The Fort Dodge Farmers Market will open to the public on June 13, according to Director David Ash, who spoke to the Webster County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.

“We’re really excited about this upcoming season,” said Ash, who noted that this is the 42nd year of the original Fort Dodge Area Farmers Market.

“I would highly encourage everyone to come out,” he said. “On Saturdays we’ll go from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.. We have some really great vendors that will be there again this year, and we’re just looking forward to seeing everyone.”

According to Ash, the board of the farmers market is still accepting vendor applications which can be found on the Farmers Market’s Facebook page.

The Webster County Board of Supervisors also approved a resolution which will provide a 3-percent wage increase for elected officials. The Board of Supervisors, including the chair, opted for the third year in a row to receive no increase.

Webster County Recorder Courtney Balkenende placed on file a report of fees collected by the Recorder’s office for the first quarter of 2026. This included $28,987 for recording fees, $1,446 surcharge fees, $1,271 for copies and abstract fee uploads, $3,120 for auditor transfer fees, $14,832 for transfer tax, $3,100 for all highway vehicles and boats, $9.50 for hunting and fishing licenses, $4,108 for vital records.

The Supervisors approved a recommendation to amend a 2023 resolution regarding the payments for the communication tower built on county property at the Lehigh shed. The recommendation will eliminate the requirement that 3.35 percent interest be included and added to the principal payment of $121,875 from the E911 Surcharge Fund to Webster County.

“This request was put in due to the fact that last year’s legislation took a lot of the money that had been coming to 911,” said Webster County Supervisor Bob Thode. “Last year we lost approximately $68,000 because of the legislation. I think we paid close to over $60,000 in interest and we don’t want to default on our payments, so we’re requesting that that interest be removed and we’ll continue making the payments that we have coming.”

The Webster County Board of Supervisors also approved an agreement for joint exercise of law enforcement authority between the Webster County Conservation Board and the Webster County Sheriff’s Office.

“This is updating an agreement that has been in place since 2012,” said Webster County Conservation Director Matt Cosgrove. “(Webster County Attorney Darren) Driscoll has helped us make the updates to it. There’s recently been some questions about county conservation peace officer jurisdictions. They are state certified peace officers, and this provides the joint efforts between our department and the Webster County Sheriff’s Office, so they can operate outside of our county conservation properties.”

According to Cosgrove, Webster County Conservation has a similar agreement with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

The Webster County Supervisors also approved a $4.1 million contract with Fort Dodge Asphalt for the first half of the county’s Safe Streets 4 All grant project. According to Webster County Engineer Jamie Johll, the county received five bids for this year’s half of the project and all bids came in under the estimates.

A Felling FT-24-2 trailer from Lano Equipment was also approved for $24,885. According to Johll, the purchase of the trailer coincides with the county’s recent skid loader purchase.