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1936 Webster City taxes will be higher next year Webster City taxpayers will be called upon next year to pay a larger amount than this year, according to the tax levies announced today by L.L. Doolittle, county auditor. This was somewhat offset by the announcement that the county levy will be slightly lower. The city levy, just completed and which will be payable during 1937 will be 2.581 mils higher than the amount being collected this year. It will be remembered that today is the last for taxpayers to remit their second installments at the office of County Treasurer, ...

Hamilton County Food for Neighbors Challenge begins Thursday

Enhance Hamilton County Foundation is inviting the community to come together once again to support local food access through the Hamilton County Food for Neighbors Challenge, running Thursday through Oct. 31. The annual effort, formerly known as the Food Pantry Challenge, has been expanded ...

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For Sept. 29 Open season on pheasants for first time in Hamilton County The first open season on cock pheasants in Hamilton County will be insurrected this fall, starting Oct. 14 and lasting for three days, with a limit of three birds each day being set by the state game warden, W.E. Albert. The open season, allowed only through petitioning the state game warden, was granted in Hamilton County after Mr. Albert had received a petition from farmers and landowners in this locality, 150 stating that the pheasants were damaging the crops in the county and asking that an open season ...

G’day

200th St. lane closed until Wednesday The westbound lane of 200th Street between Chase Avenue and Bach Grove Avenue will be closed starting today and will remain closed until noon on Wednesday. The Hamilton County secondary road crews will be performing road maintenance in this area. Traffic lights will be used at this location, allowing single lane traffic through the work zone. 370th St. closed through Oct. 9 The Hamilton County Engineers Office has announced that 370th Street between Ziegler Avenue and Zuplin Avenue will remain closed until Oct. 9. This is a project delay due ...

Paschen, Peterman make their pitch to Democrats in Blairsburg

About 25 people gathered at Blairsburg’s Opera House Saturday to raise money for Democrats in Iowa races this fall. Two candidates, Cynthia Paschen, running for the Iowa House in District 55, and Ryan Peterman, running for Iowa Secretary of State, each gave short speeches asking for voter support. Guitarist Chris Furman provided live music for the event. A buffet dinner was served for a free-will offering. Cynthia Paschen Paschen has previously run three times for the Iowa senate. This year, she’s a candidate for the Iowa House, instead. When we spoke to her at Blairsburg ...

Terms expiring for a variety of boards and commissions

Each city in the county and Hamilton County not only have elected positions, but there are a number of boards and commissions which depend on citizen involvement. Appointments are made as needed, but often resignations occur off the cycle of normal term limits. The following is a partial list ...