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1926 Flying circus to give a big show in city. Ray Shifflet’s Aerial Circus, with three planes and five performers, will give a big free aerial show in Webster City next Wednesday. The day, with its big program of free performances, is sponsored by the Freeman-Journal in cooperation with the merchants of the city, who will put on a Trade Extension day in connection with the circus. The three performances will be held at 10:30 a.m. and 2 and 4:30 p.m. The circus will consist of stunt flying, in which all three planes will be used. Featured on the program will be “Nervy” ...

Greening up Webster City

The City of Webster City is a little greener today thanks to the efforts of the Rotary Club of Webster City. On Saturday, an additional 69 trees and bushes were planted by dozens of members of the Rotary Club along Lewis Drive on the south side of Webster City. The project was spearheaded by John Hawkins, a member of the Rotary Club and the mayor of Webster City, who had attended a session on applying for Rotary District Grants for the community. The Webster City Rotary Club applied for a Rotary District 5970 Matching Grant for funds for the project. The money was used to ...

Rental housing regulations, 2027 street work on City agenda.

At tonights regularly scheduled meeting, the City Council members of Webster City will hold a first reading of a new rental housing ordinance. This is in response to poor living conditions reported in some residential rental units, and this ordinance has been proposed by city staff as a ...

It’s Homecoming Week

Homecoming. It's the week when alumni and students alike, reflect and embrace the excitement and thrill of this unique high school experience. It's when former graduates come back and help fill the stands, cheering on the current football team to make a mark on this significant day in a high school career. It’s the week when students and faculty alike pull out all the stops in showing off the Homecoming Spirit in Webster City. It’s a week long of fun, zany dress-up outfits and tons of fun as the Lynx football team gets ready to play against Sioux City Bishop Heelen Friday ...

Marching Lynx score big with March-A-Thon

If you were dreaming about Homecoming last week, the Webster City High School marching band did all they could to help anticipate the excitement of Homecoming by hitting the streets and sharing their musical talents with the community. On Friday night, they kicked off the festivities of Homecoming with a band March-A-Thon, fundraiser, where for a small fee, the entire marching band showed up to serenade in the streets, in businesses, even in the public library. It wasn’t intended to be a surprise event, said Kaitlynn Abens, “I emailed all our band parents, then put it on ...

Commercial pesticide applicators classes to be held here Oct. 21

The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Hamilton County office, located in Webster City will host a Forest, Aquatic, and Right-of-Way Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) is available across Iowa at various ISU sites. The local training site is 311 Bank St Webster City. Preregistration may be required; walk-ins may not guarantee admission. This course starts at 9:00 a.m. Program run times may vary based on topics ...