Webster City’s worst-kept secret was let out of the bag Saturday when LIFT WC announced that the first tenant of The Elks will be Wildcat Distilling Co.’s tasting room.“Well,” said LIFT WC board President Darcy Swon, addressing the diners at the…

Did you know you don’t have to attend Taste of Fall to bid on the silent auction items?“It’s a great way to support LIFT WC,” LIFT Board President Darcy Swon said.The auction, which can be accessed online, closes at 9 p.m.…

In November 2023, LIFT WC was busy raising money and making slow, steady progress on the biggest historic building restoration project in Webster City history: the former Elks Club Building downtown.Then, disaster struck.The fire at 608 Second Street, remembered by…

The City Council of Webster City approved grants for five local projects at its meeting Tuesday, the total grant amount being $136,098.21.“The Hotel/Motel Tax Fund has sufficient dollars to make this award,” Hotel/Motel Tax Board Chairman Andy Sowle said in announcing…

Put that image of the musty old Elks Club where it belongs: in the past.LIFT WC, the nonprofit that undertook its revival is edging so close to completion that just a wee tip of the scale in its favor will…

Call it 608.The building that burned and brought the Webster Theater temporarily to its knees late last fall has a new name and new ownership.The new moniker is 608.The new owner is LIFT WC, or Local Initiative for Transformation WC,…

LIFT Webster City wants you to join it for an exclusive Whiskey and Wine Tasting Fundraiser in partnership with Wildcat Distilling Co. The event is March 2 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. (and beyond). “Indulge in a delightful evening of…

Darcy Swon, LIFT WC president, takes the Daily Freeman-Journal on a tour inside the historic Elks Club building the group is working hard to renovate. LIFT’s big fundraiser Sunday made an as-yet-unknown amount for the multi-million-dollar project. “There is some…

Webster City Mayor and LIFT WC board member John Hawkins serves wine during the Taste of Fall dinner Sunday evening at the Briggs Woods Conference Center, Webster City. The annual event, which is normally held in the 700 block of…

LIFT WC, a nonprofit organization committed to community betterment, has announced that it continues to make progress on the restoration of the historic Elks Building, originally constructed in 1906.Demolition in the basement is nearing completion and they will soon be…