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FD council to consider second EMS agreement

The Fort Dodge City Council will consider a second agreement with Webster County for receipt of money from the emergency medical essential service tax. The council will meet at 6 p.m. today in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S. The council approved an initial agreement on Feb. ...

St. Edmond hires new vocal music director

Travis Balt has been named the new middle and high school vocal music director at St. Edmond Catholic School for the 2026-27 year. Balt is currently the high school vocal music teach at MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District in Orange City, along with serving as co-director of the fall ...

Second-grader helped save mother’s life

Webster County 911 Dispatcher Josi Pahl was working a night shift in February when she got a call for medical help. The voice on the phone sounded very young — and very poised. Alivia Anderson, an 8-year-old second grader, was on the phone calling for help because her mother was ...

Wheels for Work makes another donation

Without a car, a single-mom family can’t be there for school, work, emergencies, health care, groceries, child activities, and more. A safe and reliable car is essential to the success of most working families. It helps them meet the everyday tasks of family life that are out of reach ...

Lest we forget

WEBSTER CITY — In the early hours of March 3, 1980, a Life Flight helicopter operated by Iowa Health — Des Moines, the company that became today’s UnityPoint Health, was approaching Hamilton County Hospital in Webster City. Weather conditions were poor, with heavy fog and intermittent ...