WEBSTER CITY — The closing of Webster City’s downtown hardware store was confirmed this weekend by a letter from its owners. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the upcoming closure of our Webster City True Value Store,” the letter from owners Jesse and Stacey Bannor ...
OAK FOREST, Ill. — Adam Bianchi continues to lead by example, as the St. Edmond Catholic Schools graduate was recently appointed as the new general superintendent of the Forest Preserves of Cook County in Oak Forest, Illinois. The Forest Preserves of Cook County are one of the oldest and ...
WRIGHT COUNTY — A Huxley woman died and a Goldfield man was injured after their UTV fell from a river bank into the Boone River early Saturday. McKenna Woodbeck, 20, of Huxley, died when she was trapped under the vehicle, according to the Iowa State Patrol. Levi Rasmussen, 21, of Goldfield, ...
The Fort Dodge City Council will move on Monday toward creating a new source of funding to help downtown building owners update their property. The council will meet at 6 p.m. today in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S. The council is scheduled to act on an agreement with the private ...
Editor's note: This feature first ran in a special publication called Hometown Pride, published June 28, 2025, featuring people and organizations from Fort Dodge and the surrounding area who are making a difference in their communities. Neven Conrad calls it his labor of love. The Fort ...
In 1950, 14-year-old Jerry Wells had saved up $65 from his 35-cents-an-hour job at The Webster City Greenhouse. Like every teenager in town, he coveted a Doodlebug scooter. Its “horse-and-a-half” Briggs & Stratton engine could drive the little scooter at 25 miles per hour, a speed of ...