Webster City Fire Department this (Wednesday) morning. The department received a call at 7:09 a.m. of a house fire at 400 White Fox Road. When the fire trucks arrived, there […]
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Omaha firm to help find Webster City’s next school superintendent.
An Omaha executive recruitment firm will be responsible for searching for a new superintendent for the Webster City school district. The Webster City school board late this (Wednesday) afternoon selected the McPherson and Jacobson firm […]
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Webster City school superintendent search to start December 7.
The search to find a new Webster City Community School superintendent will begin on Wednesday. The Webster City school board will begin its task on finding the replacement for Mandy Ross who will be retiring […]