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Turning Back the Pages of Time

Local News August 20, 2026

1946/80 years ago Women will exhibit at State Fair Hamilton County women are going to the state fair this year with an exhibit tucked under their arms. The women have prepared an exhibit on re-upholstering furniture, a follow-up of their years work in the extension family living program. Mrs. Byron Frakes is chairman of the special committee which has been planning the show. Other members are Mrs. Merrill Pierce, Mrs. Ray Baird and Mrs. William Yungclas. Other Hamilton County fair exhibits will include the 4-H boys exhibit on the control of mastitis, with Laurence Ricke, Russell ...

Market Nights return tonight with double youth produce bucks

Local News August 20, 2026

Downtown Webster City will come alive again tonight from 5:30–7:30 p.m. for another evening of Webster City Market Nights, bringing the community together to shop, eat, connect and support local businesses. This week’s Market Nights will feature Dogtown Rhythm Band performing live on ...

Roots & Return Art Exhibition to recognize alumni artists

Iowa News August 20, 2026

By KOLLEEN TAYLOR A special alumni art exhibition will begin on September 3 at the Iowa Central Art and Technology Gallery in Fort Dodge at the Iowa Central Community College campus. The college is located at One Triton Circle in Fort Dodge. The Art and Technology building is located just past the Triton Cafe inside the Triton Circle. Maureen Seamonds, Rusty Farrington and Richard Hanson were the instructors for Iowa Central Community College providing art instruction between the years of 1980 and 2018. They are working together to set up this exhibition of their students who ...

G'day

Local News August 20, 2026

Tollman Ave. to be closed Thursday Tollman Ave between 170th St and Wright County 330th St (C70) will be closed today starting at 7 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. while Hamilton County Secondary road crews repair a tile line. Tollman Ave. will also be closed between 340th St. and 360th St. during the same time period. During this time a private tile line is being installed across the road. Head Start to sponsor Child and Adult Care Food Program YOUR, Inc. Head Start announces their sponsorship of the Child and Adult Care Food Program for the Webster City Head Start classroom. Meals are ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

Local News August 20, 2026

Turning - August 20 1936 Boy, 17 is healthiest in county Harold Crosby, 17 son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest M. Crosby was declared winner of the boy’s 4-H county health contest yesterday. His score was 99.2 percent. Harold drinks at least two quarts of milk a day, does not use narcotics, and has regular sleeping hours. He will represent Hamilton County at the state contest which will be held at the Iowa State Fair. Warren Doolittle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Doolittle, was runner up with 98.9 percent. The following boys were in the contest: Warren Doolittle, Albert Koolhof, Clarence ...

Cattle and conservation program expands through Des Moines watershed

Iowa News August 20, 2026

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced Tuesday an expansion of a popular cost-share conservation program that helps farmers convert cropland to pasture. The program has existed since 2016 in select southwestern Iowa counties where it has helped farmers convert more than 16,000 acres of less-productive cropland into pasture. Now, with funding from the state’s “farm to faucet” program, farmers in nearly 30 Iowa counties are eligible for the Cattle and Conservation Working Lands Program. Farmers sometimes have areas of land that aren’t suited to ...