Hamilton County News

Local volunteers will haul trash from the Boone River on Saturday, Aug. 15, during a county-wide service project coordinated by Iowa State University Extension, the city of Webster City, and Hamilton County Conservation.

Dispatchers never know what kind of a call they're going to get, according to Chris Segar, lead dispatcher for the Hamilton County 911 Dispatch Center.

At least two weak tornadoes were reported in Hamilton County near Stanhope at about 4:50 p.m. today, and the storm system was strong and moving northeast tonight at about 15 mph.

A Radcliffe couple has been charged in the December 2008 death of a toddler in Jewell.

Associated Press - June 22, 2009 4:54 AM ET DES MOINES, Iowa - Summer has officially arrived in Iowa, bringing a half-dozen tornadoes, flash-flooding and dime-sized hail with it.

Storm spotters took one look around the Midwest Sunday morning and almost immediately opted to descend upon Hamilton County.

City council members in Stanhope again turned their attention to the situation with the Xenia Rural Water District when they met recently.

Residents of Hamilton County got to meet some interesting people from long ago Wednesday night.

The Iowa DNR along with Hamilton County Conservation Board will release two pair of Trumpeter Swans in Hamilton County on Wednesday.

An Iowa church that flooded with sewage in 2005 rightfully won its negligence lawsuit against Webster City officials who mishandled a construction job three decades earlier, the state Supreme Court ruled today.

Iowa's second wood chip biofilter, also known as a bioreactor, was installed this week on the Hamilton County farm of Arlo Van Diest, a few miles west of Webster City.

Even as recession continues to hammer at businesses large and small, there are bright spots to be found and board members at Hamilton County SEED looked to focus on the positive as they met at the Stanhope Medical Center this week.

An 8-year-old boy and his family are safe today following a dramatic rescue Sunday on the Boone River in the first use of a water rescue craft purchased by the Webster City Firefighters Association earlier this spring.

Hamilton County Supervisors Tuesday morning took a giant step forward in a cooperative effort with Hamilton Hospital on the construction of the new hospital east of the courthouse.

Signs set up along Interstate 35 in Hamilton County this week warned of a checkpoint ahead and authorities were watching to see drivers reactions.

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department says a Florida rape suspect has died in Iowa.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY : The man suspected of raping a 9-year-old girl at gunpoint was found dead in Hamilton County Iowa.

Earl Junior Klein, son of Earl Charles Klein and Flossie Nina Klein was born Aug.

Buckle up and be careful. Those are just a few words of advice that area law enforcement officers are offering to motorists as the Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer travel season.

The Bonebright Depot Museum and Information Center at Wilson Brewer Park is now open for the season and boasting a number of new exhibits highlighting Webster City and Hamilton County history.