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WCCT announces cast for November production of The Roommate

The Webster City Community Theatre has announced the cast for its upcoming production of The Roommate, a sharp, funny and surprising two-woman play by Jen Silverman. Amelia Oliver will portray Robyn, a mysterious newcomer looking for a fresh start, while Leah Mason will take on the role of Sharon, a recently divorced Iowa woman whose quiet and predictable life is about to change dramatically. Performances are scheduled for November 5-8 at Webster City Community Theatre, 1001 Willson Ave., in Webster City. Ticket information and additional production details will be announced in the ...

Virtual Mobile clinic for VA services to be here in November

Veterans in the Hamilton County area have an opportunity to use the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs virtual mobile clinic. The mobile unit will be in Webster City on November 9. The unit will be located at the Sashi Station, located at 1200 Collins Avenue in Webster City. Telehealth appointments that are provided will be for respiratory, clinical pharmacy, VIST Coordinator/low vision, Cardiology, endocrinology, podiatry, urology, pain clinic, primary care, teledermatology and home sleep study. Nurse appointments include immunizations, blood pressure checks, toenail ...

Double whammy

At a time of the year when Iowa farmers want to maximize their time in the fields harvesting corn and soybeans, they are instead having to endure one rainy day after another. And when they eventually get into the fields, they will have to contend with diesel fuel prices that are about $3 a ...

Turning Back the pages of time

1926 Methodist Conference comes here next year The Northwest Iowa Methodist conference for 1927 will be held in Webster City. Rev. Thomas F. Collins, who has served the Webster City area as pastor for the year past, has been returned to that charge. This brief wire received from J.L. Peterson today will be good news to Webster City. The Webster City church next year will be celebrating the seventieth year since its founding and the movement to bring the conference here was started some months ago in a quiet way as a big event to mark this anniversary. The conference will bring to ...

Heavy rainfall on saturated soil creates perfect storm

The Hamilton County Engineer's office has had to close about a dozen roads around the county as a result of the rainfall yesterday. But County Engineer Ryan Weidemann feels the water will go down quickly. “We had 50 to 100 locations that had water over them last night,” said Weidemann, “If you do come across an area where the water is over the road, turn around and find another route.” Weidemann said that most of the areas that have been closed are in the southern part of the county where over four inches of rain was reported. “Most of these will go down fairly ...