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Teen dead in Greene County after officer-involved shooting

GREENE COUNTY — A Boone man is dead after being shot by a sheriff’s deputy. According to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office was called Saturday at 10:49 p.m. to assist the Boone County Sheriff’s Office and the Boone Police Department with a ...

Eagle Grove police seek help in identifying vandalism suspects

EAGLE GROVE — Police in Eagle Grove are asking the community for help in identifying who vandalized the city’s parks Sunday evening. According to police, the vandalism at Fishpond Park and Greenwood Park happened between 10 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday. The suspects spray painted ...

Webster City to lose its downtown hardware store

WEBSTER CITY — The closing of Webster City’s downtown hardware store was confirmed this weekend by a letter from its owners. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the upcoming closure of our Webster City True Value Store,” the letter from owners Jesse and Stacey Bannor ...

One dead, one injured in UTV crash

WRIGHT COUNTY — A Huxley woman died and a Goldfield man was injured after their UTV fell from a river bank into the Boone River early Saturday. McKenna Woodbeck, 20, of Huxley, died when she was trapped under the vehicle, according to the Iowa State Patrol. Levi Rasmussen, 21, of Goldfield, ...

FD council to consider downtown building fund

The Fort Dodge City Council will move on Monday toward creating a new source of funding to help downtown building owners update their property. The council will meet at 6 p.m. today in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S. The council is scheduled to act on an agreement with the private ...