HUMBOLDT — The Federal Emergency Management Agency will open a disaster recovery center at 1 p.m. today at the Humboldt County Secondary Roads facility at 2221 220th St. FEMA staff will be there to meet one-on-one with people who were affected by flooding in Humboldt County earlier this month. After today, the center will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week.
ALGONA — According to an accident report from the Iowa State Patrol, Adam Allen, 42, of Pocahontas will killed in a crash around 1 p.m. Sunday. Allen was traveling westbound on a 2016 Harley Davidson motorcycle on Iowa Highway 18 near 160th Avenue, east of Algona. A southbound 2024 Nissan Sentra entered the intersection without yielding at a stop sign. The 17-year-old driver of the Nissan is from Ackley and was not identified in the accident report. The driver was transported by Life Flight to MercyOne Medical Center in Mason City. The Iowa State Patrol was assisted by the ...
WOOLSTOCK — Two Webster City residents were injured when their vehicle struck a moving train around 6:40 p.m. Saturday. According to an accident report from the Iowa State Patrol, Haley Marie Hanus, 26, was driving a 2016 Toyota Prius eastbound on 330th Street in Wright County when the vehicle struck a moving train. Duwarn Richard Glover Jr., 26, was a passenger in the car. They were both injured and were transported to MercyOne Des Moines by Mercy Air Med. The Iowa State Patrol was assisted by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office and Woolstock, Eagle Grove and Webster City Fire ...
Vacation Bible School at Rolling Hills Community Church, 2891 N. 15th St., will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. beginning Monday and continuing through Aug. 5, according to an announcement from the church.. “Breaker Rock Beach” is the theme for this year’s Vacation Bible School. Kids will learn about mission adventures, and Bible stories. There will also be music, recreation and snacks. The program is for children in kindergarten through sixth grade. Registration is 6 p.m. Sunday at the church. There will be games and refreshments during registration.
Cornwell, Frideres, Maher & Associates, of Fort Dodge, released an audit report on the Fort Dodge city government for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. During that fiscal year, the city’s revenues totaled $69,931,435. That is a 6.3 percent increase from the prior fiscal year, according to the auditors. The increase was primarily due to an increase in grants, ambulance revenue and utility revenue. Expenses for that fiscal year total $65,759,691. That is a 5.8 percent increase from the prior fiscal year that was attributed to increased spending on capital projects, according to the ...
Four area residents have been named to various state boards and commissions by Gov. Kim Reynolds. The appointments are: • Amanda Miller, of Pocahontas County, to the Board of Sign Language Interpreters and Transliterators • Ashtyn Zinn, of Webster County, to the Bioscience Development Corp. Board • Ellen Hagen, of Hamilton County, to the Fire Service and Emergency Response Council • Christopher Jones, of Webster County, to the Commission of Deaf Services