Avian flu was detected in wild birds at Beemers Pond in Hamilton County Monday. Confirmation of the diseased birds was provided by Iowa Department of Natural Resources Officer Bill Spece. This is the first confirmation of avian flu in Hamilton County since March 2022. Spece encouraged ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has reappointed Hamilton County Supervisor Rick Young to the Empower Rural Iowa Initiative Task Force — ERI. This will be his 3rd two year term. The ERI Task Force focuses on the 88 least populated counties in Iowa, recognizing challenges of declining population, ...

KAMRAR — Santa is coming to Kamrar on Saturday, December 21, at the Kamrar Lions Building. Doors open at 2 p.m. for coffee and treats. Santa arrives at 3 p.m. Children of all ages are welcome to come and tell Santa what’s on their wish list. Lion’s members will be selling raffle ...

The Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the recipients of this year’s design grants. This program incentivizes local property and business owners with reimbursable grants for eligible improvements, including masonry repair, window restoration, roof repairs, paint, exterior ...

Shiloh Mork resigned as chief of police in Webster City effective Wednesday, Dec. 18. That resignation comes in the wake of an investigation. “The city conducted an investigation into allegations related to Shiloh Mork’s service as a police chief,” according to a document from the city ...

The HVAC — Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning — system for the Webster Theater was lifted into position Tuesday, which is a big step forward for the renovation of the building that was damaged when fire gutted a building next to it in November 2023. The system will be turned on some ...