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Welcome Wednesday - New teacher hires

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ZOEY CARTER NE Hamilton Elementary School / Stratford Elementary: K-6 Music + Band Zoey Carter is a graduate of Iowa Falls High School and is from Alden, IA. She has her bachelors in Music and Music Education from Iowa State University. She did her student teaching with the 5th grade band at North Polk, and 6th-12th grade band at the Ogden Schools. This year, she will be at Northeast Hamilton Elementary and Stratford Elementary teaching K-6 Music and Band. When she’s not teaching, she loves to fill up her free time with hobbies! She enjoys crocheting, going on walks and ...

City to buy 545 Second St., solar connection approved

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Monday night the City Council of Webster City voted unanimously to buy 545 Second Street, once home to Kelly’s Bar & Grill, from owner Cindy Bettis, for $65,000. This clears the way for the city to dispose of the property, selling it to new owners, or as is widely expected, demolishing it. The building is next-door to the former Coulter’s Drapery Shop, vacant for over five years, and officially classified as structurally unsafe since August, 2023. Councilman John Marvel, a downtown businessman who’s interested and engaged in downtown revitalization, hailed the action as “a ...

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360th St. closed today The Hamilton County Engineers office announced that 360th St. between Tollman Ave. and Deer Run Road will be closed today between 7 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. During this period, a tile line road crossing is being completed. Parks & Rec Commission meets Thursday The Webster City Parks and Rec Commission will meet Thursday at 5:15 p.m. The meeting will be held at Fuller Hall in the Sampson room. Fuller Hall is located at 625 Bank St. The agenda includes the budget, park updates, Storybook Walk project, spraying the parks, cemetery and city owned spaces, ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

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1931/95 years ago Webster City today had the largest Dollar Day ever held in the city. Crowds began coming early this morning and even before 8 o’clock, large groups were standing in front of many of the stores waiting for them to open their doors. The weather was favorable, the rain yesterday having cooled the air and with a bright day of sunshine in prospect, both town and country people planned to do their shopping early. 1941/85 years ago WPA Laborers walk out on school job Forty-three WPA workers refused to resume work on the Washington Central school addition Tuesday ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

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1941/86 years ago Close pool to guard against paralysis Webster City’s municipal swimming pool has been closed upon recommendation of health authorities to prevent the spread of infantile paralysis in this city. Richard Adams, 7 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Adams, living just east of the Second St. bridge is ill with the disease. He has been given serum, but was not so well Monday again according to Dr. J.L. Ptacek, city health officer. His condition is not critical, but the diagnosis is very definitely established and a slight paralysis has developed . Plan annual frolic ...

E-Bikes, scooters, and back-to-school traffic creates safety risks

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E-bikes have surged in popularity, not only around the country, but also in Webster City. With the school year just around the corner, those who have purchased them for their kids for transportation or thinking about purchasing them need to know the types of bikes that they are purchasing. “There are so many different classifications of the e-bikes and scooters, sometimes people don’t even know what they are buying,” said Webster City police chief Steve Hanson. The Iowa DOT has created a chart that gives guidance to the type of wheels they and the requirements of each. A ...