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Turning Back the Pages of Time

Turning - August 14 1956/70 years ago New Church building ceremony observed Construction of a new $60,000 Sunday school unit for the First Baptist church in Webster City got underway last evening when Bernard Westervelt, chairman of the building committee, turned over the first shovel of sud at the site just north of the present church building. Other members of the committee on hand for the ceremony were Lyle Miller, Glen Beebe, S.S. Parkhurst and Lester Gordon. The Rev. Oliver Enersen had charge of the groundbreaking ceremony which opened with a selection by the male quartet ...

The Villisca Axe Murders: Iowa’s enduring mystery

Dr. Edgar Epperly of Decorah will be presenting the story of the Villisca Axe murders at the Mulberry Center Church on Saturday. The Mulberry Center church is in the Wilson Brewer Park complex, located at 220 Ohio St. in Webster City. Epperly spent over 60 years interviewing ...

Teachers highlight High School issues amid renovation talks

We asked three teachers for their thoughts Editors Note: This is the first of a series of articles concerning the Webster City High School project; considering what is needed and how the building has functioned for the students, teachers and staff. Part One – LuAnn Garvey, classroom teacher By Robert E. Oliver A lot of good people are working on ideas for improving Webster City High School if voters agree in a referendum scheduled for September 8. An advisory committee of educators, school district and city board and staff members, parents and citizens held its fourth planning ...

Classic Car Night rolls into downtown Webster City for Market Nights

Shine up those wheels and get ready to cruise downtown because Webster City Market Nights will celebrate Classic Car Night tonight from 5:30–7:30 p.m. in downtown Webster City. Classic Car Night, sponsored by Karl Chevrolet, is always a favorite evening of the Market Nights season, bringing classic cars, trucks, hot rods, and unique vehicles to Second Street for the community to enjoy. Classic car participants may enter downtown from 4 to 5 p.m. at the intersection of Prospect and Second Street. Car show awards will be presented at approximately 7:20 p.m. in front of the ...

G’day

Correction Deer tags go on sale on August 15 The deer tags sold in Hamilton County go on sale at midnight on August 15. There are 100 licenses available for Hamilton County, not just at the courthouse. These are specific to how many antlerless tags can be sold for Hamilton County but those can be sold by anyone in any county that is a DNR Hunting and Fishing vendor. There are no limits on the actual antlered deer tags. Licenses can also be purchased for all other counties and they each have their own quota of varying numbers. Wilson Brewer Park Foundation meets tonight The ...

Hamilton County Fair Dog Obedience competition results released

The results of the Dog Obedience competition held during the Hamilton County Fair have been released by the Hamilton County Extension office. The results are as follows: Beginners Novice A Banner Sponsor: Paul & Sue Johnson Champion: Lahna Shelton Purple Ribbons: Lahna Shelton, Cooper Chamness, Wade Mathes Blue Ribbons: Braxton Brueggeman Beginners Novice B (Dog 1st Yr.) Banner Sponsor: Paul & Sue Johnson Champion: Rosemary Chamness Purple Ribbons: Rosemary Chamness, Jillian Sparks, Emma Thompson Blue Ribbons: Charly Christensen, Delaney Paulson, Jillian Sparks ...