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Webster City Chamber of Commerce taking new direction

The Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce is making some major changes, according to an emailed letter sent from Jamie Griffith to Chamber members yesterday. Griffith has been serving as the Executive Director since January. A new partnership has been formed with the Ames Regional Economic Alliance. With this change, Griffith, who is also serving as the manager of the Hamilton County Fair board, stepped down from position with the chamber and will resume her volunteer work for the chamber of commerce. “When I accepted the role of Executive Director in January, I did so on a ...

Webster City Community Theatre raises the curtain for new season

Auditions for next production next weekend The lights have dimmed on Disney's The Little Mermaid JR., the final production of Webster City Community Theatre's past season. Now it's time to raise the curtain on its lineup of shows coming in 2026-2027. Auditions for “Birthday Club” to be held next weekend The season opens September 18-20 and 25-27 with “Birthday Club”, a comedy by Phil Olson. Birthday Club is a fun-filled comedy where five girlfriends get together for their birthdays, each with their own story, to drink, celebrate, commiserate and support each other as ...

Webster City Market Nights rolls into Classic Car Night Thursday

The Webster City Area Chamber invites the community to another exciting Webster City Market Nights on Thursday, July 9, from 5:30–7:30 p.m. in Downtown Webster City at the Availa Bank Plaza Stage. Presented by The Trash Man, this week’s theme is Classic Car Night, bringing together classic automobiles, live music, local shopping, delicious food, and family fun. Guests are encouraged to bring their classic cars and be part of the evening’s showcase. Trophies will be presented at 7:20 p.m. in front of the American Legion. The car show is sponsored by Karl Webster City. Providing ...

Grouws wows in Webster City

Sixty-five lucky people had seats for the Webster City debut of American Roots musician and vocalist Jeni Grouws Sunday afternoon at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Webster City. Grouws powerfully connected with her audience with two hours of music, punctuated with natural friendliness and humorous storytelling. Born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and growing up mainly in Fargo, Grouws is a self-described “Midwestern girl.” She co-founded Avey Grouws Band with Chris Avey in 2017; eventually producing two top ten Billboard albums: The Devil May Care (#10) and Tell Tale Heart ...

Design team for WCHS on hand again today to hear ideas and concepts for future

The design team from FEH Architects spent all day Tuesday at the Webster City High School, touring the building, sketching out ideas, looking at the infrastructure of the building that was new 65 years ago. At that time, everyone was excited about the new courtyard at the high school. Now they are looking at enclosing it. And there are good reasons for everything they are considering. This is the type of discussion that is happening between the architects and the individuals who have taken the time to study some potential changes to the high school campus and solve the problems ...

Forum in Kanawha to address Iowa’s water quality issue

Water Matters, a public forum addressing Iowa’s water quality issues, is scheduled for Tuesday, August 4, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the ISU Northern Research Farm, 310 South Main St., in Kanawha. This forum is one of the Rural Revival: Local Voices, Common Goals public forums, a series of forums created to explore key issues central to our communities’ futures. This forum is being hosted by the Hancock & Winnebago County members of the North Iowa County to County Collaboration. The Water Matters forum will provide a chance for the community to come together to learn, to engage with ...