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Supervisors sign agreement with Schonert’s Corporate Catering to handle Briggs Woods Conference Center

A special meeting of the Hamilton County Supervisors focused on signing the management and catering service agreement with Schonert’s Catering Company of Ames. There were a few people in the room who had events scheduled and were anxious to talk with them. Adam Schonert, owner and founder of the company met and spoke with each of them, assuring them of future planning. Schonert has compared pricing, menu choices, and the facilities. Hamilton County Supervisor April Ely has taken the lead on handling negotiations with Schonert’s Catering Company. “The Board's goal throughout ...

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Auditions for Webster City Community Theatre for “Birthday Club” Auditions for the fall production of “Birthday Club” will be on Sunday, July 26 at 6 p.m. and Monday July 27 at 7 p.m. for the Webster City Community Theatre. Scripts are available to check out now at the Kendall Young Library for those interested in auditioning for one of five roles for women. Auditions will be held at the WCCT Performing Arts Center located at 1001 Willson Ave. in Webster City. Auditions at Iowa River Players theater in Rowan for “The Hallelujah Girls” Auditions will be held for "The ...

Friends of the Kendall Young Library invites community to “A Novel Evening” Fundraiser

The Friends of the Kendall Young Library invites the community to “A Novel Evening”, an elegant dinner and entertainment fundraiser benefiting the Kendall Young Library Children's and Families Department, on Saturday, July 18. The Kendall Young Library is loathed at 1201 Willson Ave. in Webster City. The evening begins with a free public author reading at 5:30 p.m. featuring local Iowa author Darcy Dougherty Maulsby, who will share an excerpt from one of her works and discuss the inspiration behind her writing. Community members are welcome to attend this special presentation ...

Tritt Concert moving to downtown Fort Dodge in August

The Aug. 8 Fort Dodge Country Jam concert featuring Grammy-winner Travis Tritt will be moved downtown, back to where the popular series of country music shows began almost 10 years ago. The Tritt concert had been slated for Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex just north of the city. Leaders of Shellabration, the non-profit group that organizes the shows, announced the change Thursday evening. They cited two major road construction jobs as the reasons for moving the concert. The intersection of Nelson Avenue and 170th Street just south of the sports complex is already under ...

Ignite-Her training for girls underway Thursday and Friday

About a dozen young women have been in a two day camp this week to learn more about fire-fighting from the Webster City Fire Department. The program, which is in its second year, is an avenue to teach middle school girls more about fire safety and to encourage future involvement with local fire departments. Local fire department members who assisted with the training included Lt. Zach Williams, Captain Andy Sowle, firefighter Conner Hannson, Jeremy Estlund, Don Zehner, and Amanda Staley. Throughout the two days, the girls experienced knot tying, saw how the jaws of life worked, ...

A Busy Summer at Wilson Brewer Park

Several improvements at Wilson Brewer Park, some in the works for two years, are being completed this summer. These include a new roof for the Illinois Central Depot, landscaping at Mulberry Center Church, historic exhibits in the First Hamilton County Courthouse, and permanent installation of a historic stone sign from the Second Hamilton County Courthouse. The depot exterior was painted last summer. This year has seen installation of new underlayment, a waterproof barrier, and shingles on the roof of the 1906 structure which houses the majority of historic artifacts in the park’s ...