Upper Des Moines Opportunity Inc. is seeing a steady increase each year of people needing assistance in Webster County, according to the agency’s executive director. UDMO Executive Director Julie Edwards gave an update on Tuesday of how UDMO served Webster County residents over the last ...
The transition at a Fort Dodge floral shop that has been in business for 139 years won’t be immediately obvious. The signs on the building will still declare it to be Becker Florists. But for the first time since 1885, it will not be owned by the Becker family. Current owners Brian, ...
Magistrate court WEBSTER COUNTY Saturday Second-degree sexual abuse — Benjamin Richard Gibson, 22, Gowrie, preliminary hearing Feb. 5. Operating while under the influence, first offense — James Terrance Mosley, 64, 1202 S. 24th St., preliminary hearing Feb. 14. Monday Eluding, 25 ...
Webster County Sheriff Luke Fleener was named the American Legion of Iowa’s 2024 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year last week. Fleener was nominated for the statewide honor by Marvin Carr, commander of American Legion Post 130 in Fort Dodge. The American Legion of Iowa’s National ...
A Gowrie man accused of having sexual relations with a teenager in Fort Dodge has been arrested. Benjamin Richard Gibson, 22, is charged with one count of second-degree sexual abuse, a Class B felony. According to the criminal complaint, the Fort Dodge Police Department responded to a ...