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Being there…

Being there… Editors note: The following is a first-hand account from Trena Madison, a cousin of Alan Yungclas of Webster City and Leah Maass of Ellsworth. Trena was living in New York on September 11, 2001. Trena is a descendant of Trena Thorson Madison, whose sister Talitha Thorson, who was the grandmother of the Webster City Yungclas family. Al’s father, Bruce Yungclas and Phyllis Thorson (Madison) were close, and their families spent a lot of time together in the Webster City area. Today, Trena lives in Minneapolis, moving from New York about a decade ago. She shared this ...

State approves tax credits for new housing in Webster City

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) approved $39.84 million in workforce housing tax credits statewide on Tuesday, confirming the funds will support up to 2,093 new housing units in Iowa in fiscal year 2027. Two new housing projects in Webster City were awarded the highly-sought after tax credits; a 109-unit rental apartment community on west Wall Street, and three single family homes in Brewer Creek Estates. The tax credit awards are announced each year in September. Kading Development’s Wilson Estates, the apartment community on Wall Street, received the maximum tax ...

G’day

Cy-Hawk Tailgate breakfast The Sons of the Legion will be hosting a Cy-Hawk Tailgate Breakfast on tomorrow. This will be at the Legion in downtown Webster City at 726 Second St. They will be serving inside the Legion building. The Sons of the Legion is part of the American Legion family here in Webster City. They will be serving pancakes, sausage, egg-bake and of course coffee and juice from 8 – 11 a.m. This is a free-will offering with the proceeds going towards our Scholarship Program benefiting High School graduates. Women’s Club meets Monday at 12:30 for potluck The ...

High School planning steps into the next phase

When over 1400 people show up for a special referendum, it shows that the Webster City school district voters were interested in the outcome. With about 60% of the voters approving all three measures, the support is there, but it also reflects that a good number showed enough interest to ...

Webster City Community School district leadership responds to vote

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa – Preliminary results show that voters in the Webster City School District approved three ballot questions during a VPPEL (Voter-approved Physical Plant and Equipment) levy on Tuesday, that sought increased funding to support comprehensive updates to the district’s high school building. District leaders plan to use the funding to complete several projects aimed at improving health, safety and accessibility for students. Air conditioning and heating will be installed, undersized classrooms expanded, and a new, secure main entrance added to strengthen the ...

Downtown revitalization is a Go.

The City Council of Webster City allocated $1,250,000 for downtown revitalization at its meeting Tuesday. The top priority will be given to removing barricades in front of four buildings with unstable, 100+ year old brick walls. Some barricades have been up for three years. The funds, officially an “internal advance,” come from projected tax increment finance (TIF) receipts and will fund both demolition and repairs, in what’s likely to be phase one of a larger effort. Falling bricks aren’t new. Over twenty years ago, First American Bank (today, Availa Bank) tore down several ...