Webster County Supervisors approved a scaled-back version of Kevin Stumpf’s rezoning request Tuesday on a 3-2 vote after a contentious meeting that pitted economic development goals against neighbors’ concerns and erupted into raised voices over wells and water usage. Supervisors Bob ...
A handful of Webster County officials coasted to reelection Tuesday with no opposition. Supervisor Austin Hayek, a Republican, won his second term. He represents District 1, which includes northeastern Fort Dodge, Badger, Vincent, Duncombe, the portion of Stratford that is in Webster County, ...
ROCKWELL CITY — A Pomeroy man has been sentenced to up to 100 years in prison after a judge found he repeatedly sexually abused a child over a period of years, according to the Calhoun County Attorney’s Office. According to court documents, Jason Michael Peed, 39, must serve at least 70 years in prison before becoming eligible for parole or work release. Peed was convicted Oct. 30 in Calhoun County District Court of continuous sexual abuse of a child and two counts of second-degree sexual abuse. District Court Judge Kurt J. Stoebe imposed the maximum sentence on each count: up ...
Questions about a 45-day lapse in animal control response drew scrutiny Tuesday at the Webster County Board of Supervisors meeting. Supervisor Niki Conrad pressed the county’s contracted provider for answers about missed calls and response time reports she said she had repeatedly requested after receiving multiple complaints from citizens. Conrad said the supervisors never received those reports. Blaine Hepp, owner of Total Animal Control, told supervisors that dispatch messages had gone to his spam folder, leaving him without calls or messages for animal control response from ...
Editor’s note: This story first appeared in November 2025. GOWRIE — Kenneth Fields enlisted in the Navy seeking some good technical training and some adventure. The Gowrie man got both of those things in a 10-year Navy career in which he sailed in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and the ...
Today is the final day to vote in the 2026 general election. All polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. A list of polling places and a map showing their locations is on page A2 of today’s edition of The Messenger. Voters in and around Webster County will be picking a U.S. ...
