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A Flair for the Dramatic (Arts)

This weekend, the creative types will take over Webster City High School, as students will express themselves with One Act Plays and Dramatic Arts Night, scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight and Saturday on the campus of WCHS, 1001 Lynx Ave., Webster City. Above, Brooklyn Neddermeyer (left) and ...

City Council passes revised lease for Webster City Daycare

Over the past few weeks, the City of Webster City found something interesting when hammering out its agreement with Webster City Daycare, located near the old water tower at 1317 Beach Street. It turned out that the land that playground equipment had sat upon wasn’t exactly in the childcare ...

Comedian Kuratz to perform in Webster City on Friday

Refreshing, uncivilized, and politically incorrect. That’s what Jimmy Kuratz, a self-proclaimed Australian-American redneck and stand-up comedian is all about. On his latest barnstorming tour through Iowa, his next stop is in the heart of Hamilton County. Scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday at ...

FIRE IN HIS HEART, WATER IN HIS VEINS

When emergencies flare up and the horns start to blare, it is the firefighter who is among the first to be there. Every year, the Webster City Fire Department honors a person who acts on the call and dedicates their well-being toward keeping others safe — from fires or any other force from ...

The awards of service

In the foreground of an iconic Vietnam War Associated Press photo, you can see Tom Biggs. He is lying on his back in the jungle, grimacing because he has been wounded. Biggs, who was from Webster City, made it out of that jungle. He died June 26, 2022, in a care home here in his hometown, ...