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Century celebration of Bell’s Mill park is Saturday The Hamilton County Conservation board celebrates the 100th year since land was donated to create the Bell’s Mill park. The park will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Activities will be going on throughout the day along with a corn hole tournament and music. The park has camping facilities canoeing and kayaking on the Boone River, and an open air shelter available. At 2 p.m. a history of the park will be presented. The park is located at 3100 Bell’s Mill Road, located approximately six miles north and east of ...

Turning back the pages of time

1956 Old Settlers Picnic Will Be Continued Continuation of the Hamilton and Webster counties' Old Settlers Picnic at Bells Mill park was assured yesterday when between 200 and 300 people turned out to attend the 1956 event. In perfect picnic weather, those attending the event enjoyed a basket lunch, inspected a display of antiques in the Bells Mill school hall and listened to a program of music and speeches. Rev. Share Is Speaker The main speaker at the picnic was the Rev. Joseph J. Share of Web­ster City who described "courage, money, Christianity and the church, country ...

Referendum for re-designing high school set for Sept. 8

Part One of a Two-Part Series EDITORS NOTE: This article addresses the explanations concerning the educational environment, including safety, comfort, and teacher recruitment in addition to the infastructure and classroom requirements. Webster City has talked about replacing its high school ...

Iowa sales tax holiday is August 7-8

Iowa’s Annual Sales Tax Holiday will take place Aug. 7-8, exempting clothing and footwear purchases under $100 from the state’s 6% sales tax and 1% local option sales taxes. The annual holiday — a feature in 20 other states — gives consumers some relief from sales taxes. Proponents of the holiday argue that it helps economic growth because it increases retail activity. Opponents of the holiday point to a study that says it does not help economic growth because consumers would have shopped at different times. Kathrien Loughead, the vice president of State Tax Policy, said ...

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Hotel/Motel Tax Grant meeting Wednesday The Hotel/Motel grant board will meet today at 5:30 p.m. at the Webster City City Hall. The meeting will be held in the Council chambers located at 400 Second St. Daytime book club meets August 11 at KYL The Kendall Young Library August Book Club discussion will be held on Tuesday, August 11 about “All the Colors of the Dark” by Chris Whitaker. The discussion begins at 1:30 p.m. for an hour. Books are available at the adult checkout desk if interested in participating. A book for the September Book Club will be announced and ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

July 29, 1946 Release 20 names for Barracks C.C. McCarthy, city manager, today released the names of twenty successful applicants for the 24 emergency housing units now being erected on the Bonebright lots. Four other names picked by the conference committee are being withheld for further study to make sure they are eligible for the housing. A mistake in granting housing now would not help an ineligible applicant, McCarthy said, since the person erroneously given the unit would be denied the quarters as soon as the mistake was discovered. The conference committee, which selected ...