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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A child care update will be one of the items on Tuesday morning’s agenda for the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors. There will be personnel matters, an approval of updating a utility permit and approve […]

The Stratford City Council this week met with Nancy Baker of the Stratford Community Development Corporation (SCDC) on what they would like to do for an event next summer in place of the Bluegrass Festival […]

This week the South Hamilton Community School board received its enrollment numbers for the 2022-23 year. There were 626 resident students enrolled as of October 1 which is down 4 students for last year’s 630 […]

The final meeting of 2022 for the Van Diest Medical Center board of trustees is set for this Monday evening at 6:00 in the hospital board room. The board will enter into a closed session […]

The Haunted Barn presented over $8,000 to local youth groups and organizations this week, all profits from their third annual Haunted Barn event held in October. Dave and Shelly Bergeson own and operate The Haunted […]

One of the issues at this Monday evening’s Webster City city council meeting is to hear the request by Shawn Anderson for a hearing on the unsafe building at 719 Des Moines Street where Mornin’ […]