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1926
Students will stage big show in Gym Dec. 3
A Webster City High School benefit show will be staged at the Junior High gymnasium on Dec. 3 with the proceeds of the entertainment going to pay for 18 fleece lined coats for the members of the football squad and uniforms for the Webster City school band.
While the definite program has not been arranged, it was stated this morning that those who attend will have the opportunity to see and hear an exceptional athletic and musical production.
1936
No Jail; no state census
Hamilton county voters do not want a new jail. Neither do they want a state census.
The jail proposition was defeated at yesterdays election by a vote of 3118 to 3774. The vote to abolish the state census was 3203 to 2822. On the jail proposition, voters apparently prefer to wait until a new courthouse is erected and include the jail in it. On the census plan, they apparently feel that a federal census every ten years is sufficient.
1961
Lynx capture 4th conference title
Webster City's Lynx captured their fourth straight North Central Conference football championship last night at Clear Lake where the local eleven blasted out a 28-6 victory over the Lions in the toughest game of the season. Frank Reinhardt, fullback, had two touchdowns in the evening, and gained 188 yards in 32 attempts. Webster City, which now has a string of 29 victories, shared the North Central Conference title with Iowa Falls in 1958 and has won the crown outright in 1959, 1960 and 1961.
1966
First courtesy parking ticket is issued
Meter attendant Leo Eide filled out the first courtesy parking ticket issued under Webster City's new courtesy parking project. The Chamber sponsored project, headed by Dick Lubbers, is on a three month trial basis. The meter attendant will attach a courtesy nickel envelope to an auto found to be over parked and will insert a nickel from Chamber supplied funds into the meter. The courtesy envelope will invite the motorist to refund the nickel if the motorist so desires so that the courtesy program fund can be maintained. Any further violations by the same motorist, however, will draw the usual parking violation ticket requiring a 24 cent fine to be deposited in the regular envelope.
1971
Despite rains, terminal work still on schedule
Despite a siege of late fall rains which have deposited some five inches of rainfall on the area, the huge project of completing the Central Iowa Stockyards terminal market, just east of Webster City is running pretty much on schedule.
All grading has been completed at the 40 acre site and the entrance leading to the blacktop road has been completed. The location of the new livestock market at Webster City and the steady expansion of other Webster City industries have been cited as the key reason for the designation of Webster City as one of two Iowa communities named by Gov. Ray as an economic growth center.
1976
Old courthouse being vacated steadily
Workers were loading office equipment from the old Hamilton County courthouse to be painted before it is installed in the new courthouse. Most of the equipment, such as desks and filing cabinets will be repainted instead of purchasing new equipment. Several offices have moved to the new building and the rest are in process.
1991
Storm darkens community, some outages remain
Webster City line crews are continuing to battle the elements today in an effort to re-string the miles and miles of downed power lines damaged by this weekend's ice storm.
While most of the main lines in Webster City are now up and working, there are still many individual residences without power and a large share of rural areas left in the dark and cold today. For many of those customers, it will probably be "at least a couple of days" before power is restored, according to Line Superintendent Jim Hisler.
1996
Technology makes the difference at WCHS
When Iowans think of innovation, Webster City isn't often the first thing that comes to mind. But last year Webster City High School was the only school in Iowa that won a grant to buy computers for its fine arts and journalism programs. The school was able to buy computers thanks to the Roy J.Carver Charitable Trust. Nancy Sebring prepared a grant request from the Carver Trust in 1994, and it was submitted in 1995.