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Man charged with murder in FD shooting

One person died in an early Saturday morning shooting in Fort Dodge, and a man has been arrested, the Police Department reported. Police reported that Jamarcus L. Gully, of Fort Dodge, was arrested an charged with: * First degree murder * Attempt to commit murder of a peace officer * Two counts of attempt to commit murder The shooting happened at 12:29 a.m. Saturday in the 300 block of South Fourth Street. Police reported that an officer saw a man shooting a handgun in front of the Fourth Street Depot, 300 S. Fourth St, with multiple people injured. The officer fired at him ...

‘A difficult reality’

MOORLAND — A Catholic church that once served generations of Moorland-area families is no longer designated as a sacred place for worship. Bishop John E. Keehner of the Diocese of Sioux City issued a decree Tuesday relegating Our Lady of Good Counsel Church to “profane but not sordid ...

Go and Do: Sept. 25, 2026

Around the area WEBSTER CITY — 2026 Whiskers & Wine Comedy Night will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. SATURDAY at Briggs Woods Conference Center, 2501 Briggs Woods Trail, Webster City. The Dueling Pianos of Andy Anderson and Mike Leeds will perform. Tickets are $50 for a single ticket and $350 for a table of 8. There will be an in-person silent auction. The event is being held by Hamilton County Animal AdvoCATes and The Cat Hut. HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Farmers Market will be held from 8 a.m. to noon SATURDAY at Parley Finch Plaza in downtown Humboldt. There will be kids crafts with Building ...

City gets sports pavilion

The struggle over control of the sports pavilion in Corridor Plaza ended Wednesday with the city government in possession of the building. Matt Johnson, the leader of MandM LLC, which owned the building, said he gave the city possession of it voluntarily after learning that the lawsuit over ...

EMS Council talks data, budgets

Technology and budgets were the focus of the Webster County Emergency Medical Service Advisory Council Wednesday evening. The council discussed the potential purchase of a dispatch software program that would enable the collection of data about medical responses that is needed for annual ...

Extra milk, extra hope

Webster County now has its own breast milk collection depot, giving area mothers a convenient way to donate surplus breast milk to help medically vulnerable infants. Located at the Webster County Health Department, the new depot has already collected approximately 2,000 ounces of donated ...