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Market Night returns Thursday

Downtown Webster City will come alive on Thursday, from 5:30–7:30 p.m. as Webster City Market Night returns with a community favorite, Classic Car Night. Hosted at the Availa Bank Stage in the Plaza, there will be live entertainment throughout the evening with Lee Klett, performing live music the entire night, thanks to the support of Black Hills Energy, the evening’s entertainment sponsor. Car enthusiasts are encouraged to bring their classic vehicles downtown for the evening. Classic Car trophies will be awarded at 7:20 p.m. in front of the American Legion, giving visitors an ...

City-wide clean up Friday and Saturday

The City of Webster City will be holding the no-fee clean up days for residents of Webster City from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Webster City Middle School parking lot. Items that will be accepted that day only will be: appliances, box fans/ceiling fans, batteries, carpet pieces, computer towers, exercise equipment/bicycles, grills, lawn furniture, household furniture, microwaves, miscellaneous household items and scrap metal items. Items not accepted include animal carcasses; anything with liquid in it, such as batteries, paint cans, oil cans, ...

Another abandoned home demolished

The two-story home at 1308 Willson Ave. was abandoned in the fall of 2024. Yesterday, the property was finally demolished. Since 2024 and during the following winter, homeless people lived temporarily in the building, even starting a fire to keep warm at one point. Those conditions ...

Public meeting will be held at 10 a.m. today in response to petition to State Appeal Board

A public meeting will be held at 10 a.m. today in the Hamilton County Courthouse in response to the filing of a protest to the Iowa State Board of Appeals. The filing represents petitioners who have raised a concern that the tax levy is not necessary for the Van Diest Medical Center to operate. According to the Iowa State Appeal website, the state appeal board consists of the Auditor of State, the Treasurer of State and the Director of the Department of Management. The people holding these positions at this time are Roby Smith, treasurer, Kraig Paulsen, director of the Department of ...

Supervisor meeting today includes Briggs Woods Conference Center

The agenda for the County Supervisors meeting today includes many of the typical topics. But one item stands out, the Briggs Woods Conference Center operations. “The conference center is open and accepting business,” said Rick Young, chairman for the Hamilton County Supervisors. “It is on the agenda tomorrow, but there won’t be much action because April is gone.” April Ely, is one of the county supervisors and she is out of town for the week. There may not be much action, but there has been a lot of discussion throughout the county, and even the state. Young says the ...