April will hopefully bring with it improved weather and racing action at the famous Hamilton County Speedway. Eleven nights ...

By JANE CURTIS You may have seen the proposed levy for Hamilton County published in the Daily Freeman-Journal Wednesday. If not, you may have seen it on social media; the state has required county ...

Ryan Sawyer says he doesn’t need to wait to see the impact of cutbacks in Veterans Affairs in Iowa. It’s here. “For instance, there’s only one person in Des Moines who can do enrollments, and that ...

In 2024, I spent 10 months running for the Iowa Senate. The district includes Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, Wright and northern Story Counties (Roland and Story City.) It’s a big, rural ...

Civil rights are not reversible. Once the ratchet of rights has been opened, they cannot tighten. This was the argument of Martin Luther King, Jr, who stated numerous times, including after the famous ...

By ANNE BLANKENSHIP Critical Access Hospitals like Van Diest Medical Center, are vital lifelines to their communities. Their primary focus is to ensure access to essential health care services such as ...

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird met with local law enforcement recently to continue and strengthen a relationship already ...

The federal government would begin keeping a closer watch on purchases of American farmland by foreign entities under a measure introduced by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra. The ...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship launched a $70,000 pilot program Monday to help schools purchase local meat, poultry, produce, dairy, eggs or honey through the Choose Iowa ...

The Webster Community Blood Drive will be held on Thursday, March 13, at the Van Diest Medical Center Clinic Board Room, 2350 Hospital Drive. The blood drive is from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Appointments ...

It’s back. Sponsored by the Hamilton County Peace Officers Association, area residents again this year will have an ...

On behalf of everyone who looked out their windows Wednesday, sincerely grateful they did not have to go outside, thank you ...