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Over the past few months, there have been some generous monetary contributions by Webster City businesses,industries and individuals toward the East Twin Park Splash Pad project. When the Webster City city council meets this Monday […]

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department released details today (Wednesday) of an accident in the northern part of the county at 2:00 last Saturday afternoon,October 7. The accident report stated that an eastbound 2006 Dodge Caravan […]

The Hamilton County Supervisors will meet again this Tuesday morning at 9:00 in the downstairs conference room of the courthouse. Tuesday’s meeting agenda will feature the acceptance of a contract with TurnKey Corrections and Shield […]

The Webster City Fire Department was dispatached to a report of a possible house fire at around 10 Sunday night at 1205 Second Street.Fire chief Chuck Stansfield reported smoke and flames were coming from the […]

A meeting of the South Hamilton Community School Board is set for this Monday evening,October 9 at 6:00 p.m. at the junior/senior high school board room in Jewell. The board will review the 2023 fiscal […]

The members of the Jewell City Council will meet this Monday evening,October 9 at 7:00 in the city council chambers in Jewell. The council will look at the approval of the Team Iowa Snowmobile trail […]

The Hamilton County Conservation Board invites you to a Halloween Event at Little Wall Lake Park south of Jewell on Saturday ,October 14. The event will feature Trick or Treat around the park from 4 […]

Fort Dodge Police are investigating a shooting that happened Sunday night at 8:42 p.m. The incident was reported of someone being shot in the 200 block Third Avenue Northwest. When police arrived on the scene, […]

Warm with near normal rainfall can summarize Webster City’s weather for September. Weather records at the KQWC-KZWC Radio Hill weather reporting station for the past month of September showed the average high at 78 degrees […]

Last Friday evening’s fund raiser for the family of Algona Police officer Kevin Cram raised $721 from the fans of the Webster City and Clear Lake football teams. The money raised will go support the […]

Here is the list of the candidates whose names will be appearing on the ballot in the municipal, school board and other board election set for November 7 in Hamilton County. The list provided by […]

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department investigated a three vehicle accident south of Jewell on Highway 69 at around 8 o’clock Thursday night with details released this morning. Reportedly a southbound 2019 Jeep Cherokee SUV driven […]

The Webster City Community School Board will meet this Monday evening at 6:00 at their office on Des Moines Street. Monday’s board agenda includes the consideration of fund raising requests, review of contractual matters with […]

Two people were killed at mid afternoon Saturday in a motorcycle-truck accident east of Woolstock at 330th Street and Ida Avenue. The Iowa State Patrol identified the vicitims as 52 -year-old Eric Gustafson of Thompson,Iowa […]

A warm and dry August defines Webster City’s weather. Records at the Radio Hill weather reporting station for the past month showed the average high for Webster City was 82 degrees and the average low […]

The Iowa State Patrol investigated an accident invovling two motorcycles at 2823 Union Avenue near Lehigh at 9:06 last (Thursday) night. Reportedly a southbound 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle operated by Jonathan D. Widen of Lehigh […]

The Iowa Workforce Development office reported Tuesday morning that Hamilton County’s unemployment rate for July went up slightly to 2.9 percent. In June,the unemployment rate for Hamilton County was at 2.8 percent. It was also […]

A road trip awaits the Hamilton County Conservation Board for their next meeting this Thursday morning,August 17 at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be held in the open shelter of Bells Mill Park near Stratford. […]