The Doodlebugs are invading Webster City again, and that means you’ll start seeing them all over the city starting today. It’s the 39th year the motor scooters have made their way home, where they were built by the Beam Manufacturing Co. Not hard to miss, because they are bright red, ...
The Hamilton County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing this morning, another step in the process of its plan to sell the former Bliss Cancer Center building at 1900 Superior Street, Webster City. The Supervisors will meet today at the Hamilton County Courthouse, 2300 Superior ...
The Webster City Community Blood Drive is scheduled for Thursday, September 11, at the Van Diest Medical Center Clinic Board Room, 2350 Hospital Drive. This event is from 12:30 to 5:30 pm. Appointments are encouraged by calling 800-287-4903. Donate blood and receive a Scooters cookie and ...
The Webster City High School Class of 1975 planning committee will meeting today to finalize plans for this weekends event. The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. at the Briggs Woods Clubhouse. For more information contact one of the committee members or email kolleentb@yahoo.com.
The Webster City Community Chorus will begin its 2025 season on Tuesday, September 16, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1229 Kathy Lane, Webster City. This meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. The chorus is under the direction of Dane Barner. Rehearsals will be held Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8 ...
In 1950, 14-year-old Jerry Wells had saved up $65 from his 35-cents-an-hour job at The Webster City Greenhouse. Like every teenager in town, he coveted a Doodlebug scooter. Its “horse-and-a-half” Briggs & Stratton engine could drive the little scooter at 25 miles per hour, a speed of ...