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Turning - August 20 1936 Boy, 17 is healthiest in county Harold Crosby, 17 son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest M. Crosby was declared winner of the boy’s 4-H county health contest yesterday. His score was 99.2 percent. Harold drinks at least two quarts of milk a day, does not use narcotics, and has regular sleeping hours. He will represent Hamilton County at the state contest which will be held at the Iowa State Fair. Warren Doolittle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Doolittle, was runner up with 98.9 percent. The following boys were in the contest: Warren Doolittle, Albert Koolhof, Clarence ...

Cattle and conservation program expands through Des Moines watershed

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The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced Tuesday an expansion of a popular cost-share conservation program that helps farmers convert cropland to pasture. The program has existed since 2016 in select southwestern Iowa counties where it has helped farmers convert more than 16,000 acres of less-productive cropland into pasture. Now, with funding from the state’s “farm to faucet” program, farmers in nearly 30 Iowa counties are eligible for the Cattle and Conservation Working Lands Program. Farmers sometimes have areas of land that aren’t suited to ...

“Funding Your Next Project” registration is open

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The Enhance Hamilton County Foundation, in partnership with Hamilton County Growth Partnership, will host a workshop called “Funding Your Next Project” Wednesday, September 9, at 5 p.m. at the Briggs Woods Conference Center. The workshop is designed for nonprofits, community organizations, committees, local leaders, and project organizers interested in learning more about funding resources and strategies to help move community projects forward. “We often hear from organizations and community groups looking for funding options, grant opportunities, and guidance on how to ...

Welcome Wednesday - New teacher hires

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ZOEY CARTER NE Hamilton Elementary School / Stratford Elementary: K-6 Music + Band Zoey Carter is a graduate of Iowa Falls High School and is from Alden, IA. She has her bachelors in Music and Music Education from Iowa State University. She did her student teaching with the 5th grade band at North Polk, and 6th-12th grade band at the Ogden Schools. This year, she will be at Northeast Hamilton Elementary and Stratford Elementary teaching K-6 Music and Band. When she’s not teaching, she loves to fill up her free time with hobbies! She enjoys crocheting, going on walks and ...

City to buy 545 Second St., solar connection approved

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Monday night the City Council of Webster City voted unanimously to buy 545 Second Street, once home to Kelly’s Bar & Grill, from owner Cindy Bettis, for $65,000. This clears the way for the city to dispose of the property, selling it to new owners, or as is widely expected, demolishing it. The building is next-door to the former Coulter’s Drapery Shop, vacant for over five years, and officially classified as structurally unsafe since August, 2023. Councilman John Marvel, a downtown businessman who’s interested and engaged in downtown revitalization, hailed the action as “a ...

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360th St. closed today The Hamilton County Engineers office announced that 360th St. between Tollman Ave. and Deer Run Road will be closed today between 7 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. During this period, a tile line road crossing is being completed. Parks & Rec Commission meets Thursday The Webster City Parks and Rec Commission will meet Thursday at 5:15 p.m. The meeting will be held at Fuller Hall in the Sampson room. Fuller Hall is located at 625 Bank St. The agenda includes the budget, park updates, Storybook Walk project, spraying the parks, cemetery and city owned spaces, ...