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WHO Tractor ride here Tuesday

The WHO Tractor Ride 2026 will be driving through the Webster City area on Tuesday when they make a stop for lunch at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds. The ride is stationed at the Webster County Fairgrounds, where tractor registration began on Sunday. Vendors were on site from noon to 4 ...

Early Hamilton County business focused on agriculture, survival

When the Frigidaire plant closed its operation in Webster City in 2011, it was feared this was the demise of the county seat of Hamilton County. But the early years of prosperity were not built on an operation like Frigidaire. The earliest advertisers in the Daily Freeman Journal in 1857 ...

Grand opening, ribbon cutting for ACE Hardware begins Friday

The official grand opening celebration of ACE Hardware begins today, as part of a three-day celebration of the store coming to downtown Webster City The three-day event, which ends Sunday, features three days of family friendly activities, giveaways, special promotions, and a community ...