Citing a high demand for COVID-19 testing, Community Health Center of Fort Dodge has moved its test site to the east side of the city. Rapid testing will now be offered at the Iowa Central Community College East Campus, 2031 Quail Ave., beginning today. “A larger indoor space was ...

The 19th annual Farm News Ag Show has become a victim of COVID-19. The show set for Dec. 9-10 at the Webster County Fairgrounds has been canceled in response to new statewide measures intended to curb the spread of the virus. ‘‘With Gov. Reynolds announcing enhanced public health ...

Eight months after officials started telling Iowans to flatten the curve of coronavirus infections to avoid overwhelming health care resources, Webster County saw a record increase in new COVID-19 cases this week. At least 400 new positive cases arrived in a viral tsunami over the last six ...

A small business owner who started a petition for a mask mandate in Fort Dodge and Webster County posed challenges to Webster County Supervisors Tuesday that have, until now, never been considered publicly in the pandemic. Approaching 700 signatures on her Change.org petition, Megan Secor ...

When Webster County saw an increase of 100 confirmed COVID-19 cases in a single day on Friday, Megan Secor was fed up. “Going over 100 in 24 hours was definitely my breaking point,” she said. Secor was tired of seeing Webster County’s COVID-19 numbers rise at such an alarming rate, ...

CLARION — The Wright County Board of Health has issued a mask mandate in the county as part of a series of new emergency measures approved on Tuesday. Masks are now required in all public indoor spaces in Wright County. If a mask must be removed for eating, like at a restaurant or bar, the ...