BADGER — Zach was complaining of chest pain when a couple of Badger volunteer firefighters arrived on scene Tuesday evening. Then things went from bad to worse — he stopped breathing and his heart stopped beating. A small group of firefighters quickly started CPR, set up an automatic ...

The Webster County Supervisors approved hiring Scott Richards as the county’s new EMS coordinator Tuesday. His hiring was recommended by the county’s EMS Advisory Council, which unanimously approved him on March 4. Richards, a Lifeflight paramedic and paramedic instructor, will have a ...

The Fort Dodge City Council on Monday approved an agreement that would allow the use of money from the new emergency medical services tax to be spent on buildings, personnel and vehicles. That agreement is expected to be considered by the Webster County Board of Supervisors today. In ...

As the 2025-26 school year moves into its latter stages, preparations for 2026-27 are moving along for the Fort Dodge Community School District Board. The group approved ratifying agreements Monday with the bus drivers bargaining unit, the education association, and administrative and ...

A second way to get vehicles in and out of Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex will be developed. A road connection behind the Mini Majors section of the park will eventually take traffic past the soccer fields to 160th Street. “The other positive impact of placing the outlet to the ...

A few Fort Dodge residents fed up with what they described as constant late night rowdiness and even gunfire around the Fourth Street Depot asked the City Council on Monday to take a hard look at the establishment. “We believe this meets the criteria of a public nuisance,” said Emily ...