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State approves tax credits for new housing in Webster City

Local News September 11, 2026

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) approved $39.84 million in workforce housing tax credits statewide on Tuesday, confirming the funds will support up to 2,093 new housing units in Iowa in fiscal year 2027. Two new housing projects in Webster City were awarded the highly-sought after tax credits; a 109-unit rental apartment community on west Wall Street, and three single family homes in Brewer Creek Estates. The tax credit awards are announced each year in September. Kading Development’s Wilson Estates, the apartment community on Wall Street, received the maximum tax ...

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, editor remembers the heroes of Flight 93

National News September 11, 2026

On a rural stretch of land in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, an open meadow filled with bright wildflowers, a memorial grove of trees and a giant boulder marks the spot where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001. States Newsroom’s Pennsylvania Capital-Star Editor-in-Chief ...

G'day

Local News September 11, 2026

Cy-Hawk Tailgate breakfast The Sons of the Legion will be hosting a Cy-Hawk Tailgate Breakfast on tomorrow. This will be at the Legion in downtown Webster City at 726 Second St. They will be serving inside the Legion building. The Sons of the Legion is part of the American Legion family here in Webster City. They will be serving pancakes, sausage, egg-bake and of course coffee and juice from 8 – 11 a.m. This is a free-will offering with the proceeds going towards our Scholarship Program benefiting High School graduates. Women’s Club meets Monday at 12:30 for potluck The ...

Being there...

Local News September 11, 2026

Being there… Editors note: The following is a first-hand account from Trena Madison, a cousin of Alan Yungclas of Webster City and Leah Maass of Ellsworth. Trena was living in New York on September 11, 2001. Trena is a descendant of Trena Thorson Madison, whose sister Talitha Thorson, who was the grandmother of the Webster City Yungclas family. Al’s father, Bruce Yungclas and Phyllis Thorson (Madison) were close, and their families spent a lot of time together in the Webster City area. Today, Trena lives in Minneapolis, moving from New York about a decade ago. She shared this ...

Never forgotten

Local News September 11, 2026

25 years ago, schools, businesses, governmental agencies and transportation across our country came to a sudden stop, as the shock of an attack on the United States became apparent. Planes full of innocent people were used as missiles to inflict unspeakable terror on our country. Everyone ...

2028 trip abroad announced by Webster City Schools

Local News September 10, 2026

A trip abroad is in the discussion stages for 2028 for students, parents and guardians of the Webster City Community School. Trish Maski, science teacher at the Webster City High School, will be presenting an informational meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at the High School Media Center. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. The tour will be for 8th through 11th grade students during 2028. The tour planner will be EF Tours, which coordinates educational tours. During the meeting the discussion will include how this opportunity will benefit the student, what's included in the ...