By KOLLEEN TAYLOR A blaze on the Boone River that has been burning over this past weekend is being closely monitored by the Webster City Fire Department and the Webster City Police Department. The smoke and fire is due to a large pile of logs that seem to have drifted downstream and ...
It’s a great day to plan for a parade Kendall Young Library board meeting tonight The trustees for the Kendall Young Library will meet tonight at the meeting room in the basement of the library. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. and is located at 1201 Willson Ave. The agenda includes the financial reports for 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, board training on the Open Meeting laws, the meaning of the new Kendall Young Library Logo and policy updates. Hamilton County Fair parade and crowning of Queen Tuesday The Hamilton County Fair parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Crowning of ...
Farmers from across the country are urging the federal government to expedite an investigation of the fertilizer industry as they struggle with “impossibly high input costs.” A letter from grower associations follows a slew of recent federal actions taken to address the expense of fertilizers. In the letter sent to leaders of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, corn growers said recent events, like the closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid conflicts in the Middle East, have “exacerbated” the “fragility of our agricultural economy.” But, the letter said, the issue ...
Day Okay Jazz Project Garden Party to be Saturday night. The Main Street park, located at 720 Second St. will be the site of the second performance of the Day Okay Jazz Project Saturday. This will begin at 7 p.m. The public is invited to bring food, snacks, beverages and lawn chairs or blankets for seating. Grama’s Diner will also be open, selling cold water and other beverages, in addition to snack items. This is a free event, but donations are encouraged which will go to LIFT WC to help with the cost and maintenance of the garden. The donation box will be in front of the ...
For 69 years, the Stanhope Lions have taken the lead on making sure Watermelon Days in Stanhope is a great celebration. But it’s not just a project of the Lions Club, according to Grant Young, a member of the Lions. “Watermelon Day doesn’t belong to any one organization or club, ...
National Sewer plant sold Dickey buys National Sewer Pipe Co. Walter S. Dickey of Kansas City, largest clay manufacturer in the world, has purchased the plant, equipment and ware on hand of The National Sewer Pipe company, of this city. The consideration has not been made public, but is said to have been something in excess of $200,000. The new owner plans extensive repairs and the addition of several new lines to the output of the plant, which will make it one of the largest and most important of the kind in Iowa. The plant will thereafter be known as the W. S. ...
