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Chicken Soup contest is Friday at The Cat Hut

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The Cat Hut staff and board members of the Hamilton County Advocates will compete to see who makes the best chicken noodle soup from 1 to 4 p.m. on Friday. This will be held at the The Cat Hut, 1118 Second St. in Webster City. Samples of each of the soups will be available to taste, and votes will be made in the form of donations for designating the favorite soup; all donations will then be given to The Cat Hut to help fund their trap/neuter/release program. For more information, contact The Cat Hut at 515-524-6100.

CPR training at Williams Library on Friday, March 27

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Sara Zorn will teach a free CPR training class held at the Willliams Public Library. This will be held in the Williams Library, with a time to be determined, based on interest. The library is located at 216 Main St. For more information, call the library director Gabby Streigle at 515-667-2167.

Scholarships available from Van Diest Medical Center Auxiliary

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The Van Diest Medical Center Auxiliary is offering six scholarships of $1,000 each to 2026 high school graduates wishing to pursue a career in healthcare. Individuals going back to further their education in the healthcare field will also be considered. Applicants must be a resident of Hamilton County or a graduate of any high school within Hamilton County, currently working or have a parent working at Van Diest Medical Center at the time of the award. Scholarship application forms are available at each of the high schools located in Hamilton County and are available online to print ...

Drop in activities to be held at Kendall Young Library on Saturday

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The Kendall Young Library will host drop-in activities for children in the library’s children’s department from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Magna-Tiles will be available to create or build. For more information, contact the library at 515-832-9100. Library hours are: Mondays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesdays-Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Kendall Young Library is located at 1201 Willson Ave. in Webster City. For more information go to www.kylib.org.

Legislative Forum rescheduled for April 3

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The legislative forum sponsored by the Hamilton County Growth Partnership has been reschedule from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 3. This will be held at the Briggs Woods Conference Center, located at 2300 Briggs Woods Trail in Webster City. State Rep. 44, R-Sheffield, and state Sen. Dennis Guth, R-Klemme, should be on site for an update on the legislative session and to hear from constituents about issues which concern them. Those registered for prior sessions which were canceled due to weather, will be automatically registered for this event.

Webster City High School rocketry trivia night deadline is today

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The Webster City Rocketry Trivia Night will be held on March 20 at the Webster City High School north lobby. Doors open at 6 p.m. Trivia begins at 7 p.m. This is the seventh year for this event, which raises money to help cover program costs, such as rocket-building materials and other team supplies. The entry fee is $100 for a team of up to 10 people or $25 for a team of two. To register, email wc_rocketry@wcschools.org by today.