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Radon Gas awareness program to be held Tuesday in Jewell

The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach of Hamilton County and Montgomery Memorial Library is hosting a radon gas discussion with Kapil Arora, extension agricultural engineering specialist next week in Jewell. The discussion, led by Arora, will be on radon testing, results of radon testing and how different mitigation strategies may be helpful. This informational presentation will be held Tuesday, October 20 at 7 p.m. at the Montgomery Public Library in Jewell. This program is designed to help communities comprehend the dangers of radon and ways to mitigate the ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

1926 Fifty enter corn in Kiwanis contest Joe Robinson, professor of agriculture at Iowa State college, Ames, and secretary of these Small Grain Growers’ association, is in this city today judging the corn entered in the single ear corn contest sponsored by the Webster City Kiwanis club for boys and girls of Hamilton county, There are about fifty cars of corn entered, representing approximately as many farms in the county. The judging is being held in the lobby of the Hamilton County bank. The local contest is one of many being held by Kiwanis clubs throughout the state, the ...

Busy night at Fire Department Open House

National Fire Prevention Week was October 4-10 and October is Fire Prevention Month. As is their tradition, the Webster City Fire Department held an open house last night at the fire house. Visitors were able to personally inspect fire engines and related apparatus and equipment the ...

Fire Safety is focus of WCFD Open House

The large turn-out at the Webster City Fire Department Open House allowed members of the Fire Department to teach many about different techniques to survive fires in their home, school or business. The Open House was held in celebration of Fire Prevention Month, and gave community members ...

Keep Iowa Beautiful hires Community Coach for Hamilton County

Keep Iowa Beautiful introduces Julie Wright as the Hometown Pride Community Coach for Hamilton County, marking the official launch of the Hometown Pride program in the nine communities of Blairsburg, Ellsworth, Jewell, Kamrar, Randall, Stanhope, Stratford, Webster City, and Williams. In her new role as Hometown Pride Community Coach, Wright will work with each town in Hamilton County to help launch Hometown Pride - a volunteer-driven community betterment program that focuses on improving public spaces, building community pride, and strengthening local leadership. Each town ...