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D/SAOC award $7500 grant

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The Iowa Credit Union Foundation (ICUF) announced last week that they will be awarding $7,500 to the Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center in Fort Dodge. The grant they received was due to a nomination by the Peoples Credit Union of Webster City. The funds are distributed through the ICUF Financial Inclusion Grant program which directs financial resources to organizations which serve minority populations, working to remove barriers to financial well-being for underserved Iowans. The grant is designed to address areas such as financial literacy, affordable housing and ...

More states are putting panic alarms in schools

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The new laws in Illinois, Virginia and West Virginia bring the number of states with such laws to 13, with 10 of them acting since 2023. Another dozen states have legislation pending. Known as Alyssa’s Law, the measures are named for 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff, one of 17 people killed during the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Make Our Schools Safe, a nonprofit founded by Alhadeff’s mother, has advocated for the legislation. Although all the laws are grouped under the Alyssa’s Law name, they involve different technologies. While ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

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1926 J.H. Hice of Webster City loses five teeth at ball game While watching the Williams-Jewell baseball game at the Hamilton County fair and exposition yesterday, J.H. Hice, 409 First St. was struck in the mouth by a batted ball, losing five teeth from the force of the blow. The man at bat had hit several fouls in the direction of third base near which Mr. Hice was standing in the midst of a large crowd. The batter connected with the ball and cracked out a swift low hit which struck the ground and bounced, hitting Mr. Hice full in the mouth. A few minutes later, Mr. Hice’s chin ...

County approves agreement with CliftonLarsonAllen

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The meeting of the Hamilton County supervisors Tuesday was fairly routine, with only two agreements approved during the meeting. Supervisors Rick Young, April Ely and Mary Clausen approved an agreement with CliftonLarsonAllen, which is the private auditing company which handles the county audit once a year. “Our fund balances are lower than they should be,” said Ely. This agreement will help find ways they can improve the county finances over the next three years, realizing there is a 2% cap on their spending that is mandated by the State of Iowa now. “We have to be able ...

Welcome Wednesday - New teacher biographies

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CONNOR LARSON Webster City High School - Business Connor Larson is a graduate of Webster City High School. He earned his degree from Grand View University, and spent time as a PE and Debt Relief teacher at the Atlantic Community School District in Atlantic, IA. This year, he will be teaching business classes at Webster City High School for all grade levels. In his free time, Connor enjoys coaching wrestling, and hanging out with friends and family. He is looking forward to getting to work with the kids and watching them grow. DAN SHEA Webster City High School - Art Dan Shea ...