Downtown Webster City will come alive again tonight from 5:30–7:30 p.m. for another evening of Webster City Market Nights, bringing the community together to shop, eat, connect and support local businesses. This week’s Market Nights will feature Dogtown Rhythm Band performing live on ...
By KOLLEEN TAYLOR A special alumni art exhibition will begin on September 3 at the Iowa Central Art and Technology Gallery in Fort Dodge at the Iowa Central Community College campus. The college is located at One Triton Circle in Fort Dodge. The Art and Technology building is located just past the Triton Cafe inside the Triton Circle. Maureen Seamonds, Rusty Farrington and Richard Hanson were the instructors for Iowa Central Community College providing art instruction between the years of 1980 and 2018. They are working together to set up this exhibition of their students who ...
Tollman Ave. to be closed Thursday Tollman Ave between 170th St and Wright County 330th St (C70) will be closed today starting at 7 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. while Hamilton County Secondary road crews repair a tile line. Tollman Ave. will also be closed between 340th St. and 360th St. during the same time period. During this time a private tile line is being installed across the road. Head Start to sponsor Child and Adult Care Food Program YOUR, Inc. Head Start announces their sponsorship of the Child and Adult Care Food Program for the Webster City Head Start classroom. Meals are ...
Turning - August 20 1936 Boy, 17 is healthiest in county Harold Crosby, 17 son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest M. Crosby was declared winner of the boy’s 4-H county health contest yesterday. His score was 99.2 percent. Harold drinks at least two quarts of milk a day, does not use narcotics, and has regular sleeping hours. He will represent Hamilton County at the state contest which will be held at the Iowa State Fair. Warren Doolittle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Doolittle, was runner up with 98.9 percent. The following boys were in the contest: Warren Doolittle, Albert Koolhof, Clarence ...
The Enhance Hamilton County Foundation, in partnership with Hamilton County Growth Partnership, will host a workshop called “Funding Your Next Project” Wednesday, September 9, at 5 p.m. at the Briggs Woods Conference Center. The workshop is designed for nonprofits, community organizations, committees, local leaders, and project organizers interested in learning more about funding resources and strategies to help move community projects forward. “We often hear from organizations and community groups looking for funding options, grant opportunities, and guidance on how to ...
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 ...
