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A love affair with ready-to-wear

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Ask Ron and Kathy Birkestrand about their years owning Osweiler’s and they will talk about the loyal employees who have made it all possible. They will also speak another language, the language of women’s ready-to-wear. Those sentences are peppered with brand names such as Slimsations and ...

Tour de Webster and Oktoberfest are Saturday in Webster City

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The Tour de Webster and Oktoberfest are Saturday, September 27. The race begins at 1 p.m.; the scenic ride begins at 1:30 p.m. The “scenic route” travels city streets and the Boone River Trail to Briggs Woods Park and back; the “road race route” of 29.5 miles is via city streets and ...

Celebrating our nation’s anniversary — WC2DC 250

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Looking ahead to our nation’s 250th anniversary, what better way to celebrate than a trip to Washington, D.C.? After 30 years of student trips, Patsy Brock will be leading a trip for adults to the capital city on April 10-13, 2026. Visiting the many war memorials, presidential memorials, ...

Hamilton County Board of Supervisors meets today

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The Hamilton County Board of Supervisors will meet today at the Hamilton County Courthouse, 2300 Superior Street, Webster City. This meeting begins at 9 a.m. On the agenda are a lease agreement with Unity Point Clinic — Fort Dodge, snow removal bids, standing corn snow fence policy and ...