HUMBOLDT — Kurt Paeper’s tour of duty in South Vietnam turned out to be short and extremely painful. When it was over he was awarded the Purple Heart twice. But that is a decoration no American soldier wants to receive because it is only given to troops who are killed or wounded in ...

Around the area DUNCOMBE — Duncombe’s fourth annual Chili Cookoff is 3 to 5 p.m. SUNDAY at the Duncombe Community Center, 510 Folger St. Bingo will be played in the tornado shelter from 1 to 3 p.m. There will be chili, raffles, monetary prizes and golden ladle. Spoons are $5 each and ...

Small white angels with silver glitter on their wings can add holiday cheer to a home while also raising money to support important purchases for UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center. These Christmas ornaments are called Angels of Love and they’re available in the ...

WEBSTER CITY — A Webster City man is behind bars, having been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 10-month-old infant. Gunner Jones, 26, was arrested Tuesday by Hamilton County sheriff’s deputies. According to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, officers and ...

JEWELL — South Hamilton Schools were placed on lockdown Wednesday afternoon after a student made a threatening comment on a social media platform. The post, made on Snapchat, was flagged by the platform and deemed to be threatening in nature. As a result, Snapchat contacted the Federal ...

Webster County Voter turnout 67.61% Ballots Cast 16,804 Registered Voters 24,855 President Donald Trump, R, 10,838 Kamala Harris, D 5,632 4th Congressional District Randy Feenstra, R, 10,810 Ryan Melton, D, 5,074 State Senate District 4 Tim Kraayenbrink,, R, ...