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State Appeals Board holds public hearing on hospital levy

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Representatives of the Iowa State Appeals board came to the Hamilton County courthouse Wednesday to hear the arguments based on the petition protesting the fiscal year 2027 budget of the Hamilton County Hospital. The meeting was conducted by Joseph Barry, who served as the hearing officer. ...

Supervisors table discussion on Conference Center

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The Hamilton County supervisors met Tuesday morning, with only Chairman Rick Young and Mary Clausen in attendance. Citing the absence of April Ely, who was out of town, the subject of the Briggs Woods Conference was immediately tabled. But that did not prevent comments from those in ...

McGowan wants balanced budget amendment

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Seeing that the federal government has racked up a $40 trillion debt with no end in sight, Congressional candidate Chris McGowan believes a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget is the only answer. “I think that elected officials need to make that a front burner issue,” the ...

Market Night returns Thursday

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Downtown Webster City will come alive on Thursday, from 5:30–7:30 p.m. as Webster City Market Night returns with a community favorite, Classic Car Night. Hosted at the Availa Bank Stage in the Plaza, there will be live entertainment throughout the evening with Lee Klett, performing live ...

City-wide clean up Friday and Saturday

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The City of Webster City will be holding the no-fee clean up days for residents of Webster City from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Webster City Middle School parking lot. Items that will be accepted that day only will be: appliances, box fans/ceiling fans, ...

Another abandoned home demolished

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The two-story home at 1308 Willson Ave. was abandoned in the fall of 2024. Yesterday, the property was finally demolished. Since 2024 and during the following winter, homeless people lived temporarily in the building, even starting a fire to keep warm at one point. Those conditions ...