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Get a sneak peek at The Roommate Sunday

Join the Webster City Community Theatre for a Readers Theatre preview of The Roommate by Jen Silverman.' This will be held on Sunday, at 3 p.m. at Webster City Community Theatre,located at 1001 Willson Avenue in Webster City. Whether you enjoy performing on stage, working behind the scenes or simply reading a fun script, all are welcome to join in the fun and laughter. Bring a snack to share and your own beverage, settle in and enjoy an afternoon of theatre. Director Anne Blankenship will lead the reading of this funny, surprising and unconventional story of friendship and ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

1926/100 years ago Zitterell Company gets power plant contract The W.J. Zitterell company of this city has just been awarded a contract for the construction of a $150,000 power plant at Sibley for the Northwest Light and Power company of Cedar Rapids. This job, together with others for this same company are under construction by the Zitterell company will make a total of some $400,000 worth of work the Webster City company will do for this concern this year. The Zitterell company at the present time has work under construction at Perry, Boone, Correctionville and Peterson, Iowa and ...

Kantor Avenue bridge closed indefinitely

The Hamilton County Supervisors once more had to consider the subject of bridges during their bi-monthly meeting held yesterday. Hamilton County Engineer, Ryan Weidemann talked about the closure of the Kantor Avenue bridge which spanned the Union Pacific railroad track, located just one ...

Welcome Wednesday – new teachers

CALEB OLSON Northeast Hamilton Elementary - Physical Education; Webster City Middle School - Health Caleb Olson is a graduate of Webster City High School. He has earned his degree in K-12 Physical Education from the University of Northern Iowa. He taught 9-12 alternative school and P.E. at Eagle Grove High School for the past two years. This year, he will be teaching PE at Northeast Hamilton Elementary and Physical and Financial Health at Webster City Middle School. Caleb has been married for two years. His wife and he have a nine-month old son named Royce. In his free time, he ...

G’day

Public Health Immunization clinic today An Immunization Clinic will be held this afternoon at the Hamilton County Health Department. This is located at 1610 Collins St., Suite 1, (Sashi Station) and staff will help direct them to the immunization station. Appointments are helpful, as many are already scheduled, so call for appointments at 515-832-9565. There will also be additional immunization clinics that will be held on September 3 and September 23 for back to school immunizations. For measles immunizations, if not sure of the immunization status, the MMR shot, which covers ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

1926/100 years ago Bugle Corps to Clinton The American Legion drum and bugle corps of this city which was hoping to be able to go to the national American Legion reunion in Philadelphia, has been obliged to give up this trip for want of funds. They hope however, to be able to attend the Iowa state convention at Clinton Sept. 13, 14 and 15. They recently staged a big gala day celebration at Riverside Field to raise funds for the Philadelphia trip, but succeeded in clearing less than $200. It will cost some $500 or more to take the 25 members to Clinton. This would leave some $300 ...