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More urban renewal, street work change orders await Council tonight

The City Council of Webster City will consider a proposal to enlarge the city’s first urban renewal district during its meeting this evening. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the council chambers of City Hall, 400 Second Street, Webster City. Webster City’s first urban renewal district, ...

‘Regionalism is the key,’ Culhane tells local leaders

There are no flies on Dan Culhane. With responsibility for economic development in four counties, he’s never in one place very long. Last Wednesday he was at the Briggs Woods Conference Center as keynote speaker for the first annual Business & Industry Breakfast, sponsored by the ...

Small business workshop showcases financial resources

Audra Fisher cast her gaze around the Sampson Room in Fuller Hall recently and smiled. “It’s an impressive turnout,” said Fisher. “A good turnout is about 18. The most we have had was around 90 in West Des Moines.” Fisher is manager of Customer Relations with America’s Small ...

Absentee ballot mailing deadline is 5 p.m. today

The deadline to request an absentee ballot to be mailed to the voter is 5 p.m. on today, October 20. Absentee ballots for November 4, 2025, City/School Elections are available in the Hamilton County Auditor’s Office, according to Hamilton County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Kim ...

Trask, Herrick reign at South Hamilton

Kaylen Trask and Titus Herrick were crowned Homecoming queen and king during the South Hamilton High School Homecoming coronation on October 5 in the Robert J. Jensen auditorium in Jewell. The pair reigned over Homecoming activities that included paint the lot, powderpuff football, hall ...

Kendall Young Library Board of Trustees meets this evening

The Kendall Young Library Board of Trustees will meet this evening in the meeting room at the library, 1201 Willson Avenue, Webster City. This meeting begins at 6 p.m. On the agenda are the director’s report and committee reports.