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Kendall Young Library movie screening postponed

Kendall Young Library will be postponing the public screening of the movie, “Free for All: The Public Library” which was scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. in the meeting room. This postponement is due to technical issues and we have not determined a new showing date.

WCCT Tickets for ‘12 Angry Jurors’ on sale for weekend

Tickets for the WCCT production of “12 Angry Jurors” are on sale now. Tickets are $15 plus tax and fees if purchased online through the webstercitycommunitytheatre.org. Patrons can also reserve tickets by calling the box office at 515-832-4456.

Kading Properties to host Third Thursday Coffee

Kading Properties will host the February Third Thursday Coffee. The Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce invites the community and business members to the February Third Thursday Coffee event, on Thursday. This will be held from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at City Hall, located at 400 Second St. This ...

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Lillian Chamness and Ryan Schany are wed in Des Moines

Lillian Marie Chamness and Ryan Marshall Schany were united in marriage on August 2, 2025, at The Hotel Fort Des Moines in Des Moines. The Rev. Cameron Scott officiated the evening ceremony. Parents of the couple are Gary and Nicole Chamness, Blairsburg; Laurie Schany, Ames; and the late ...

KaraAnn Reineke, Matthew Johnson wed at Little Brown Church

NASHUA — KaraAnn Reineke and Matthew Johnson were united in marriage at the Little Brown Church in Nashua on June 14, with a reception at Music Man Square in Mason City. KaraAnn is the daughter of Ernest and Melodee Reineke. of Clear Lake. She is the granddaughter of Dolores Weisbrod, of ...

Halleland, Summers marry; reception will be at Spirit Lake

Paige Halleland and Matchull Summers, both of Los Angeles, California, married on June 12, 2025. There will be a family reception July 12 at Spirit Lake, Iowa. Parents are Cindy Larson of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Keith Halleland, of Blairsburg.

KaraAnn Reineke and Matthew Johnson announce their engagement

KaraAnn Reineke, of Clear Lake, and Matthew Johnson. of Webster City, are pleased to announce their engagement. KaraAnn is the daughter of Ernest and Melodee Reineke, of Clear Lake. Matthew is the son of Brent and Laurie Johnson of Webster City. KaraAnn is a graduate of Clear Lake High ...

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Martha Hill to celebrate 98th birthday

Martha Ermels Hill is celebrating her 98th birthday in February. Her family is hosting a card shower to honor her big day. Cards and well wishes can be sent to Windsor Manor, 1401 Wall St. Apt. 505, Webster City, IA 50595. Martha was born in Webster City on Feb. 6, 1928, the third child of ...

Tom and Holly Riemenschneider will celebrate 50 years of marriage

Tom and Holly Riemenschneider, of Webster City, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on November 22. They were united in marriage on November 22, 1975, at United Methodist Church in Eagle Grove. Their family includes Mark Riemenschneider and Vance Watts of West Des Moines, and ...

Happy 97th Birthday Marjorie Nass

Marjorie Nass is about to turn 97 and you can help her celebrate. Marj was born October 12, 1928, in Shenandoah. After graduating from Simpson College, she taught English in Jewell and Atlantic. She and her husband, the late Martin (Ed) Nass, moved to Webster City in 1965. If you would ...

Art Tolle, Sr. will celebrate his 90th birthday

Art Tolle, Sr., of Webster City, will celebrate his 90th birthday on Sunday, September 14. To help celebrate his birthday, greetings may be sent to him at 1503 Grove Street, Webster City, IA 50595.

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Nate and Carrie Tagg welcome a daughter

Nate and Carrie Tagg of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, welcomed a daughter, Claire Elizabeth Tagg, on March 11, 2025, at Penn Medicine Women’s & Babies Hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She has a sister, Jane, 6. Claire weighed 6 lbs., 13 oz. and was 19 inches long. Claire’s ...

Tague family welcomes a daughter

Jackson and Katie Tague, of Webster City, welcomed a daughter, Mavis Kae Tague, August 30, 2023, at Iowa Specialty Hospital, Clarion. She has a brother, Lucian, 9. Grandparents are Jeanne Heller, Don and Anna Tague, and Angie and Joseph Arbaugh, all of Webster City.

Hayes family brings son into the world

Hunter and Miranda Hayes, of Webster City, welcomed a son, Beckett Wade Hayes, to the world on June 20, 2023, at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion. Beckett’s birth weight was seven pounds, three ounces. Beckett’s grandparents are Brandon and Charity Hayes of Webster City, Rodney ...

Smith family welcomes son

Elizabeth Smith and Reece Smith, of Webster City, brought a son, Jacob Williams Smith, into the world on June 14, 2023, at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion. Jacob’s birth weight was seven pounds, 5.6 ounces. His older siblings are Reece Smith Jr. (seven years old) and Lucas Smith (five ...