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Walk for Women Tomorrow held August 1

On Saturday, August 1, the first annual Walk Today for Women Tomorrow campaign organized by P.E.O. brought together Chapters EL and JE of Webster City for a Sculpture Walk of downtown and West Twin Parks. The Walk raised funds to support women's education. P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) has been motivating, educating, and celebrating women for more than 156 years. The nonprofit organization has helped more than 129,000 women pursue educational goals by providing approximately $462 million dollars in the form of grants, scholarships, awards and loans. Chapter EL ...

“The Great Zoo Escape” is tonight at WCCT

The residents of the Skyview Zoo invite you to come and see them try to escape Friday night. The single performance of "The Great Zoo Escape" will be Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Webster City Community Theatre, located at 1001 Willson Ave. This production is the final product of ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

1951 Rat Control Program Is Cited Here A program to control and elim­inate Webster City's rats was pre­sented to the city council at its regular meeting last evening. A survey of the city dump, business district, sales barns, ele­vators, factories and residential district had been made by a com­mercial rodent control company from Ames and their report stated that there were between 35,000 and 40,000 rats, in these areas. 1956 Raven Millwork Firm Observes 25th Birthday Raven Millwork and Lumber Co, of Webster City will cele­brate its 25th anniversary at an open house on ...

Metcalf was respected retailer in Webster City

What a tremendous few days of weather we have enjoyed here in Our Neighborhood. Warm days, cool nights and a welcome rain have greened up the grass and freshened the air. It also reminds me that school is “just around the corner”. The last article I wrote was about a father and son ...

G’day

It’s a great day to visit the sculpture park Wilson Brewer Park Museum open Friday The Illinois Central Depot museum located in the Wilson Brewer Park will be open from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday this week. Located at 220 Ohio Street, the museum contains artifacts from local collections and historical items specific to Webster City and Hamilton County. National Night Out rescheduled for next Tuesday The National Night out has been rescheduled for next Tuesday at the West Twin Park. The West Twin park is located at 1100 Superior St. in Webster City. The National ...