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Lehman arraigned, pleads not guilty

SAC CITY — A Shenandoah man entered a plea of not guilty and waived his right to a speedy trial on Monday in the first-degree murder case of Rylie-Shea Muhlbauer. Joshua Lehman, 27, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in a written arraignment filed Monday in Sac County District Court in the Aug. 2 death of Muhlbauer. Lehman had previously entered a not guilty plea while waiving a preliminary hearing on Aug. 13. Lehman’s formal arraignment was scheduled for Monday. According to court documents, Lehman is accused of “acting willfully, deliberately, with premeditation, ...

New leader takes charge of USS Iowa

GROTON, Conn. — The submarine USS Iowa has a new commander. Cmdr. Gregory Coy turned over command of the nuclear-powered fast attack submarine to Cmdr. Kyle Haubold in a traditional change-of-command ceremony held Friday aboard the Historic Ship Nautilus at the Submarine Force Museum in ...

A simpler time

PALMER — Deb Erickson, of Pomeroy, does at home what she was demonstrating Sunday at the 42nd Annual Wiegert Prairie Fall Fest at the Wiegert Prairie Farmstead. So that hand cranked butter churn she was using? It’s not for show. “I do this at home, usually about every six months,” ...

Giving back is catching on

In 2012, Mike and Pat Brandrup did something extraordinary. They looked at the farm bought by Mike’s grandparents in the 1930s, the place they called home, and made a big decision. They gave part of it away. Not all of it, just what they called “the most unique, fragile and diverse ...

Back on the big stage

A lot can happen in 365 days. Jason Drew can attest to that. On Aug. 17, 2025, the Fort Dodge father walked onto the Iowa State Fair Grandstand stage wearing shorts, a ball cap and absolutely no expectation that anyone outside his family would remember his name. He had been plucked from the ...

Iowa Central digs in for sports performance center

The new home of the Iowa Central Community College football team achieved its first down Friday morning. But instead of 10 yards to go it will be at least a year of construction time to create the new Center for Sports Performance on the Fort Dodge campus. The $13.9 million building will ...