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Garage destroyed in Lehigh blaze

LEHIGH — A garage was destroyed and a house was damaged in a late Friday night fire in Lehigh. No one was injured. The fire at 353 E. Main Street was reported at 11:24 p.m. Friday. Lehigh Fire Chief Aaron Morris said the fire started in the attached garage and spread to the house. He ...

Return of Market Nights

This 1954 Buick 76-R 2 door hard top, which was shown during the Classic Car night by John Hemmingway, was one of more than 20 classics which were located in the 700 block of Second Street. Those admiring the car are from left: Cher and Katelin Hendrickson of Webster City and Aubrey Walter of ...

Stagecoach Road resurfacing will impact traffic

Hamilton County will begin asphalt resurfacing and associated work on R21, also known as Stagecoach Road, on Monday, July 14. The work will begin at the 390th Street/Chase Avenue/Webster County intersection, and continue 17 miles north to US Highway 20. Traffic will be reduced to ...

Get Ready to Roll: Launch fair parade float contest

The Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce and the Hamilton County Fair are teaming up to bring new energy and friendly competition to the Hamilton County Fair Parade—with the launch of the 2025 Parade Float Contest! For the first time, floats will be judged by local celebrity judges in ...

Stratford Food Center to close

STRATFORD — The Board of the Stratford Food Center announced Thursday that the small town grocery store will soon be closing. “There is just no possible way to keep operating under these circumstances,” the Board’s statement read. The Stratford Food Center is the third area ...

Wilson Brewer Park Board looks back at first year, planning for the future

At their monthly meeting Wednesday evening, the Wilson Brewer Park Foundation board quietly passed the one-year mark in their work to turn a long-neglected collection of six historic buildings into the county’s top historical attraction. When the foundation was jointly created by the ...