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Turning back the pages of time

1936 Plan new two story block The Zitterell-Mills Company is planning the erection of a new two story brick office building on lots adjoining the Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern railway w depot on the South. The first floor will be occupied by offices of the Zitterell Mills company and the Webster City Building Supply company. The second floor will probably be occupied by the Currie Engineering company. The lots are now being staked out and sewer connections made. The building, however, will probably not be completed before Jan . 1. A sightly and convenient office building is ...

Council authorizes up to $1,726,000 for 2027 street repairs

At its meeting Monday, the City Council of Webster city approved up to $1,726,000 for street repairs in 2027, including an estimated $718,000 to rebuild Hillcrest Drive, and an estimated $1,008,000 for hot melt asphalt (HMA) paving on Division, Water, Elm and Locust Streets. The figures are engineering estimates; more accurate costs will be known November 2, 2026, when bids for the HMA project are planned to be awarded, and in December for the Hillcrest project. The Hillcrest project includes new Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) curbs and gutters on the road’s east side, spot ...

USDA secretary urges states to allow on-road dyed diesel

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said Tuesday in Iowa that she is urging state governors to follow the president’s move to suspend penalties on the unrestricted use of dyed diesel, a tax-exempt fuel typically allowed in off-road machinery only. President Donald Trump announced Monday evening at a rally in Nebraska he would authorize highway use of dyed diesel fuel and defer the federal excise tax on the fuel to provide relief from the steep diesel prices which have hit record highs of more than $6 per gallon, nationally. The move from Trump followed actions from ...

Signs of progress: Kading Properties project moving forward

(Freeman Journal Photo by Robert E. Oliver) An earth mover was at work Tuesday, breaking ground for the Wilson Estates apartment complex on the north side of west Wall Street. Kading Properties of Urbandale is building 108 units in the first phase of the project. Ultimately, twice as many ...

Friends of Kendall Young Library Book Sale starts next week

The Friends of Kendall Young Library will be hosting their Annual Book Sale next week. The Friends Book Sale will be available to the public Thursday, October 15 from noon to 6 p.m.; Friday, October 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, October 17 from 10 a.m. to noon in the lower level of Kendall Young Library. This sale will have a wide collection of children’s and adult books along with DVDs and audiobooks. The Friends of Kendall Young Library will also be hosting an exclusive members evening event during the Book Sale. Details on this event will be coming in the ...