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Ornamental and turfgrass pest control course Wednesday

The Iowa State University and Outreach- Hamilton County office will host an Ornamental and Turfgrass Pest Control Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Wednesday, November 4. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) is available at office locations across Iowa. The local site for this class will be at the Hamilton County office located at 311 Bank St. Webster City, IA. Preregistration may be required; walk-ins may not be guaranteed admission. This course starts at 9:00am. Program run times ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

1926 Masquerade Hallowe’en Party given by Junior College in Elk’s Hall One of the most delightful parties of the season was held last night in the Elk’s hall, when the Junior college entertained the faculty, school board and other guests at a masquerade party. The hall was hung in black and gold streamers while black cats, witches and owls were placed at various intervals around the walls. In the center of the hall stood a large shock of fodder topped by several grinning jack-o’lanterns. Other shocks of fodder and pumpkins placed around the room completed the Hallowe’en ...

Halloween events begin tonight

Young or old, Halloween is a holiday that brings out the fantasy and wonder, the first chance for children to dress up like a hero or a princess, become an animal or character just for a small period of time. If you don’t think Halloween is an event for adults, just look at the yards ...

Lynx Imperials take the field

Submitted photo The Webster City High School marching band, the Lynx Imperials were center stage Monday night at the Webster City High School Football field, where there were no touchdowns, no first downs, not even a football in sight. It was a beautiful night for the marching band as they performed their shows, and celebrated the end of a great season as they demonstrated their skills at their annual Marching Band Showcase.The Iowa Central Triton Marching Band also joined the Lynx Imperials for the evening. “One of the highlights was welcoming audience members onto the field to ...

K9 Training deserves a round of a-paws

For Webster City Police Department K9 Officer Michael Lehman, ongoing training is a given. He and his K9 Chad, train for a minimum of 16 hours per month to keep their certification and skills up to snuff. Earlier this month, the Webster City Police Department had the opportunity to host a K9 training session with teams from several area agencies. Officers took part in multiple exercises to keep officers and K9 dogs ready for any sort of situation that may occur in the line of duty. Throughout the training, units practiced evidence tracking, building searches, and mock traffic ...

County Attorney’s office lease terminated during county supervisor meeting

The Hamilton County Supervisors terminated the lease of the Hamilton County Attorney’s office during the bi-monthly meeting of the county Tuesday. Hamilton County Attorney Pat Chambers was present during the meeting and voiced his concern. “I want to know where you are moving us and why,” he said. “And I object.” Currently the Hamilton County Attorney office is located at 721 Seneca St., and has been located there for a number of years. Supervisors Mary Clausen and April Ely, answered Chambers, saying they hadn’t made a decision yet, but said there was space at ...