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Go and Do: Sept. 25, 2026

Around the area WEBSTER CITY — 2026 Whiskers & Wine Comedy Night will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. SATURDAY at Briggs Woods Conference Center, 2501 Briggs Woods Trail, Webster City. The Dueling Pianos of Andy Anderson and Mike Leeds will perform. Tickets are $50 for a single ticket and $350 for a table of 8. There will be an in-person silent auction. The event is being held by Hamilton County Animal AdvoCATes and The Cat Hut. HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Farmers Market will be held from 8 a.m. to noon SATURDAY at Parley Finch Plaza in downtown Humboldt. There will be kids crafts with Building ...

City gets sports pavilion

The struggle over control of the sports pavilion in Corridor Plaza ended Wednesday with the city government in possession of the building. Matt Johnson, the leader of MandM LLC, which owned the building, said he gave the city possession of it voluntarily after learning that the lawsuit over ...

EMS Council talks data, budgets

Technology and budgets were the focus of the Webster County Emergency Medical Service Advisory Council Wednesday evening. The council discussed the potential purchase of a dispatch software program that would enable the collection of data about medical responses that is needed for annual ...

Extra milk, extra hope

Webster County now has its own breast milk collection depot, giving area mothers a convenient way to donate surplus breast milk to help medically vulnerable infants. Located at the Webster County Health Department, the new depot has already collected approximately 2,000 ounces of donated ...

Webster, Humboldt counties move forward with regional trail connection

Webster and Humboldt counties are taking another step toward connecting two regional trail systems, a project officials say has been discussed for more than three decades. The Webster County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a memorandum of understanding with Humboldt County outlining ...

Supervisors hear about moisture problems at courthouse

Webster County Supervisors heard a presentation Tuesday on continuing moisture problems at the Webster County Courthouse that could contribute to deterioration of the building’s foundational masonry. Michael Clancy, chief technology officer for RenoDry, an Overland Park, Kansas, company, told supervisors the company first inspected the Webster County Courthouse foundation three years ago and upon returning this week, found the sandstone to have further deteriorated. “It really addresses structural integrity of the courthouse and preservation of masonry,” said Clancy. “It’s ...