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County Road Dept. receives $21M in grants

By KELLI BLOOMQUIST The Webster County Roads Department is set to receive more than $21 million in grant funding this year. According to County Engineer Jamie Johll, most of the grants are from the federal government for bridge replacement projects. He said that the Webster County Board of ...

Showing off Dayton

DAYTON — Richard Hindman’s display at the annual Dayton Vendor’s Expo Saturday in the Dayton Community Center was right in line with the season out in the woods. Morel carvings, morel walking sticks, morel photographs in frames. “I hunt them,” Hindman said. “I carve them. It ...

Gear up

The Fort Dodge Community School District will provide Fort Dodge Senior High School freshmen with a hands-on career exploration experience on Tuesday as part of the GEAR UP Iowa program, a statewide initiative supporting underserved students as they prepare for life after high ...

Protein drink facility gets state boost

WEBSTER CITY — A $2.66 million incentive package from the state of Iowa will help turn a Webster City industrial building into a place where protein drinks will be produced. Edible Garden AG Inc., based in Belvidere, New Jersey, plans to spend $75 million to turn the building at 401 Des ...