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Final Webster City Market Night this week

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The Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce invites everyone downtown Thursday, August 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for the final Webster City Market Night of the season. The end-of-summer celebration will feature live entertainment by Scott Kirkhart on the Availa Bank Plaza Stage, along with motorcycles, tractors, Doodle Bugs, Touch-A-Truck, local shopping, food trucks, and family-friendly activities. Motorcycle enthusiasts are invited to park along the south side of Second Street in front of the American Legion. Doodle Bugs and tractors will be featured on Des Moines Street. ...

Report shows need for diversity in soybean cyst nematode resistant varieties

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A report analyzing nearly 20 years of field data collected by Iowa State University on soybean cyst nematodes shows the tiny, parasitic roundworm has continued to adapt to the industry’s most popular resistant variety. The analysis looked at PI 88788, a type of soybean cyst nematode resistance in seed varieties, and found the ability for the nematodes to reproduce on PI 88788 soybeans increased approximately 2%, annually, from 2001 through 2023. If the trend continues, varieties with PI 88788 resistance would have just 40% control of soybean cyst nematode by 2030. This could lead ...

Welcome Wednesday - new teachers

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CALEB OLSON Northeast Hamilton Elementary - Physical Education; Webster City Middle School - Health Caleb Olson is a graduate of Webster City High School. He has earned his degree in K-12 Physical Education from the University of Northern Iowa. He taught 9-12 alternative school and P.E. at Eagle Grove High School for the past two years. This year, he will be teaching PE at Northeast Hamilton Elementary and Physical and Financial Health at Webster City Middle School. Caleb has been married for two years. His wife and he have a nine-month old son named Royce. In his free time, he ...

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Public Health Immunization clinic today An Immunization Clinic will be held this afternoon at the Hamilton County Health Department. This is located at 1610 Collins St., Suite 1, (Sashi Station) and staff will help direct them to the immunization station. Appointments are helpful, as many are already scheduled, so call for appointments at 515-832-9565. There will also be additional immunization clinics that will be held on September 3 and September 23 for back to school immunizations. For measles immunizations, if not sure of the immunization status, the MMR shot, which covers ...

Hamilton County 4-H Awards announced

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The following 4-H entries went to the 2026 Iowa State Fair. These are the 4-H Communications Exhibita that were selected for the State Fair. Educational Presentations that went to the state fair were given by Samantha Tilley, Mason Ostrem, Mackay Beach, Brynn Ostrem and Keyla Gomez Alanis Working Exhibits were by Brynn & Mason Ostrem, Samantha Tilly and Rosie Collins and Sophie, Will and Henry Nibe Extemporaneous Speaking entries to the state fair were given by Brynn Ostrem and Sophia Nibe. The 2026 Iowa State Fair 4-H Awardrobe Exhibitors were Brynn Ostrem and Sophie ...

Kantor Avenue bridge closed indefinitely

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The Hamilton County Supervisors once more had to consider the subject of bridges during their bi-monthly meeting held yesterday. Hamilton County Engineer, Ryan Weidemann talked about the closure of the Kantor Avenue bridge which spanned the Union Pacific railroad track, located just one ...