Obituaries
Urmila Sahai
Urmila Sahai, 96, the matriarch of the Sahai family of Webster City passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 25, 2025. Urmila was born in Moradabad, India on October 4, 1928 to Ronak and Ramvati […]
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Hamilton County sees a slight drop in its December unemployment.
The Iowa Workforce Development office reported Tuesday that Hamilton County’s unemployment rate for December was at 2.6 percent. This is down from the November unemployment rate at 2.8 percenter. The December unemployment rate for Hamilton […]
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On Sunday, January 26th, 2025, at approximately 1:41 P.M., the Webster County Telecommunications Center received a call in reference to a residential fire at 211 N 12th St. in Fort Dodge. The Fort Dodge Police […]
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Webster County Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy
Taylor Morrow, 34, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, pled guilty January 24, 2025, in federal court in Sioux City, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. At the plea hearing, Morrow admitted that between March and April 2024, […]
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Kendall Young Library to celebrate Duane and Floppy this spring!
KQWC-KZWC has learned that Jeff Stein will make an appearance at Kendall Young Library on Saturday,April 5 to present a program on the history of central Iowa TV legends Duane Ellett and Floppy. For 30 […]
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Ehn and Alaniz crowned Webster City High School Winterfest Queen and King Monday night.
Caroline Ehn and Brian Alaniz are your 2025 Webster City High School Winterfest Queen and King crowned Monday night at Prem Sahai Auditorium. The coronation ceremony featured a night of a salute to the winter […]
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Estlund to speak on home safety tips at February 6 SALT meeting in Blairsburg
The February Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (SALT) meeting will be held Thursday, February 6th, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Thrivent Financial Office in Blairsburg. Refreshments will be served, and Van Diest Medical Center […]
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Clarion-Goldfield-Dows basketball comes up just short at (1A) #9 St. Edmond, 66-58
The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Cowboys basketball team returned to action on Friday night, when they made the trip to Fort Dodge to take on the St. Edmond Gaels in North Central Conference action at St. Edmond School. […]
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Eagle Grove basketball swept in home TOIW doubleheader with Bishop Garrigan
The Eagle Grove Eagles basketball teams returned to action on Friday night, as they hosted the Golden Bears of Bishop Garrigan in Top of Iowa West action at Eagle Grove Elementary School. Eagle Grove’s girls […]
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Roland-Story basketball splits road HOIAC doubleheader with Perry, boys fall to Carroll in Gilbert
The Roland-Story Norsemen basketball teams returned to action on Friday night, as they made the trip into Dallas County to take on the Perry Bluejays in Heart of Iowa Conference action at Perry High School. […]
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South Hamilton basketball swept in road HOIAC doubleheader with Grand View Christian
The South Hamilton Hawks basketball teams returned to action on Friday night, as they made the trip south on I-35 to Des Moines to take on the Grand View Christian Thunder in Heart of Iowa […]
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Webster City basketball swept in road NCC doubleheader with Humboldt
The Webster City Lynx basketball teams returned to action on Friday night, as they made the trip north and west to take on their longtime rivals in the Humboldt Wildcats in North Central Conference action […]
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Eagle Grove wrestling competes in Top of Iowa Championships in St. Ansgar
The Eagle Grove Eagles wrestling team returned to action on Saturday, as they made the trek to far northern Iowa to compete in the Top of Iowa Championships at Saint Ansgar High School. The Eagles […]
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3 Norsemen Champs highlight HOIAC Championships in Story City
The Roland-Story Norsemen and South Hamilton Hawks wrestling teams returned to action on Friday night, as they competed in the annual Heart of Iowa Conference Championships at Roland-Story High School in Story City. The Norsemen […]
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3 Cowboys Champs highlight NCC meet for KQRadio teams
The Webster City Lynx and Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Cowboys wrestling team returned to action on Saturday morning, as they made the trip to Kossuth County to compete in the annual North Central Conference Championships at Algona High […]
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Hamilton County Board of Supervisors to meet Tuesday,January 28th.
The Hamilton County Board of Supervisors’ next meeting will be Tuesday morning, January 28 at 9:00 a.m. in the downstairs conference room of the courthouse in Webster City. Tuesday’s meeting will include the consideration of […]
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Jewell City Council to meet Monday evening, January 27th.
The next meeting of the Jewell City Council will be this Monday evening,January 27th at 7:00 p.m. in the Jewell City Hall. The agenda includes a report from the Jewell Public Works Department, a presentation […]
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Van Diest Medical Center Board of Trustees to meet Tuesday evening,January 28th.
A nomination of board officers and committee members for Van Diest Medical Center will be discussed at this Tuesday evening’s meeting of the board at 6:00 p.m. in the Van Diest Medical Center clinic board […]
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Aggen named Webster City High School Principal
The Webster City Community School District has named Mr. Chris Aggen as the next High School Principal, pending School Board approval. For the past two (2) years, Aggen has served the Perry School District as […]
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First meeting for 2025 for the Van Diest Medical Center Board of Trustees is set for this Tuesday evening,January 28th.
A nomination of board officers and committee members for Van Diest Medical Center will be discussed at this Tuesday evening’s meeting of the board at 6:00 p.m. in the Van Diest Medical Center clinic board […]