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FD man charged in shooting incident

A man has been charged with shooting another man Wednesday night in Webster County, according to court records. Wade A. Nehman, 70, of 1762 Johnson Ave., was arrested by Webster County sheriff’s deputies and charged with attempted murder and dominion or control of a firearm/offensive weapon by a felon. In criminal complaints filed against him, deputies wrote that Nehman “did unlawfully shoot William Lyles III with the intent of killing him.” The shooting happened at 8:29 p.m. Wednesday at Lizard Creek Ranch, 1762 Johnson Ave. That is the former Rabiner Boys Ranch west of Fort ...

Courthouse prepares for early voters

Early voting begins Wednesday at the Webster County Courthouse, with weekday hours, a Saturday voting opportunity and a satellite location available ahead of the upcoming general election. According to Webster County Auditor Krystal Lloyd, in-person absentee voting will take place in the ...

Dodger royalty crowned

Muhlbauer: ‘It’s about people’

By BILL SHEA bshea@messenegrnews.net Dave Muhlbauer, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, can quickly describe the approach to government that he and running mate Rob Sand share. “It’s about people,” he said Saturday morning during a visit to Fort Dodge. “It’s about public service, and not politics. It’s about trying to really bring people together to find solutions.” Muhlbauer, a Crawford County supervisor, came to Fort Dodge to rally Democratic Party volunteers who were heading out to spend the day knocking on doors to meet voters. Fixing what he ...

Trump signs Ernst bill on spending overruns

A measure U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst wrote to combat runaway federal spending by publicizing the worst examples of it is now law. The Iowa Republican reported that her Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act was signed into law by President Donald Trump earlier this week. It requires the federal ...

Area man charged with money laundering

ROCKWELL CITY — A Rockwell City man has pleaded guilty to a federal money laundering charge in a case that involved about $22 million, prosecutors reported. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa, Curtis Weston, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering. Prosecutors reported that Weston and another individual transferred $21,992,037 in fraudulently obtained loan funds. They said an employee of a bank, which was not named, transferred the funds from the bank’s general ledger into Weston’s bank account. The prosecutors said that at ...