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“There’s No Place Like Home” to unite Jewell residents

JEWELL — Conservation Creations, a local nonprofit serving Jewell and Ellsworth, has been selected to participate in the National Endowment of the Arts — NEA, the Big Read. The organization’s project, There’s No Place Like Home, will bring community members together through books, art, and conversation centered on Sandra Cisneros’s acclaimed novel "The House on Mango Street." The book explores home, identity, belonging, and what it means to find one’s place in a community. Organizer Dede Henderson, who teaches at the South Hamilton Schools wants participants to be of ...

Dayton landmark gets a second act

By Kelli Bloomquist DAYTON — A downtown building that has sat empty for years is headed for restoration after its owner secured a Community Catalyst grant to help rehabilitate the historic opera house at 39 S. Main St. The building, known to most of Dayton as the former Iron Saddle, has taken on nearly every job a Main Street building can. It has housed a tractor dealership, an appliance store, and a restaurant and bar. Owner Francisco Miranda now plans to restore the building and bring in a restaurant and a drive-thru coffee shop, with a bar and event space to follow. He will ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

1951/75 years ago Biggest Event Held Yet at Municipal Pond More than 700 youngsters and spectators turned out yesterday for the annual Kids Fishing Party at the city pond, G. D. Warland of station KJFJ, the party's sponsor, said this morning in listing the winners of the annual competition. “At least 500 boys and girls were competing at one time or another during the afternoon," Warland, who directed activities at the pond from noon to 5:45, said today. "It was the biggest fish party we've ever had." Charles Hubbard of 204 North Des Moines street, using two poles which ...

New sign clarifies yard waste regulations

Last Monday the City of Webster City placed a new sign at the entrance to the yard waste site near the Street Department garage at 901 E. Ohio Street. It clearly states only grass and leaves may be left there. Although not indicated on the sign, the site may only be used by Webster City ...

Women’s Club focuses on the women who make a difference

The Webster City Women’s Club met Monday with nearly 30 members present at this monthly meeting. The focus of the program was about the women who have contributed in many different ways in the growth of the United States. Valerie Rickert, president of the Women’s Club noted that 1.3 ...

Lahn offers his plans for Iowa

Zach Lahn, the Republican nominee for governor, recently sat for an exclusive interview with Messenger Editor Bill Shea, during which he talked about his proposal to address water quality issues and the surging rate of cancer cases in Iowa. Lahn also talked about redirecting the Iowa Economic Development Authority to provide more growth incentives to farmers and small businesses. The Aug. 4 interview is presented here in question-and-answer format. Why do you want to be governor? “Really, I was looking at some of the long term issues that the state and the region has been ...