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Over $100,000 in grants distributed through Enhance Hamilton County grants

Last Monday, over $100,000 in grants were awarded to 13 local organizations from the Enhance Hamilton County Foundation — EHCF. The grant presentation was held at the Jewell Golf and Country Club. A total of $101,687.05 was distributed during the evening with Meals on Wheels and the ...

The Kayser Family: knitted together by love

Its 4,200 miles from Webster City to Balestrand, Norway, but that’s never been a barrier to the Kayser family. There’s a simple, one-word explanation: it’s all about family. Jon’s grandfather, Frederick, came from Norway to Iowa in 1883, settling in Buffalo Center. He later ran a ...

Hamilton County supervisors meet today

The regular monthly meeting of the Hamilton County Supervisors will be held at 9 a.m. today in the basement conference room at the Hamilton County Courthouse. The courthouse is located at 2300 Superior St. On the agenda will be the approval of a temporary construction easement, a ...

Webster City High School rocketry trivia night deadline is March 12

The Webster City Rocketry Trivia Night will be held on March 20. This will be held at the Webster City High School north lobby. Doors open at 6 p.m. Trivia begins at 7 p.m. This is the seventh year for this event, which raises money to help cover program costs, such as rocket-building ...

Chicken Soup Contest at the Cat Hut

The Cat Hut staff and board members of the Hamilton County Advocates will compete to see who makes the best chicken noodle soup from 1 to 4 p.m. on Friday. This will be held at the The Cat Hut, 1118 Second St. in Webster City. Samples of each of the soups will be available to taste, and votes ...

Women’s Lenten luncheon reservations needed by Friday

The Women's Fellowship groups from First Congregational UCC, Asbury United Methodist, Trinity Lutheran, St. Paul’s Lutheran and the Church of Christ invite all women in the community to a Lenten Luncheon on March 27. The deadline for reservations is this Friday. This can be done at any of ...