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‘Putting the go in Gowrie’

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GOWRIE — The Gowrie Development Commission alongside the Webster County Board of Supervisors and Webster County Conservation Department are “putting the go in Gowrie” with a new trail project that will allow travel residents to bike, walk, and run from one side of Gowrie to the other, and soon to other communities as well. The Gowrie Trail project is one of four quality-of-life projects that the supervisors approved in order to enhance communities throughout Webster County. “(The supervisors’) generosity has allowed the trail funding to go farther,” Cosgrove said of the ...

Retelling their stories

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ALGONA — The Camp Algona POW Museum strives to preserve and share the story of the German POW camp that was located in Algona from 1943 to 1946. Recently, the museum added a new section that is dedicated to the Kossuth County men and women who served during the war. Kossuth County, ...

Tic Tac Dough : A vote of confidence

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WEBSTER CITY — Gerald and Joel Peterson run successful, Webster City-based businesses in the construction and electrical contracting industries. So it was a surprise to most local people when they announced a significant diversification of their business last fall, when their newest ...

Pocahontas : 150 years ... and counting

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POCAHONTAS — There were notable projects that occurred over several parts of Pocahontas in 2024, but one that continues to draw a lot of attention is the large statue of the indigenous woman for whom the town is named. The Pocahontas princess statue that was erected in 1952 was ...

Webster City Housing : Moving forward

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WEBSTER CITY — Urbandale-based developer Kading Properties received approval from the City Council of Webster City to build a 218-unit apartment community north of Wall Street on the city’s far southwest side. The majority of the apartments will be built in single-story four-plex and ...