HUMBOLDT — July 2025 ranked as the wettest July recorded in north central Iowa, according to Iowa State University Extension, with some areas receiving as much as 20 inches of rain. Any additional rain in the forecast can stay away for now, according to Humboldt County Emergency ...

The Webster County Board of Supervisors held a pair of special meetings Friday. In the first meeting, the Supervisors approved a travel request from Veterans Affairs Director Dan Lewandowski to attend a National Association of County Veterans Service Officers conference in Louisville, ...

UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in the region to acquire a da Vinci surgical robot. The da Vinci Xi Surgical System was recently installed in Trinity’s operating rooms. The surgical robot was purchased for $2,013,568.50 by Trinity Foundation ...

The Webster County Treasurer’s Office may soon be making a move. On Tuesday, Webster County Treasurer Brenda Angstrom asked the Board of Supervisors to consider allowing her staff and office to relocate to the former U.S. Bank building across the street at 723 First Ave. S. The ...

One Fort Dodge City Council member is trying for another term in office, but a second incumbent has said he will be done after his first term is over. Councilman Kim Alstott said he will seek his eighth term representing Ward 4. Councilman Quennel McCaleb said he will not seek reelection to ...