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Final Webster City Market Night tonight

By KOLLEEN TAYLOR Tonight is the last night for Market Nights in downtown Webster City. This huge project falls under the umbrella of the Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce. But the people who have been running hard to make it happen are often overlooked, as we all enjoy the music, activities, special exhibits, food exhibits and promotion of the downtown business district. There are many individuals who put in extra time to make the event pleasant for everyone, from the city crews setting up picnic tables, the Trash Man employees providing garbage containers,

Final Market Night tonight

With two Market nights cancelled during the summer, this week’s Market Night brings altogether many of the events that had…

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State of Education panel discussion today The Hamilton County Growth Partnerships annual State of Education panel will be held today…

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Local Sports

Lynx hang tough in tennis setback

Webster City girls tennis head coach Mark Fisher knows the results will come. In the meantime, Fisher is pleased with the steady progress he is seeing on the court. The Lynx dropped a North Central Conference dual to Clear Lake here Tuesday, 7-2, as Gabbie Sebert and Haylee Ades picked up singles wins. Sebert,…

Local Columns

Hamilton County Dispatch Center: the heartbeat of safety

The last time I wrote, it was about the importance of the Hamilton County Jail and why a strong, properly staffed jail, with great leadership is such an important part of keeping our community safe. But the jail is only one piece of the public safety puzzle. There is another part of our operation…

Editorials

Balance is needed in everyone’s online lives

Teenagers who once spent hours talking to each other on the phone now spend hours communicating on social media. Many adults do much of the same thing, spending hours scrolling through various web sites and social media feeds. Ironically, much of this is done using phones. Devices which were originally created to enable people…

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Lifestyle Briefs

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 renovation of High School

Letter to the editor - Bahr To the editor, I want to express my support for the renovation of our high school facility - not only to provide a better educational environment for our students, but also to strengthen and enhance our entire community. I have visited schools in Humboldt, Iowa Falls and Clear…

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