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Artful entertaining series begins Wednesday

Legacy Learning Boone River Valley invites the community to take part in a two-part “Artful Entertaining” series this month, offering a unique combination of hands-on art, food, and social connection. The workshop will be held at 719 Seneca St. in Webster City. The first workshop, Painted Charcuterie Plate Workshop, will be held tomorrow from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.. Participants will paint and personalize a ceramic charcuterie plate using pre-cut stencils, transfers, and underglazes. No prior experience is needed. The finished plates will be kiln-fired and available for pickup at the ...

Conservation offices tighten belts as new wildlife areas added

The special meeting of the Hamilton County conservation office Monday brought forth a harsh decision. Cutting their budget $125,000 under the general basic funding to help the Hamilton County supervisors balance their budget this year, wasn’t the best outcome, but they are not the only ...

Republican governor candidate Brad Sherman makes stop in Webster City

Wilson Brewer Park & Depot Foundation to meet Wednesday

The regular monthly meeting of the Wilson Brewer Park and Foundation will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Depot basement conference room. On the agenda is the approval of new board member Bill Greenley, realignment of officers, an update on the construction, setting up a new Friends of Wilson Brewer Park donation schedule, and work on an updated brochure.

St. Thomas Aquinas 5th and 6th grade students graduate from D.A.R.E. program

Seventeen students at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School were recognized Friday for their completion of the D.A.R.E. program. D.A.R.E. stands for “Drug Abuse Resistance Education” and was first initiated as a joint effort of the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles ...

Third Thursday coffee to be held at Daily Freeman Journal

The Third Thursday coffee sponsored by the Webster City Chamber of Commerce, will be held at the Daily Freeman Journal Thursday. The Daily Freeman Journal is located at 720 Second St. in Webster City. The coffee runs from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Tours of the printing operation will also be conducted throughout the morning. Publisher Grant Gibbons will be available to meet during the morning. Gibbons became the publisher of the Daily Freeman Journal in December of 2025. There also will be demonstrations of the online editions using both the DFJ app and laptops. Employees will be available ...