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Market Nights can be your Staycation destination

Market Nights in downtown Webster City won’t go on forever. This season is halfway over, with the final Market Night scheduled for August 27. Don’t wait too long to discover the fun of the community getting together to support small local businesses in Webster City and surrounding areas. According to Robin Streigel, coordinator of Webster City Market Nights, there have been close to 100 vendors this year, up from last year. “We’ve had a lot of people who are running businesses out of their house coming down this year,” said Streigel, “We’ve had good attendance,…

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Century celebration of Bell’s Mill park is Saturday The Hamilton County Conservation board celebrates the 100th year since land was…

Turning back the pages of time

1956 Old Settlers Picnic Will Be Continued Continuation of the Hamilton and Webster counties' Old Settlers Picnic at Bells Mill…

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An 8-year-old boy still lives

Country Roads Column for week of July 27, 2026 Seventy years ago many Iowa elementary classrooms displayed bright yellow cards appropriately called “dental cards.” The cards bore the signatures of dentists confirming that the student named thereon had visited said dentist and the condition of his or her teeth was duly approved. Most years…

Editorials

Buffer Pilot Project just got better

There are times when a good idea can be made even better. That is the case with the expansion of the state’s Streamside Buffer Pilot Project. It uses a comparatively small amount of money to help farmers plant vegetation along the sides of waterways, with the ultimate goal of cleaning up water downstream. And…

March Madness has begun and I can truly say this is my favorite time of the…

Haymow Hoop Dreams

What are your vacation plans this summer?

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Parents invited to Back to School Night Aug. 3

Back to School Night will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug, 3 at the Webster City Middle School, 1101 Des Moines St. Webster City Community School District invites all students and families to this special evening. designed as a one-stop location where families can access the resources and support needed to…

Letters to Editor

Supports Jones in fight against nitrates

To the editor: I was recently carrying a jar of water from a local creek when a gentleman inquired what I was doing. I shared that I was testing for nitrates which prompted him to say, “At least it is getting better.” However, July nitrate readings of 30 and 20 parts per million in…

Obituaries

Maynard Nicholson

Maynard Luverne Nicholson, 80, of Webster City, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at the Rotary Senior Living Center in Eagle Grove. The family will hold private burial at a later date. With honor, Adams Celebration of Life is serving the family.