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FD home sustains major damage in blaze

No one was injured when a Wednesday afternoon fire ravaged a Fort Dodge property, destroying a garage and severely damaging the house. The fire at 1524 Fourth Ave. N., reported at about 3:30 p.m., sent a large cloud of black smoke over the Duncombe Elementary School neighborhood as classes ...

It’s a toilet, not a trash can

The stranger the item, the higher the chances that Rich Fabbro and his team at the Fort Dodge WasteWater Treatment Facility have pulled it from the sanitary sewer mains, services, and even from the treatment plant’s pipes. These unflushable items are wreaking havoc on the city’s ...

Deputy’s action ruled justified in shooting

A Webster County deputy was justified in the shooting of a suspect on April 7. The report from a neighboring county attorney was made public Thursday morning. Webster County Deputy Matt Miller’s actions “were reasonable, proportionate, and necessary to neutralize an imminent threat posed ...

Lizard Creek spill ‘under investigation’

A large fertilizer byproduct spill into the south branch of Lizard Creek in Webster County remains under investigation by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The leak happened on the east side of the CJ Bio America plant west of Fort Dodge on Monday morning. Cloudy water could be ...

Supervisors discuss route of potential carbon pipeline

The proposed route for the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline may run through Webster County’s county-owned farm ground as well as the ag park, according to Grant Terry, a representative from Summit Carbon Solutions. Terry spoke with the Webster County Supervisors Tuesday morning in a ...