As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, Fort Dodge Senior High athletic and activities director Kevin Astor believes now is a perfect time to step back and appreciate the good. With the COVID-19 global pandemic surging in Iowa, the 2020-21 winter sports season is undoubtedly on thin ice. ...
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 measures, we are canceling the 2020 Farm News Ag Show,’’ said Terry Christensen, the publisher of Farm News and The Messenger. ‘‘We feel strongly about the public’s safety and we understand the need to limit gatherings,’’ he added. ‘‘Although disappointed we won’t see the vendors ...
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 requested that county messaging and actions reflect a more serious commitment to fighting COVID-19 as the rampaging virus brings new surges of case numbers that are now threatening to overwhelm hospital capacities in Fort Dodge and other cities around the state. “I’m speaking out as a citizen ...
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 individual needs to remain at least six feet from other individuals who are not in their group. Public gatherings are limited to no more than 10 individuals, unless both compliance with masking and a six-foot distance between non-family groups can be maintained. All participants and spectators at ...
