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K9 Training deserves a round of a-paws

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For Webster City Police Department K9 Officer Michael Lehman, ongoing training is a given. He and his K9 Chad, train for a minimum of 16 hours per month to keep their certification and skills up to snuff. Earlier this month, the Webster City Police Department had the opportunity to host a K9 training session with teams from several area agencies. Officers took part in multiple exercises to keep officers and K9 dogs ready for any sort of situation that may occur in the line of duty. Throughout the training, units practiced evidence tracking, building searches, and mock traffic ...

Lynx Imperials take the field

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Submitted photo The Webster City High School marching band, the Lynx Imperials were center stage Monday night at the Webster City High School Football field, where there were no touchdowns, no first downs, not even a football in sight. It was a beautiful night for the marching band as they performed their shows, and celebrated the end of a great season as they demonstrated their skills at their annual Marching Band Showcase.The Iowa Central Triton Marching Band also joined the Lynx Imperials for the evening. “One of the highlights was welcoming audience members onto the field to ...

G'day

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Courthouse open Saturday for early voting The Hamilton County Courthouse will be open on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to allow community members to vote early. Early voting at the courthouse will end on Monday at 4:30 p.m. On Tuesday, election day, all voting must be at the precincts. Rowan Gospel Music show is Sunday The Rowan Gospel music show will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Dows Convention Center, located at 113 Ellsworth St., in Dows. A soup and sandwich supper will follow the show. A free will offering will help support the Rowan and Dows Historical ...

G'day

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CORRECTION: In the story printed about the new principal at the St. Thomas Catholic School, there is a correction on attendance to mass and religion classes. According to Julie Graber, St. Thomas Principal, “All students who attend St. Thomas school, whether Catholic or not, must attend religion classes and Mass.” Jam session is Friday at Blairsburg Opera House Halloween events this week Downtown Trick-or-Treat will be held Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m.0–6:00 PM Bring the kid downtown for Downtown Trick-or-Treat and enjoy an afternoon of Halloween fun while visiting our ...

If the spooks don't get you, you'll find them here

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It's one of the brightest houses on First Street, all set for Halloween night. With Halloween events starting on Thursday night, be sure to drive by and enjoy the efforts put into the exterior decor. And if you are brave, and have trick-or-treat duty on Wednesday, this might be the house to visit with caution.

Parasite Patrol helps sheep, goat producers

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Sheep and goats across Iowa and Wisconsin face a microscopic threat with monumental health concerns. Internal parasites of sheep and goats decrease production and animal health and can also cause death. Meanwhile, the dewormers used over the past 60 years have become less effective. The Parasite Patrol and Parasite Patrol Plus programs provide producers with practical tools and science-based recommendations to better understand the parasites, integrated parasite management strategies, and fecal egg counting (FEC) and FAMACHA as measuring and monitoring tools. The Parasite Patrol ...