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Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig excited about Career Ag Academy

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Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig’s stop in Webster City Friday to view the Career Ag Academy was like a visit with old friends and family. Because it was. Naig grew up on a family farm in northwest Iowa near Cylinder. He was obviously at ease touring the building and greeting the ...

City plans to demolish former Hilltop School

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When the city council of Webster City convenes its first meeting of February tonight at city hall, it will consider a proposal from Community Development Director Ariel Bertran, to spend $89,000.91 to demolish the former Hilltop Elementary School at 915 High St., Webster City. The bid, ...

Some Iowa National Guard soldiers are coming home

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Some of the 1,800 Iowa Army National Guard soldiers now in the Middle East are returning home earlier than planned. About 250 soldiers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, are coming back because they are no longer needed overseas, according to an announcement from the ...

Winterfest 2026

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The Webster City High School students crowned Heidi Mendoza as queen and Cole Nohrenberg as king at the afternoon assembly held at the Prem Sahai auditorium on Thursday afternoon. Queen Heidi is the daughter of Milton and Kristi Mendoza. King Cole is the son of Melissa and Chad ...

A small piece of local history comes home to Webster City

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Earlier this week a small envelope arrived at the Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce. It contained a pocket-sized memo pad with a 1923/1924 calendar, and this note; “We are antique dealers and downsizing our inventory. I found this booklet from J.C. Penney in Webster City. It’s in ...