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‘The Addams Family’ opens Friday night at Prem Sahai Auditorum

It is a little dark, a little scary, but the music and talent on the Webster City High School stage this weekend will be certain to brighten moods of all attending “The Addams Family” musical comedy. The first public performance is at 7 p.m. on Friday night at 1201 Lynx Ave., at the ...

The hunt is on

With mesh bags in hand, their heads mostly looking down, and a keen desire to find the motherload of morels, a secretive band of hunters is about to hit the woods in central Iowa. Will this be the year when the sometimes elusive morel mushrooms are abundant for those willing to trek into ...

Know your fungi

For those who love mushrooms, but are not up to long walks through tick-laden woods, there is still hope. Legally harvested wild mushrooms can be sold by certified vendors in Iowa. They can sometimes be found at early Farmers’ Markets, local stores, and sometimes online. But if you don’t ...

City council approves tax levy, electric rate hikes

The City Council of Webster City approved a property tax levy of 16.51238 per $1,000 assessed value on property in Webster City Monday, reducing property taxes by approximately 1% in the process. Also approved is a public hearing on the proposed levy to be held Monday, April 20, at 6:05 ...

The Cat Hut hosts Shelter Slumber Pawty this weekend

What happens when someone stays long enough to witness shelter life firsthand? On April 18, Hamilton County Animal AdvoCATes & The Cat Hut will join animal shelters across the country in the Shelter Slumber Pawty, a nationwide advocacy and fundraising event in which participants stay ...