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Women’s club meets Monday at Jane Young House

The next meeting of the Webster City Women’s Club will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Jane Young House, 629 Elm St. The greeter will be Marilyn Williams and refreshments will be served by Marilyn Grubbe, Billie Smid, Donna Jansen, and Eloise Stearns The program is “Happy Birthday USA” by Carol Zills. Any woman in Hamilton County is welcome to attend. Come join us. Check us out on Facebook or our website janeyounghouse.com.

Special County Supervisor meeting today at 10 a.m.

The Hamilton County supervisors have called a special meeting for 10 a.m. Wednesday for a report on the Briggs Woods Conference Center. The meeting will be in the Hamilton County Courthouse meeting room, in the lower meeting room.

Market Nights begin Thursday downtown

The Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce kicks off the 2026 Market Nights season on Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in downtown Webster City. The first Market Night of the season will feature Youth Entrepreneur Night, giving young innovators and future business owners the opportunity to showcase products, services, and creative ideas. Entertainment begins at 5:30 p.m. as the Webster City Community Theatre presents two short skits, followed by live music from Spencer Suchan. In addition to shopping and dining, Market Night will be packed with activities for all ages: Doodle Bugs & ...

Women’s Club to host Teddy bear tea party Saturday afternoon

The Webster City Women’s Club will host a teddy bear tea party at the Jane Young House at 629 Elm St., west of the Kendall Young Library. The event, which will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, is for children from 3 to 7 years of age who are accompanied by an adult. The cost is $15 per adult/child pairing, and $5 for each additional child. This will introduce the young children to the atmosphere of a formal event, with both adults and children asked to dress up and to bring their favorite teddy bear or stuffed animal. Tickets are available at the Webster City Chamber of Commerce, ...

Prairie walk is Tuesday at Little Wall Lake

The Prairie Roots project, which is part of the Humanities Iowa and Conservation Creations will have its second event on Wednesday at Little Wall Lake. The prairie walk and guided writing at the lake will begin at 5 p.m. Those participating should meet by the cabins on the east side of Little Wall Lake. The walk will be approximately one mile, and participants will see native prairie habitat, seasonal wildflowers, views of the lake, a wooded trail area, the small glacial wall that helped give Little Wall Lake its name, and opportunities to observe birds, insects and other ...