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Webster City News

Local news for Webster City, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

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Webster City native qualifies for U.S. Olympic team

Webster City native Jennifer Barringer has qualified for the U.S. Olympic team headed to Beijing.

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Fri Jul 04, 2008

KCCI.com

Iowa Kids: 'That's Not A Turtle, It's A Gator'

Two Webster City kids got the surprise of their lives when they were exploring a flooded ditch and found an alligator staring back at them.

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

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Alligator found in Webster City flood pool

There are lots of scary things afloat in Iowa floodwaters, but a creature captured in Webster City could be the most frightening.

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Wed Jul 02, 2008

The Daily Freeman-Journal

Mary Helen Smith, 74, Webster City

Mary Helen Smith, 74, of Webster City, died Sunday, June 29, 2008 at Crestview Senior Living.

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Related Topix: Boone, IA

Tue Jul 01, 2008

The Daily Freeman-Journal

WC school board hikes salary for su.....

The Webster City Community School Board voted Monday night to renew the contract of Superintendent Mike Sherwood and also granted a $6,000 wage increase.

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The Daily Freeman-Journal

Mini golf opens in WC

Webster City residents now have a new mini golf course asDave Briese, owner and operator of the Little Greenhouse, located at 1544 Second St., has been working on creating Breezy Hill Mini Golf, an 18-hole mini ...

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

The Daily Freeman-Journal

William Hanke, 74, Denison

William Parry Hanke, 74, of Denison, Iowa died Monday, June 23, 2008 at his home, surrounded by his family.

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Related Topix: Denison, IA, Iowa

Sat Jun 28, 2008

The Messenger

Dean S. Olson

Dean S. Olson, 80, of Webster City, died Thursday, June 26, 2008 at the Hamilton Hospital.

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Related Topix: US News, US Marine Corps

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Des Moines Register

Iowa's plan for uninsurable still out of reach for many

Anyone is supposed to be able to get health-insurance coverage in Iowa. What's supposed to happen is different from what really happens, though.

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Related Topix: Iowa Government, Iowa, Health Insurance, Healthcare Law, Law

Tue Jun 24, 2008

The Daily Freeman-Journal

WC trails take a hit in recent floo.....

Now that much of the floodwaters are down, members of the Webster City Park and Recreation Commission discussed the impact of the floods on the parks and trails during their monthly meeting on Thursday evening.

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Sun Jun 22, 2008

The Daily Freeman-Journal

Trinity to celebrate 50 years in pr.....

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Webster City will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the dedication of its current location on Sunday.

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Fri Jun 20, 2008

The Messenger

Webster City serviceman wounded in .....

" A Navy sailor from Webster City has been wounded in Afghanistan. Ben Nelson was hurt when his Humvee was blown up, relatives said.

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Wed Jun 18, 2008

The Daily Freeman-Journal

Sandra Custis, 48, Story City

Sandra Custis, age 48, of Story City, died Saturday, June 14, 2008, at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.

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Related Topix: Jewell, IA

Mon Jun 16, 2008

Ames Tribune

June 10 record

Visiting hours are 3:30 to 8 p.m. at Mary Greeley. Mary Greeley Medical Center The names of the following patients are published with their permission: Admitted June 3: Jennifer Wismer, Ames.

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Related Topix: Roland, IA, Holland, IA, Marshalltown, IA, Huxley, IA, Story City, IA

Sat Jun 14, 2008

The Daily Freeman-Journal

Sharing the flood misery of '08

My heart ached for people as we drove around surveying flood damage Sunday. It truly ached.

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Related Topix: Lehigh, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Agriculture, Science

Thu Jun 12, 2008

Des Moines Register

Smoking ban foes blast rule

Some business owners and lawmakers complained Wednesday about proposed rules for the state's new smoking ban, saying they treat hundreds of bars as restaurants and outlaw smoking in outdoor patio areas.

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Related Topix: Fort Madison, IA

Tue Jun 10, 2008

The Daily Freeman-Journal

Richard H. King, 83, Woolstock

Richard H. King, 82, of Woolstock, died Saturday, June 7, 2008 at the Trinity Regional Medical Center.

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Related Topix: Woolstock, IA

Indianola Record-Herald

Flooding updates: Mason City, Iowa City, Des Moines and more

SOWERS AND L. LARS HULSEBUS THE REGISTER Posted at 11:48 on 06/08/2008 JULI PROBASCO-SOWERS / THE REGISTER Jonette Gunderson of Webster City who, with her cats, is at the Motel 8 in Webster City.

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Related Topix: Iowa City, IA, Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro, Mason City, IA

Sun Jun 08, 2008

Des Moines Register

Cancer survivor, rock band reunite at Pork Expo

Denny Read had a 5 percent chance of living five years. Those were the bleak odds Read faced after the colon cancer he was diagnosed with in 2002 spread to his liver.

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Related Topix: Colon Cancer, Health, Eagle Grove, IA

Fri Jun 06, 2008

The Daily Freeman-Journal

Gladys Hollis, Chesterfield, Mo.

Gladys E. Hollis, formerly of Clarion, passed into eternal rest on June 2, 2008 while living in Chesterfield, Mo.

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Related Topix: Clarion, IA, Woolstock, IA

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