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Hamilton County Veteran Affairs Coffee today The Hamilton County Veterans office will be serving coffee at the Hamilton County Courthouse at 8:30 a.m. today. The courthouse is located at 2300 Superior St. The coffee will be held in the basement of the courthouse. The topic of discussion is “Red white and what your local VA office can do for you!” Webster City Market Nights Takes a Break to support the Hamilton County Fair There will be no Webster City Market Nights this Thursday as we take a one-week break to encourage everyone to enjoy all the fun and excitement of the ...

Hamilton County Fair kicks off events Tuesday

The Hamilton County fair opens Tuesday night with the Fair parade rolling through Webster City starting at 5:30 p.m. Exhibitors have been getting set up throughout the weekend and will continue set-ups until the judging entries are set for each classification. Entertainment for the ...

La Bonita Bar & Grill opens in downtown Webster City

The familiar front doors have changed color, reflecting a change as the new name of La Bonita Bar & Grill, located at 615 Second St sits proudly above the door. The former location of the Second St. Emporium, the new restaurant is in it’s second week of operation, offering a soft opening ...

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Hamilton County Fair Spelling Bee Wednesday The Hamilton County Fair will be hosting aSpelling Bee on Wednesday at the Ed Prince Stage. Registration for the event begins at 1 p.m., and the event will officially start at 1:30 p.m. 48 Bee bags will be given to participants. Sponsors are Treasure Acres of Williams, Stuck Farms of Jewell and Stuck Raw Honey of Jewell. Jane Young House open for visitors Saturday The Webster City Women’s Club will be opening the Jane Young House, located at 629 Elm St, Webster City Saturday. The building will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for ...

City Council meeting includes public hearing on the Hazard Mitigation Plan, nuisance hearing

The agenda for tonight's city council meeting sets the stage for a number of issues that have been considered in depth in recent months. The public hearing on the Hamilton County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, is probably the most important issue, with the document exceeding 550 pages at the center of the consideration. This outlines the plans for the entire county, and it is required for each county to maintain a Hazard Mitigation Plan to minimize effects of an emergency before it occurs. This plan needs to be updated, and if not, if there would be a disaster ...