Bells have called Christians to worship since the fifth century when St. Paulinus, Bishop of Nola, a city near Naples, Italy, used them to summon monks to Mass. By 1311, the Cathedral of Notre Dame, in Paris, had eight bells in its north tower. Each bell was named, including Gilbert, ...
The Hamilton County Board of Supervisors will meet this morning at the Hamilton County Courthouse, 2300 Superior Street, Webster City. This meeting begins at 9 a.m. On the agenda are reports from Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc., and Community & Family Resources. The board is ...
Doug Bailey, chairman of the Wilson Brewer Park Foundation Board, announced last week that he was stepping down immediately from his duties for personal and family reasons. The announcement came as the board held its final meeting of 2025 Wednesday in the basement of the historic Illinois ...
Under the direction of Meg Cain, the seventh and eighth-grade choir performs "Jingle ALLLL the Ways" during the December 15 Fifth through Eighth Grade Holiday Band & Choir Concert at Webster City Middle School.
Christmas came early for some students in Dominica when children from Webster City decided to help them by sending books to this small island in the Eastern Caribbean Sea. They learned a valuable lesson about giving when these children from the Webster City Daycare helped choose books to ...
The Webster City Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday they have hired Jamie Griffith as Executive Director, effective January 1, 2026. Griffith will continue to serve concurrently in her role as Hamilton County Fair Manager, creating new opportunities for collaboration and shared impact ...