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City to buy 545 Second St., solar connection approved

Monday night the City Council of Webster City voted unanimously to buy 545 Second Street, once home to Kelly’s Bar & Grill, from owner Cindy Bettis, for $65,000. This clears the way for the city to dispose of the property, selling it to new owners, or as is widely expected, demolishing it. The building is next-door to the former Coulter’s Drapery Shop, vacant for over five years, and officially classified as structurally unsafe since August, 2023. Councilman John Marvel, a downtown businessman who’s interested and engaged in downtown revitalization, hailed the action as “a ...

Welcome Wednesday – New teacher hires

ZOEY CARTER NE Hamilton Elementary School / Stratford Elementary: K-6 Music + Band Zoey Carter is a graduate of Iowa Falls High School and is from Alden, IA. She has her bachelors in Music and Music Education from Iowa State University. She did her student teaching with the 5th grade band at North Polk, and 6th-12th grade band at the Ogden Schools. This year, she will be at Northeast Hamilton Elementary and Stratford Elementary teaching K-6 Music and Band. When she’s not teaching, she loves to fill up her free time with hobbies! She enjoys crocheting, going on walks and ...

G’day

360th St. closed today The Hamilton County Engineers office announced that 360th St. between Tollman Ave. and Deer Run Road will be closed today between 7 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. During this period, a tile line road crossing is being completed. Parks & Rec Commission meets Thursday The Webster City Parks and Rec Commission will meet Thursday at 5:15 p.m. The meeting will be held at Fuller Hall in the Sampson room. Fuller Hall is located at 625 Bank St. The agenda includes the budget, park updates, Storybook Walk project, spraying the parks, cemetery and city owned spaces, ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

1931/95 years ago Webster City today had the largest Dollar Day ever held in the city. Crowds began coming early this morning and even before 8 o’clock, large groups were standing in front of many of the stores waiting for them to open their doors. The weather was favorable, the rain yesterday having cooled the air and with a bright day of sunshine in prospect, both town and country people planned to do their shopping early. 1941/85 years ago WPA Laborers walk out on school job Forty-three WPA workers refused to resume work on the Washington Central school addition Tuesday ...

‘Center Stage With Ben Ahlers’ this Thursday at ICCC

The acting career of Ben Ahlers has recently soared to meteoric heights. That doesn’t mean the 2015 Fort Dodge Senior High School graduate has forgotten the importance of his roots. Ahlers is returning to Fort Dodge this Thursday for a one-night event at Decker Auditorium on the campus of Iowa Central Community College. The “Center Stage With Ben Ahlers” show is being sponsored by the Fort Dodge Fine Arts Association, with all proceeds going to support the FDFAA. Limited VIP tickets are available for a face-to-face, meet-and-greet session at 5:30 p.m. Doors open for general ...

Ahlers also has connection to Webster City

When Ben Ahlers performed in New York City in “Death of a Salesman,” there were plenty of supporters attending from the Webster City area. Ahlers, who attended Fort Dodge schools, is the grandson of Beth and Don Bottorff. Don was a long-time, respected attorney in Webster City. His mother, Suzy and his aunt Shelly attended the Webster City Community Schools. During those years, they took their turn on the stages here in Webster City, both strong vocalists, and expressive theatrical skills. Loween Getter, who directed his mother Suzy and aunt Shelly, in two different productions ...