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Nan Bucknam
Nan Bucknam, 79, of Webster City, died on Sunday, December 4, 2022, at the VanDiest Medical Center, in Webster City. Funeral Service will be held at 1:30 PM, Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran […]
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Obituaries
Gladys Jorgensen
Gladys Jorgensen, 93, of Omaha, Nebraska formerly of Webster City died Saturday, December 3, 2022 at Waterford of Miracle Hills in Omaha. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 8, 2022 at Trinity Lutheran […]
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Thomas Anderson
Thomas Anderson, age 52, formerly of Ellsworth, IA died Friday, December 2, 2022 at the Israel Hospice House in Ames, IA. Visitation will be held Monday, December 5th from 6 – 8:00 pm at the […]
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Eldon Kinnetz
Eldon Kinnetz, 91, of Webster City, died on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Iowa Specialty Hospital, in Clarion. Private family services will be held at a later date. Boman Funeral Home of Webster City is […]
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Gage Burney
Gage Burney, 19, of Webster City passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2022. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Monday, December 5, 2022 at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center.
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Pat Wagner
Pat Wagner, 84, of Fort Dodge died Saturday, November 26, 2022 at Harlingen Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 am Friday, December 9, 2022 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic […]
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Webster City man sent to federal prison after a wiretap investigation.
A 44 year old Webster City man was sentenced this week after a federal wiretap caught him arranging to acquire methamphetamine over the phone. Gabriel Allen Pelz was sentenced November 29 to more than 15 […]
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Reward increases to $1500 for information on whereabouts of a newborns body in Fort Dodge.
Fort Dodge Police announced Thursday that the reward for information leading to the discovery of the body of a newborn has increased. The Webster County Crime Stoppers said the reward was increased to $1500. On […]
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Beth Bottorff
Beth Bottorff, 80,died on November 28, 2022, at Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge.A Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, December 22, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Briggs Wood Convention Center, with […]
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Betty Rouse
Betty Rouse, 86, of Webster City died on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at Southfield Wellness Community. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, December 2, 2022 at Asbury United Methodist Church. Burial will […]
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Near normal conditions for November weather in Webster City.
Near normal temperatures and precipitation can best describe Webster City’s weather for the month of November. Weather records for the month showed the average high was 46 degrees with the average low at 23 degrees. […]
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Patricia West
Patricia West, 86, of Duncombe died Thursday, November 24, 2022 at Van Diest Medical Center. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, December 1, 2022 at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center. Burial will follow at […]
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Robert “Bob” Hagen
Robert “Bob” Hagen, age 71, died Thursday, November 10, 2022, at his rural Jewell home. A Celebration of Life will be held from 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at the Jewell […]
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Janey E. Dunn
Janey Easter Dunn, 73, of Webster City, formerly of Blairsburg, died on Friday, November 25, 2022, at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Visitation will be at the Boman Funeral Home of Webster City […]
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Carolyn Kay Goehring
Carolyn Kay Goehring, 87, of Fort Dodge, died at The Bickford of Fort Dodge on November 24, 2022. Visitation will be at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Webster City on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, from 9:30 […]
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Briggs Woods golf course pump house quote reviewed by Hamilton County Conservation Board.
The Hamilton County Conservation Board Tuesday morning accepted a quote from Peterson Construction of Webster City for the pump house project at Briggs Woods Golf Course. The quote was for $167,700. The quote will be […]
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Ellsworth man pleads guility to child pornography charge.
Bryan Ross, 26, from Ellsworth, Iowa, plead guilty November 4, 2022, in federal court to Producing and Distributing Child Pornography. In a plea agreement, Ross admitted that between July 2019, and February 2022, he knowingly […]
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Thanksgiving weekend closings.
Many area businesses will be closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving Day. The only exception will be the convenience stores providing gas, food and refreshments. All financial institutions and professional offices will be closed for the […]
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A slight increase in Hamilton County’s unemployment rate for October.
The October unemployment rate for Hamilton County is at 2.6 percent. The Iowa Workforce Development office reported a slight increase from the September rate of 2.4 percent for unemployment. In October of 2021,the rate was […]
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Hamilton County Conservation Board to meet Tuesday,November 22.
The November meeting of the Hamilton County Conservation Board will be tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at 9:30 at the conservation office in Briggs Woods Park. The agenda includes reviewing a quote for a pumphouse project at […]