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Iowa State Appeals board to meet Friday on hospital levy appeal

This Friday, the State Appeal board will be meeting at the Iowa Department of Management conference room, G14 in the Iowa State Capital. The appeal for the Hamilton Hospital/dba Van Diest Medical Center capital improvements levy will be considered during this meeting. The meeting, which begins at noon, is available via Microsoft Teams. There is limited seating for in-person access, and there is no discussion with the public. The three members of the State Appeal board, Kraig Paulsen, Director of the Dept. of Management, Rob Sand, Auditor of State and Roby Smith, Treasurer of State ...

Ten years of putting faith into action at St. Thomas Aquinas

Last week marked the 10th anniversary of the St. Thomas Aquinas Mobile food pantry. At the center of the operation is the Food Bank of Iowa, which supplies 700 local food pantries in 55 counties across Central Iowa. Although not the only food pantry in Webster City, the addition of this ...

WHO Tractor Ride lunches in Webster City Tuesday

Karl King band: A special night at the band shell

The Sunday evening concerts by the Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge will continue on June 28, with a concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the band shell in Oleson Park. Dan Cassady is the band’s conductor, and Paul Bloomquist is the band’s announcer. There will be many special treats in store as well, even before the band starts playing. The Southeast Valley School Fine Arts Boosters will be there around 6:30 p.m. to offer ice cream and fresh-baked goodies for a freewill donation to support their school programs. This Sunday, the band will be saluting the music of ...

Nitrates reduced, flooded roads to cease if wetland project moves forward

The Hamilton County supervisors held a public meeting last week to address an ongoing problem within one of the drainage districts in Hamilton County. The area of concern is a drainage district project southeast of Stanhope. After notifying all the property owners in the district, they ...

City will borrow money from state fund to build wastewater plant

The City of Webster City is applying for a loan from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to finance rebuilding of the wastewater treatment plant. The fund helps Iowa cities pay for design and construction of wastewater, stormwater and sewer utilities. Before the state can approve a loan ...