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JunqueFest 2026 brings live music, food trucks and citywide garage sales to Webster City

A full day of music, shopping, and community fun is planned as JunqueFest returns to downtown Webster City from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 23 during Memorial Day weekend. This year’s JunqueFest promises more than just treasures and treats — it’s shaping up to be a music-filled celebration featuring a lineup of talented performers bringing energy and heart to the streets of downtown. Headlining the day is Birdy Young, performing live in Availa Bank Plaza from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Known as the “queen BEE of Hideaway Honey,” Young is an international award-winning ...

Daycare expansion starting as Riverview Early Childhood Center readies for the future

The project to build a new day care facility at the Hospital Hill site has officially ended, and the money raised over the last few years has been shifted to a different function. The Riverview Early Childcare Center board of directors has purchased the property where the Webster City Day ...

Conservation office team addresses dying ash trees at Little Wall Lake

Driving down U.S. Highway 69 by Little Wall Lake just south of Jewell seems a bit different lately. It’s not for lack of care. It’s the lack of trees. Ash trees to be specific, and it’s due to the emerald ash borer, some call it a disease, others know it is an invasive insect that ...

Stabilize. Assist. Demolish.

The City Council of Webster City heard a proposal Monday from a new group, the Downtown Revitalization Committee — DRC, that provided solutions to the long-standing problem of decaying brick buildings downtown. Members of the DRC include Tyler Abens, a local realtor; Ariel Bertran, ...

Mayor Hawkins sets dates for Clean-Up/Drop Off event, Poppy Day, and Memorial Day parade

The city council of Webster City had a busy agenda last night, beginning with three important proclamations by Mayor John Hawkins. Dates, locations and hours have been set for Webster City’s annual Clean-Up/Drop Off Event, Poppy Day sales by the American Legion Auxiliary and the city’s annual Memorial Day parade. This year, the city’s annual Clean-up/Drop Off event will be held Friday, June 12, from noon to 4 p.m. and Saturday, June 13, from 8 a.m. to noon. Webster City residents are encouraged to take any items which can’t be put into regular trash collection or can’t be ...

Raising Treble Voices Festival includes Webster City High School vocalists on Saturday