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1926 Interior of St. Thomas Aquinas church is entirely refinished The refinishing of the interior of the St. Thomas Aquinas church, which has been in progress for the last five weeks is now nearly completed. The work has been done by the Conrad-Schmidt company of Milwaukee, who are specialists in church decorating. Geo. L. Shryoek of this city, has been assisting the company and is not finishing the work. The work has been done at a cost of $2,000 to this church. As one enters, the attention immediately centers upon the altar. This has been beautifully repainted and gilded. The ...

2026 Hamilton County Fair swine show results announced

The results from the 2026 Hamilton County Fair 4-H swine show have been released. The following awards were presented during the fair. SENIOR SHOWMANSHIP Banner Sponsor: Brent, Gayle & Alley Odland Champion: Abby Richardson 2nd Place: Brynn Ostrem 3rd Place: Cambrie Sloan 4th Place: Braylon English 5th Place: Avery Poppen INTERMEDIATE SHOWMANSHIP Banner Sponsor: MD Acres Inc. – Mike & Doreen Williams Champion: Henry Arnold 2nd Place: Madelynn Hesley 3rd Place: Jack Richardson 4th Place: Hayden Erickson 5th Place: Vada Williams JUNIOR ...

2026 Hamilton County Fair 4-H Horse Show results announced

Results from the 2026 Hamilton County Fair 4-H Horse show have been released. The results are as follows: SENIOR SHOWMANSHIP, Banner Sponsor: First State Bank/Town & Country 1st Place: Delaney Paulson 2nd Place: Brynn Ostrem 3rd Place: Kearsyn Kite 4th Place: Ty Bingham INTERMEDIATE SHOWMAN, Banner Sponsor: In Memory of Floyd Baldwin 1st Place: Rebecca Klaver JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP, Banner Sponsor: JRG Livestock & Pet Supply 1st Place: Kenzie Davison 2nd Place: Ella Erb 3rd Place: Charly Christensen 4th Place: Paisley Pille 5th Place: Tenslee Fonken 6th Place: ...

Decades of August roadside surveys in Iowa show wildlife and habitat changes

Every August, for over half a century, Iowa Department of Natural Resource staff have set out along gravel roads at dawn, armed with a set of binoculars and, now, an interactive logging application, to survey the landscape for pheasants and other wildlife. Todd Bogenschutz, an upland wildlife biologist with DNR, has driven the same 30-mile stretch of farm roads in Boone County for the past 30 years. On a cloudy, early August morning, he jumped out of his truck, clapping his hands loudly, in an attempt to “flush” a family of pheasants out of the brush they ducked into as the ...

Group aims to spark creativity in Webster City

Webster City has received a $20,000 Creative Places Accelerator grant from the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA). Janet Adams, Tim Adams, Mo Seamonds and Amelia Oliver wrote the grant application, following up work done by Anna Woodward, when she was Director of the Webster City ...