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Preparations for Memorial Day taking place throughout the city

Next Monday we celebrate Memorial Day in Webster City, across Iowa and our country. This week there have been volunteers from the American Legion and other organizations who have worked together to put up the nearly 200 flags in the Graceland Cemetery, just one step we do to honor our fallen ...

Wilson Brewer Park entertains hundreds of children exploring ‘Smart Zoo’

Wild Adventures was exactly what it seemed, as their "smart zoo" presented an afternoon of wonder for hundreds of children and adults on Tuesday "It was excellent," said Ryan Rupiper, organizer from the Wilson Brewer Park Foundation. Rupiper was impressed with the various exhibits and ...

South Hamilton High School graduates 62 seniors Sunday

JEWELL — The South Hamilton Middle School/High School gymnasium was the site where the Class of 2026 said their final farewells to their high school careers. The commencement address was given by Isabel Swenson and Parker Stuck, with school board members Jay Moline and Leigh Miller ...

Three new single-family homes may be coming to Webster City

Origin Homes, of West Des Moines, recently approached the city, asking if it would consider lowering the cost of building lots in Brewer Creek Estates. The asking price for ordinary lots in Brewer Creek No. 5 are approximately $16,000, with some larger lots selling for $30,000. Some cost much ...

City Council approves $1 million USDA loan for Edible Gardens

Just a month ago Webster City learned the former Natural Shrimp building, 401 Des Moines St., would be converted to a high-volume protein supplement factory run by Edible Gardens Prairie Hills, LLC. Ultimately, the 400,000-square-foot manufacturing facility will make 100,000,000 units of the ...