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Visitors impressed with visit to Webster City

Local Business

WEBSTER CITY — A yellow bus stopped in front of the Webster Theater last week, but this was no school field trip. Instead, the bus was packed with visitors attending the Iowa Tourism Insider, a most-of-the-day event that was hosted by Webster City. The passengers were about to tour the ...

Hiveley named Employee of the Month at UnityPoint

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Molly Hiveley, a marketing communications specialist in Public Relations/Marketing, was named the July Employee of the Month at UnityPoint Health — Fort Dodge. She was nominated by Jeni Hill, another marketing communications specialist, for her willingness to volunteer whenever another ...

Supervisors to consider hog confinement application

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At their upcoming Tuesday meeting, the Webster County Board of Supervisors will consider a building permit application from Summit Farms Pork LCC for a proposed hog confinement in Jackson Township. According to the board’s agenda for Tuesday, the bBoard is being asked to sign a ...

‘World’s Greatest’

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SPENCER — A new fair manager and diversified grandstand events will mark two new and big changes for the 2025 Clay County Fair, running through Sept. 14. Jason Brockshus took the reins of the fair this past April following a four-year run as the fair’s sponsorship director. He hit the ...

Sac City man arrested for assaulting County Sheriff

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SAC CITY — A Sac City man is behind bars after allegedly assaulting the county’s sheriff. According to court documents, on Aug. 25, Matthew Birt, 33, drove to Sac County Sheriff Jonathan Meyer’s private residence. Meyer was in his backyard with his 7-year-old son. Birt punched Meyer in ...

Volunteers give playscape project a boost

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Treasured memories of their late friend Dave McGaughy united about 20 people Thursday evening as they raked and shoveled mulch at a new playground. Their effort shaved nearly $10,000 off the cost of developing the playscape at Gypsum City Off-Highway Vehicle Park south of Fort ...