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Master Gardener volunteer applications open in Hamilton and Webster Counties

Gardeners who are wanting to expand their horticultural knowledge have two opportunities through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach's Garden Academy. Whether your goal is to volunteer in your community or simply become a more knowledgeable home gardener, there is a training option to fit your interests. Applications for the Fall 2026 Master Gardener Volunteer training cohort will be accepted from July 20 through August 14. Hamilton and Webster counties will partner to offer the training, providing participants with a combination of online learning and local, in-person ...

Workshop in Williams to address farmland leasing arrangements

An informational workshop to address farmland leasing arrangements will be held August 3 in Williams, sponsored by the ISU Extension and Outreach Office. The information presented will assist in decisionmaking whether you are you a seasoned landowner, tenant or ag business professional. If you are new to owning farmland or are taking over the farm operation from an older generation, this will also help guide through options. Regardless of your role in a farm operation, attending a farmland leasing arrangements program is beneficial for you. There is a lot of uncertainty in ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

1926 CITY TAKES OVER YARDS Division Superintendent Bonner Turns Over -C. & N. W. Yards to City. The matter of using the North-West­ern railroad yards between Des Moines and Seneca streets as a parking space for automobiles and a permanent cleaning up of the place, was definite­ly settled today when Geo. Bonner, of Mason City, division superintendent of the line, and Geo. J. Long, city manager, had a conference in this city. In'brief, the North-Western gives the city the free use of the ground for purposes, in return for which, the city agrees to keep the yards clean and free ...

G’day

Hamilton County board of health meets today The monthly meeting of the Hamilton County board of health will meet at 5:15 p.m. today. The meeting will be held at 1610 Collins St., Suite 1 in the Conference Center in Webster City. The meeting will include reports from the administrator, home health and environmental services. They will also be addressing an environmental complaint on a property in Stratford. In addition the meeting will include discussion on the publi health emergency preparedness, the auditors and the immunication and measles exposure update. Webster City Parks ...

WCCT Summer Youth Theatre Camp registrations due

Do you know a child that would enjoy learning more about theatre? Three professional teaching artists from Footliters Traveling Playhouse in Coralville will again lead campers as they audition for, rehearse, and perform the original musical, "The Great Zoo Escape." The performance will take place August 7 at 6:30 p.m. Camp will be held daily from 9:30 am to 1:30 p.m. August 3-7 at Webster City Community Theatre, 1001 Willson Avenue. The non-refundable registration fee is $45. Register online at wccommtheatre.ludus.com. The deadline is July 20. Registration is limited to 40 ...

Watch party this Sunday at Webster City Community Theatre

The watch party for “Come From Away” will be held on Sunday night at the Webster City Community Theatre—WCCCT, located at 1001 Willson Ave. in Webster City. Those attending should arrive by 3 p.m. “Come From Away” by Irene Sankoff and David Hein will close the WCCT 2026-2027 season on June 3-6 and 10-13, 2027. This Broadway musical tells the true story of 9/11 when 38 trans-Atlantic flights landed in Gander, Newfoundland. 7,000 passengers from across the world spent five days as the guests of the people on that small Canadian island. The cast of twelve portrays over 40 ...