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Humming with history

HOMER — Don Lamb, vice president of the West Central Region Cockshutt & Co-op Club, had a big smile on his face Saturday afternoon after firing up his 1940s vintage David Bradley chainsaw at the club’s annual Threshing Bee in Homer. “I had it all apart,” he said proudly. “Got it ...

St. Thomas Aquinas will celebrate 125th anniversary

The cornerstone set in 1900 says to ‘Rejoice,’ and that’s just what members, former members, and guests will be doing on Sunday, September 21, when St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Webster City celebrates its quasquicentennial. “Jubelate Deo Omnis Terra” were the words chosen ...

VDMC’s Senior Life Solutions program welcomes new therapist

Van Diest Medical Center has welcomed Jordan Sisson, LMHC, as the new therapist at the Senior Life Solutions program. Van Diest Medical Center’s Senior Life Solutions program is an intensive outpatient group therapy program designed to meet the unique needs of individuals typically 65 and ...

Do we have what it takes to revitalize downtown?

The purpose of this Crossroads series is to engage readers in the future of downtown Webster City. The first story discussed downtown’s disintegrating brick buildings; next came the story of one man’s fight to save his barricaded brick building. Story three profiled the landmark ...

Hamilton County Growth Partnership to host 2025 State of Education event

The Hamilton County Growth Partnership will host its State of Education event Thursday, August 28, at Briggs Woods Conference Center, Webster City. This event is from 11.45 a.m. to 1 p.m. A panel of Matt Berninghaus, superintendent, Webster City Community Schools; Jason Wedgbury, ...