Lotus Community Project has been supporting homeless women, children and families, as an asset to the community for the past five years. Since its opening in 2019, it has housed many people in need of all ages, serving six counties including Webster, Pocahontas, Calhoun, Hamilton, Humboldt, ...

Tom Nilles swears he did nothing special when he was a soldier in the United States Army. “I was just a typical northwest Iowa farm kid who got drafted,” the Fort Dodge man said. The self-described typical northwest Iowa farm kid went into the military when the Korean War was still ...

It all comes down to Tuesday. After more than a year of campaigning and weeks of early voting, the 2024 election will conclude with the closing of the polls Tuesday night. Those polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. A list and map of Webster County polling places is on page 2A ...

The Webster County Sheriff’s Office is going digital with a new interactive app. The app, which will launch in early December, will include accident notifications, the opportunity to submit a tip, permit to carry applications, sex offender mapping, civil processes and procedures, meet ...

STANHOPE — Rory Johnson is a man who knows his own mind. Even decades ago, fresh out of high school with college scholarships waiting at his feet, he knew that college isn’t for everyone, and it definitely wasn’t for him. “I had a bunch of baseball scholarships,” Johnson said. ...