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Part III Teachers highlight High School issues amid renovation talks

Editors note: We asked three teachers for their thoughts. This is the third of a series of articles concerning the Webster City High School project; considering what is needed, and how the building has functioned for the students, teachers and staff. Part Three – Tony Bussan By Robert E. Oliver A lot of good people are working on ideas for improving Webster City High School, if voters agree in a referendum scheduled for September 8, 2026. An advisory committee of educators, school board, and city staff members, parents, and citizens, held its fourth planning meeting recently. We ...

City Council of Webster City meets tonight

At its final regularly-scheduled meeting in August, the City Council of Webster City will consider whether or not to pay Cynthia Bettis $65,000 for the building at 545 Second Street in downtown Webster City. It will also look at a proposal from Tasler, Inc., regarding installation of a ...

G’day

Kendall Young Library Board meets tonight The Board of Trustees for the Kendall Young Library meets tonight at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held in the meeting room in the lower level of the library located at 1200 Willson Avenue. On the agenda are the Farmer’s National Report, the Harvest Dinner, financial reports, board training on opening meetings, and open records, in addition to the Directors’ report. Items from old business include the financial reports for the past 4 years, meaning of the logo, meeting room and confidentiality policies and Hoopla. Public input is at ...

Restoration work is one of first in the state

Nearly 30 individuals from around Iowa traveled north of Webster City Saturday to study the oxbow restoration work that has been done by Ray Fry, a local farm manager who started the project working with some state and federal agencies. The property which is now owned by Seldon Spencer, a ...

Abandoned house acquired by city

(photo by Robert E. Oliver) The home at 1111 Third Street, Webster City, most recently owned by Justin Culver, has not had utilities provided for over six months, and is abandoned. It was recently acquired by the city and will be demolished at taxpayer expense before the end of the year.

Turning back the pages of time

1926/100 years ago City council accepts gift of late P.M. Banks for fountain in city A fitting memorial to be dedicated to the “memory of deceased soldiers of the county” will be erected in the shape of a beautiful fountain in Graceland cemetery, according to the resolution unanimously adopted by the city council last night. The funds for such a memorial were provided for in the last will and testament of the late P.M. Banks, pioneer of Hamilton county and Civil war veteran, who also served for many years on the city council and as mayor and city clerk here. A committee was ...