The view into downtown Webster City is full of promise and hope. It’s the hope that our community will reinvest in itself. It’s the hope that our business community will create a succession plan. It’s hope that our children will have fond memories of growing up here. The promises ...

The finish line is in sight. With more than $3 million in grants and donations and eight years in the rear view, the challenge now is to complete the second-story ballroom of The Elks in time for a fall 2026 opening. That hinges significantly on a $104,926 grant through Iowa Economic ...

This spring, those spunky local distillers Wildcat will throw open the doors of their latest endeavor: an expanded tasting room and lounge at The Elks. Far roomier than its previous incarnation at 626 Second St. in Webster City, the new Wildcat encompasses the entire west side of the main ...

It’s been seven months since Chris McNiel saw the barricades go up around his building located in the 500 block of downtown Webster City. Progress is being made, but there is still a lot of work and some frustration as McNiel works to save his building. A walk through of the building ...

After owning Osweiler’s Fashions, 625 Second St. in Webster City for 42 years, Ron and Kathy Birkestrand officially sold their store to Sonia Rodriguez on Feb. 2, 2026. Rodriguez, who some readers may remember by her maiden name of Sosa, is well-known to the store’s regular customers ...

If a town could take a collective sigh of relief, the news that Ace Hardware would be coming to Webster City would do it. If all goes well, the former True Value location will be open by summer with a new name in the same location we are all familiar with at 541 Second St. This building is ...