ROBERT E. OLIVER
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Muhlbauer brings campaign for governor to Webster City (opens the original)
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Dave Muhlbauer, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor, spoke to an audience of 20 yesterday at The Elks in Webster City. The candidate forum was sponsored by Hamilton County Growth Partnership, (HCGP). As he introduced Muhlbauer, HCGP Executive Director Ottie Maxey said the Partnership would contact the Lahn campaign, so "voters get to hear from both sides." Greg Piklapp, Director Economic Development at the Ames Regional Economic Alliance, moderated the forum, making it clear the Allianc
An affordable getaway (opens the original)
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The members of the Iowa Barn Foundation (IBF) aren't given to flights of fancy, but they're immodestly calling this fall's 26th annual statewide barn tour, "the world's largest." The tour showcases restored, historic barns across Iowa, including the 105-year-old barn near Duncombe owned by Matt and Libby Mitchell. The tour will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There is no charge to visit any of the barns. IBFs' spring barn tours focus on a single county, but all-state tours, held ea
Giving back is catching on (opens the original)
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In 2012, Mike and Pat Brandrup did something extraordinary. They looked at the farm bought by Mike's grandparents in the 1930s, the place they called home, and made a big decision. They gave part of it away. Not all of it, just what they called "the most unique, fragile and diverse part." Title passed to Hamilton County Conservation, who would manage it "in perpetuity," as lawyers say. To the rest of us, that means forever. The 112-acre plot, today known officially as Brandrup's Timber, is "a ve
American cream draft horses in the spotlight at Iowa State Fair (opens the original)
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The American cream draft horse, the only draft horse breed native to the United States, which originated in Hamilton, Hardin and Story counties, will be the subject of a breed spotlight at the Iowa State Fair’s Jacobsen Arena, at 6 p.m. Sunday. The horses will also be on display in the Avenue of Breeds for the entire run of the fair, August 13-23. The Avenue of Breeds showcases 64 breeds, including traditional farm animals such as horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, as well as elk, llamas and yaks, all
Webster City school officials make case for new high school (opens the original)
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WEBSTER CITY -- Webster City has talked about replacing its high school for years. The school board seriously considered it in 2017, but lacked the votes to move forward. Now, school administration has confirmed a budget of $43.4 million is needed to rebuild the high school. A referendum scheduled for Sept. 8 will ask voters if the project should proceed. But first, does Webster City really need a new high school? Webster City High School Principal Jason Wedgbury addressed that question last wee
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