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Gone organic

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STRATFORD — Trying times in agriculture can still add up to a positive outlook for the long-term future. That was just one of the messages to come out of the Iowa Organic Association’s — IOC — annual meeting held December 9 at the Backcountry Winery east of Stratford. “There is ...

Operation Christmas Meal is coming to Webster City

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Operation Christmas Meal is coming to Webster City on Thursday, December 18, at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds, 1200 Bluff Street, Webster City. This event is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Attendees can receive a free 5-pound pork loin. The event is sponsored by Iowa Select Farms and the ...

Bells ring to fill local need

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If you hear the bells ringing, they are ringing for your neighbors. If you don’t hear them, but see a sign that reads: Ecumenical Needs: Neighbors helping neighbors, pay attention. Local volunteers are raising money for the Ecumenical Human Needs fund. “As the need gets greater, our ...

City bids farewell to long-serving councilmen

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At City Hall Monday, two newly-elected members of the City Council of Webster City, Ashley Allers and John Marvel, were sworn-in. Mayor John Hawkins, who’s served since 2016 and who was re-elected in the November election, also took the oath of office. Two long-serving Council members, ...