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Hydrant flushing starts today in Webster City Personnel with the City of Webster City will be performing hydrant flushing in neighborhoods starting August 31. Work will begin each day at 7 a.m. and will follow the schedule below. Monday, August 31: All fire hydrants within the area north of Second St. and East of Des Moines St. Tuesday, September 1: All fire hydrants within the area south of Second St., north of Elm St. and East of the Boone River. Wednesday, September 2: All fire hydrants within the area south of Elm St. and north of Ohio St. Thursday, September 3: All fire ...

Turning back the pages of time

1926 Teachers for county ready Teachers of the township and rural independent school districts are ready for the school year of 1926-27 and classes will be in session in all localities next Monday. Some of the instructors have already started their schools in order to allow vacation periods during the corn picking season and spring. E.F. Snow, county superintendent of schools, held conferences with all the teachers last week with meetings at Ellsworth, Williams, Stratford and Webster City. The teachers received their instructions for the year and were advised on various matters of ...

Congregate meals for week of August 31 through September 3

Congregate meals are open to any senior adults over the age of 60 years. Reservations are needed by calling 515-832-6161 to reserve a meal to eat in with others, or to pick up and eat at home. The cost of an individual meal is between $7 to $10, but are also reduced to what an individual can afford. The meals are served out of the north side of the RSVP building, located at 749 Second St. The entrance is to the west. When picking up meals, please arrive between 11 and 11:30 a.m. Inside dining begins at noon. The Webster City Congregate meal menu for the week of August 10 are ...

Regulators investigate Black Hills Energy’s high number of pipeline safety violations

The Iowa Utilities Commission is evaluating potential penalties and corrective action for Black Hills Energy following a hearing Thursday on an investigation into the gas company’s safety and management practices in Iowa. Routine inspections from IUC revealed Black Hills Energy had disproportionally more instances of probable violations than the other top gas providers in Iowa over the past several years. The IUC also flagged that Black Hills has significantly longer correction times for probable violations than the other major gas providers. Black Hills representatives ...

Krystal Schnabel receives national communications award

Hamilton County 4-H Youth Development staff member Krystal Schnabel has been recognized with a prestigious national award from the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals (NAE4-HYDP). She was selected as the National Winner in the Promotional Piece - Individual category, honoring excellence in communications and outreach efforts that help connect youth and families with 4-H Schnabel is the K-12 educator and is in charge of Clover kids. She works with the youth on other special programs throughout Hamilton County. Opportunities NAE4-HYDP is the ...

La Perla Jarocha celebrates 20 years in Webster City

Starting a business wasn't part of the plan for Julia Sosa when she moved to Webster City 30 years ago. But when she wanted to prepare traditional Mexican cooking for her family, it became a challenge to locate the product she wanted. Tired of traveling to Des Moines or Hampton, she ...