As 2026 begins, drivers in Iowa have even more reason to put down their phones while behind the wheel. That’s because a law authored by state Rep. Ann Meyer, R-Fort Dodge, is now in full effect and law enforcement officers will be issuing tickets to anyone caught with a phone or other ...
The Hamilton County Supervisors will be meeting today at 9 a.m. at the Hamilton County Courthouse, located at 2300 Superior St. The meeting, which begins at 9 a.m., will be held in the basement level of the courthouse. This is the organizational meeting for 2026. During this meeting, the ...
The Hamilton County Conservation office will be leading a night hike at Briggs Woods Park on Saturday. The hike will begin from the Conservation office located at 2490 Briggs Woods Trail. It will follow the luminaries along the Boone River Trail to the barn and back. The bike trail has been ...
Try your hand at one of the Coffee and Create sessions sponsored by Legacy Learning-Boone River Valley each week. The event is free, with a free-will offering encouraged to cover the cost of coffee and materials. A table of art supplies will be available for open-ended playful creativity, ...
The Webster City Street Department will be picking up Christmas trees on Monday, weather permitting. Trees should be placed at the nearest street corner prior to 7 a.m. on Monday as only one trip will be made through the city. Please remove all stands and decorations and place these treses ...
It’s a new year, and it’s a year with changes already. At the end of 2025, we saw the retirement of the Daily Freeman Journal publisher Terry Christensen, and the retirement of the Daily Freeman-Journal editor, Jane Curtis. We saw the hiring of our publisher Grant Gibbons. And then ...