A Webster County deputy has resigned amid investigations by local and state officials. According to Webster County Sheriff Luke Fleener, Deputy Sheriff Trevir Michehl was placed on administrative leave on July 15. On the advice of Webster County Attorney Darren Driscoll, an administrative ...

Editor's note: This feature first ran in a special publication called Hometown Pride, published June 28, 2025, featuring people and organizations from Fort Dodge and the surrounding area who are making a difference in their communities. Blind dates usually come and go, but some can ...

GOWRIE — Students in the Southeast Valley Community School District will be starting school five minutes earlier and ending each day five minutes later for the 2025-2026 school year. The goal, according to Superintendent Brian Johnson, is to allow students and staff to end the year before ...

WEBSTER CITY — The City of Webster City and Hamilton County on Friday agreed unanimously to consolidate their emergency dispatch services, effective Oct. 1. The only vocal opposition was from Todd Copley, president of AFSCME Council 61. “We represent the five dispatchers that are ...

A pair of red and black ambulances are now responding to emergency calls throughout Fort Dodge and Webster County. The ambulances belong to the Fort Dodge Fire Department. Their paint job and lettering stands in stark contrast to the red and white units the department has traditionally ...