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No newspaper tomorrow In honor of Veterans Day, there will not be a newspaper published online or in newsprint. There will be no mail delivery and most banks and federal buildings will be closed. Veterans Day events tomorrow The Community Veterans Day program will be held at the Webster City Middle School tomorrow at 10:45 a.m. The Middle School is located at 820 Des Moines St. This will be held in the multi-purpose room at the Middle School. Those attending are encouraged to arrive by 10:30 a.m. An additional program will be held at the Webster City High School, starting at ...

Southern Hamilton county meal program now accepting applications

Applications are now being accepted for the Southern Hamilton County Meal Program, a new community-driven initiative designed to provide nutritious, home-delivered meals to individuals who may have difficulty preparing or accessing meals on their own. Meal deliveries are scheduled to begin Monday, November 30, serving residents of Jewell, Stanhope, Stratford and surrounding rural areas. The program is designed to support neighbors experiencing a variety of circumstances, including recovery from illness or surgery, mobility challenges, temporary hardships, caregiving ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

1936 Quill Club members write comedy and present it at regular club meeting The inexplicable infant” said to be Broadway’s 1925 “specialty, was presented at the meeting of the Quill club held at the G.S. Lane home last evening with Miss Margaret Linnan, hostess. This is the first play to have been written and produced by the club members. Plans of the club this year call for the writing and presentation of four plays. The part of John Euderby, the farmer, was taken by Miss Bertha Teal, and a “wonderful” farmer she was with the big rubber boots, old hat, chin whiskers etc. ...

Annual walleye stocking insures great local fishing at Briggs Woods Lake

Last Friday, 600 juvenile walleye found a new home at Briggs Woods Lake. For the fourth year in a row, donors gave $2,100 to stock the lake with walleye, ensuring that as we rake leaves and prepare for winter, good local fishing lies ahead both this winter, and next spring and summer. This year the funds came from the Doug Jacobson Foundation and Mid-American Energy. Funding for the 2027 walleye restocking project is already being sought, and grants written to insure the fifth year. Anyone can contribute to the project at any time through the Friends of the Hamilton County ...

McGowan says he’s ready to go

Republican Chris McGowan won election to the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, which serves the western and north western quadrant of Iowa, including all of Hamilton County. McGowan, of Sioux City, was elected to represent the Fourth Congressional District, which includes 36 ...

Storm sewer work to insure road beds are not compromised

The large excavation shown here,just north of Highway 20 near Superior Street and Fair Meadow Drive, is part of a long-term effort by the City of Webster City to improve the capacity of storm sewers to deal with high levels of rain and run-off as experienced this summer and fall. Excessive standing water at this location could have compromised the underlying roadbed of both Superior Street and U.S. Highway 20.