(Radio Iowa) – Vandals spray-painted obscenities on a Webster City sculpture and swung on the piece, causing more damage. The abstract metal sculpture was placed in Brewer Creek Park to honor Kent Harfst, a longtime city Park and Recreation director, who died in 2019. Janet Adams, of the “Arts R Alive” group in Webster City, was saddened by the vandalism.

The sculpture was created with help from 12-thousand dollars raised by residents.

Webster City sculpture before the vandalism. (KQWC photo)

Adams says they’ll work to clean up and repair the sculpture and they’ll keep a closer eye on it going forward.

Adams says the Arts R Alive group is looking for donations to defray the costs to repair the damage.