A Pocahontas man was killed in a fiery 16-vehicle pileup in western Nebraska Saturday evening, according to the Nebraska State Patrol. Troopers identified him as Steven Wichman, 56. He was killed in a crash that happened at 5:10 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 80 near Brule, according to the ...

ROCKWELL CITY — A Pomeroy man was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child Friday in the Iowa District Court for Calhoun County. Jason Michael Peed, 39, was found guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a child and two counts of sexual abuse in the second degree, arising from the sexual abuse ...

CALLENDER — Dennis Tucker, who spent 30 years from 1966 to 1996 as the principal of the former Prairie Elementary School, wasn’t too sure if he would be around to help open the time capsule that was put into the school sign on May 26, 1976. “I told the kids when we put the stuff in ...

The primary election on Tuesday features a high profile race for the Republican nomination for governor, but when it comes to the local races, Webster County voters won’t have a whole lot to do in the voting booth. There are no primary contests for local legislative or courthouse races. And ...

For one afternoon at the Webster County Fair, kids who might never otherwise get into a show ring will get the chance to do exactly that — paired with a mentor, a pig, and a crowd cheering them on. The event is part of Bacon Buddies, an Iowa Pork Producers Association program that pairs ...