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Corn Belt is raising wholesale electrical rates 9% next year

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The City Council of Webster City listened to a presentation given Monday night by Jacob Olberding, executive vice president and general manager, and several of his top managers from Humboldt-based Corn Belt Power Cooperative, the city’s supplier of electricity. His message was ...

Whiskers & Wine Comedy Night raises more than $15,000

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The 2025 Whiskers & Wine Comedy Night raised $15,973.18, Hamilton County AdvoCATes has announced. “Your support will help us continue to provide our community with TNR services and spay/neuter surgeries for community cats to reduce the overpopulation. This is so desperately needed in ...

Morrison Trust is accepting grant proposals

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The William Morrison Trust was established in 1950 under the will of William Morrison with the sole purpose being to benefit the needy people of Webster City. The Trust is now accepting grant proposals for such projects. Proposals for projects will be accepted from individuals, churches, ...

Stoakes, Jacobsen, Klaver

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Incumbent David Stoakes will return to the Webster City Community School District Board of Education. Stoakes received 776 votes in Tuesday’s election. Also elected were Kerry Jacobsen in District 1 and Jerry Klaver in District 3. The road to re-election was not particularly painless ...

When a box becomes a blessing

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An estimated 12% of Iowans, including 16% of Iowa children, are food insecure. These are people who, through a combination of factors — unemployment, stagnant wages, lack of health insurance, and the worst inflation since the 1970s — don’t know where their next meal is coming ...

How to help

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This week, all Hy-Vee stores with hot food service will offer free meals to kids ages 12 and under from 4 to 7 p.m. The meals will be available to everyone else for $3 for dine-in or carry-out. Hy-Vee meals menu today through November 7: Today, November 4: Spaghetti with meat sauce, salad ...