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King band to move

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The Karl L. King Municipal Band will be moving out of its home of some 25 years in the Fort Dodge Public Library because of upcoming renovations to that building. The band has been offered space in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S., but the details of the potential move are still being resolved, according to Assistant City Manager Ryan Maehl. “Obviously, moving and changing isn’t something everyone likes,” he said Library Director Rita Schmidt said the band has been asked to move out of its room in the library by January with the expectation that renovations will ...

Lincoln High School graduates hold 68th reunion

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Webster City from the Lincoln High School class of 1958 met on August 27 for their 68th class reunion. Those attending include, front row: Sherryl Asklund Rairdin, Marlene Wearda Jackson, Shirley Rinehimer Juon and Nancy Holkan Pilcher. In the second row, from left to right are Lois Hicks Rodwell, Paul Fugate, Sandy Wiggins Short, Wayne Johnson, Carol Wagner Wells, Sally Ladd Wilson and Ann McMurray Balderson. During the day, the class toured The Elks, the Jane Young House and Fuller Hall. Another reunion is being planned for June 2027.

‘Excessively wet’ conditions reported as harvest begins in Iowa

Iowa News

Corn grows near Ogden, Iowa in early September, 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) As most of Iowa saw heavy rainfall over the past week, about 2% of Iowa’s corn acres have been harvested, according to the latest crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The report for the Sept. 7-13 reporting period noted 38% of Iowa’s corn acres had reached maturity, which is on par with the five-year average for the state, but 7 percentage points behind the 2025 crop. Slightly less than 90% of corn acres have reached the dent stage, ...

All-state Barn Tour is an affordable fall getaway

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The hard-working members of the Iowa Barn Foundation (IBF) aren’t given to flights of fancy, but they’re immodestly calling this fall’s 26th annual statewide barn tour, “the world’s largest.” We don’t know the state of barn love elsewhere in the world, but you can’t miss it ...

Birthday Club opens Friday night at WCCT

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Tickets are now on sale for Webster City Community Theatre’s upcoming production of Birthday Club, a comedy by playwright Phil Olson. Birthday Club follows five women who gather to celebrate their birthdays together. But between the cake, candles and birthday wishes, their gatherings reveal ...

Bertran Selected for mentorship program

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By Robert E. Oliver Ariel Bertran, Development Director for the City of Webster City, will participate in the 2026-2027 Mentorship Program sponsored by the Professional Developers of Iowa (PDI). Applicants must have a minimum two years economic development experience, and pursue a career in ...