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Dueling Pianos to entertain at Cat Hut fundraiser

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Sponsors are being sought for the Whiskers and Wine Comedy Night which is being held on Saturday, Sept. 26. The event will be held at the Briggs Wood Conference Center in Webster City, which is located at 2501 Brigs Woods Trail. All proceeds benefit the Hamilton County Animal AdvoCATes and The Cat Hut. Currently The Cat Hut is housing over 80 cats and kittens and the fundraiser helps support their efforts. The 4th annual Whiskers and Wine event is the largest fundraiser for the two organizations. Sponsorship opportunities are varied, and includes a sponsorship of the entire ...

Taylor Nokes is new chamber executive for Chamber of Commerce

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Taylor Nokes has been hired as the new Executive Director of the Webster City Area Chamber of Commerce. Nokes is a Webster City native, and is the daughter of Kris Zahn and Denny Schnathorst. Graduating from Webster City High School in 2017, she is married to Cole Nokes, another native ...

Webster City Hotel/Motel tax grantees provide updates Wednesday

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Wednesday night, the Webster City Hotel/Motel tax board heard presentations from the recipients of the grants which were awarded last year. Those organizations included Arts R Alive, The DUB, Kendall Young Library and the Wilson Brewer Park and Depot Foundation. During the meeting, The DUB stepped up to report that they didn’t use the funds. “ “The appetite for our project wasn’t really there,” said Andy Hejlik, representing The DUB. He explained that the school district and the city are collaborating to meet the need, and he apologized to the board that others were not ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

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1946/80 years ago Women will exhibit at State Fair Hamilton County women are going to the state fair this year with an exhibit tucked under their arms. The women have prepared an exhibit on re-upholstering furniture, a follow-up of their years work in the extension family living program. Mrs. Byron Frakes is chairman of the special committee which has been planning the show. Other members are Mrs. Merrill Pierce, Mrs. Ray Baird and Mrs. William Yungclas. Other Hamilton County fair exhibits will include the 4-H boys exhibit on the control of mastitis, with Laurence Ricke, Russell ...

Market Nights return tonight with double youth produce bucks

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Downtown Webster City will come alive again tonight from 5:30–7:30 p.m. for another evening of Webster City Market Nights, bringing the community together to shop, eat, connect and support local businesses. This week’s Market Nights will feature Dogtown Rhythm Band performing live on ...

Roots & Return Art Exhibition to recognize alumni artists

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By KOLLEEN TAYLOR A special alumni art exhibition will begin on September 3 at the Iowa Central Art and Technology Gallery in Fort Dodge at the Iowa Central Community College campus. The college is located at One Triton Circle in Fort Dodge. The Art and Technology building is located just past the Triton Cafe inside the Triton Circle. Maureen Seamonds, Rusty Farrington and Richard Hanson were the instructors for Iowa Central Community College providing art instruction between the years of 1980 and 2018. They are working together to set up this exhibition of their students who ...