In a follow-up to a mask mandate passed by the Fort Dodge City Council in November, Webster County Supervisors approved the county Board of Health's mask regulation Tuesday, making masks and face coverings in most public places mandatory for the rest of the county. Supervisors passed the ...

Editor’s note: This is the second part in a series highlighting the work of Fort Dodge teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a year that has been anything but normal, teachers like Julia Hatcher have strived to provide the same educational opportunities for students — whether ...

As Webster County Public Health ations the first precious shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the public is urged not to abandon the precautions while Iowa remains on high alert with recent waves of cases. “While we celebrate the first shipment of vaccine, we are many months ...

Webster County Public Health (WCPH) reported 141 new cases of COVID-19 in the last week, as nine more people died from the virus in the county. The county’s cumulative case count is now 4,498. With the new cases, WCPH said there were 194 open cases being monitored on Friday. The county has ...

Health care workers in Webster County could receive COVID-19 vaccinations as early as next week, according to a local physician. Dr. Mike Willerth, chief medical officer at UnityPoint Health — Fort Dodge, said hospital leaders have been working closely with state and local public health ...

A total of 146 Webster County residents were diagnosed with COVID-19 and five more have died of the disease since Webster County Public Health last provided an update on Monday. This brings Webster County’s cumulative case total to 4,357. The death toll for the county is now ...