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Fighting fires and budgets at WCFD

At last weeks Webster City City Council meeting, the council approved funds for a new grass fire truck, replacing one that’s 31 years old. It sounds simple, but there’s much more to the story. Explaining the need for the new truck, Webster City Fire Chief Chuck Stansfield, explained to the city council, “We inherited our current truck from the cemetery years ago, and created a grass fire truck to meet the needs of our district.” Now, WCFD is in the market for a replacement for the aging grass fire truck. A 1995 Chevy half-ton pickup, retired by Graceland Cemetery, was the ...

G’day

Hamilton County Board of Health meets Thursday The monthly meeting of the Hamilton County Board of Health will be held on Thursday at 5:15 p.m. at the Hamilton County Public Health office. This is located at 1610 Collins St., Suite 1 in the conference center. Reports will be given by the Administrator, Environmental Services and Home Health. Action items include requesting $30,000 additional PWG grant funds, follow-up on septic issues on two properties, an amendment for additional 14 grant funds, Webster County contracts for WIC, MH and CH services, early headstart contract ...

Hamilton County Food for Neighbors challenge continues all through October

The Hamilton County food for Neighbors Challenge is still underway, with it running throughout the month of October. Sponsored by the Enhance Hamilton County Foundation, the challenge runs through October, 31. This program encourages the community tto support local food access , which is then distributed through our local food pantries. The annual effort, formerly known as the Food Pantry Challenge, has been expanded this year to reflect a broader understanding of food access across Hamilton County. In addition to supporting local food pantries, the challenge now also includes ...

Meetings in Stratford, Jewell and Stanhope to discuss Hamilton County meal program next week

A new program to help get meals to individuals living in the southern Hamilton County is planned to start in November, according to Darcy Swon, Executive Director of Enhance Hamilton County. Meetings in the three communities of Stratford, Jewell and Stanhope will begin next Monday evening, with members of the communities involved encouraged to attend one of the meetings to learn more about the program. The meetings which begin October 19, will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will be held at the following locations: Stratford — October 19 at 6 p.m. at the ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

1926 Checks from sky found and cashed Only a partial list of those who found checks is known, but those who have cashed the checks that were dropped from the airplane yesterday, are here. Several others are known to have been cashed, but the names were not taken. It is also probable that others who found checks have not as yet cashed them and then, too, probably some have not been found. The Freeman-Journal wishes to publish the names of those who found checks and asks that any whose names are not given below notify the office. The following individuals found checks from the ...