Webster City News

Last week was exceptional in a couple ways. It marked the official moving of my heavy clothing into storage with temperatures chasing triple digits.

Editor's Note: This article is part of a monthly series on the history of Webster City, written by local historian, Nancy Kayser When the waters of the Boone River were high, townsfolk could not conveniently access the city cemetery on the north side of the river.

An enthusiastic crowd was in the grandstand Saturday evening at the Hamilton County Speedway for weekly racing as the speedway continues to celebrate its 75th year of race events on the historic half-mile track.

A fire broke out in an Electrolux plant in Webster City, IA, during demolition work last week.

Webster City Community Theatre will welcome playwright Phil Olson to its readers theatre on June 2 at 4:30 pm.

Hamilton County Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning approved three employment contracts for county workers and also approved the Fiscal Year 2014 county library contract.

A report of a structure fire at Jeff Anderson Seeds was sent out at about 2:30 p.m., according to Woolstock Fire Chief Ethan Anderson.

Peterson Construction to undertake summer renovation projects; Board considers budget cuts but does not want to reduce staff; One-to-one iPad program could be delayed due to constraints Renovations to area schools will be underway this summer after the Webster City Community School District board of directors approved a contract bid at their Monday ... (more)

The Van Diest Medical Center Board of Trustees announced the appointment of David Taylor and Roberta Knutson of Webster City, and Justin Deppe of Jewell, to serve the remaining terms of the three vacancies on the board.

A local store was robbed on Saturday, and law enforcement officials were able to apprehend the suspect the next day.

'They didn't know us, we didn't know them, but they were waiting to wave a flag and shake our hands and say thank you' Saturday was a long day for several Webster City area veterans.

It was Mark Elliott's night at the Hamilton County Speedway Saturday evening, as the Webster City driver topped the Stock Car and Modified classes, a great accomplishment in itself, but the wins were in honor of Bob Keller, one of Elliott's crew members who died in January.

Planes were in the air and pancakes were on the griddle Saturday as the Webster City Main Street Kiwanis Club and the Iowa Central Community College Aviation Club held its annual fly-in/drive-in breakfast.

The Border Brigade Archery Club hosted a military appreciation archery shoot event on Saturday.

Sunday School classes from Asbury United Methodist Church of Webster City raised $1,007 for Heifer International in a fundraising effort for missions.

Deb Rauhauser, of Moorland, was one of 500 Iowa Central Community College students who walked across the stage Saturday morning to receive her diploma during the school's 46th annual commencement.

Director Loween Getter is thrilled to announce the cast for this summer's musical at Webster City Community Theatre.

Solweig Milliere is used to the bustling streets of France. On an average day in her hometown of Colmar, a town of about 65,000 people that borders Germany, she wakes up to the smells and sounds of street markets and falls asleep to the sound of music emanating from the town.

Tracy is the daughter of Brad and Deb Jordahl of Webster City. She is a graduate of the College of Business at Iowa State University and is employed at the University of South Carolina.

Hiring the right person for the right job can make all the difference for a business, but the process of finding that right person must be rigorous.