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St. Paul to accept preschool registrations

St. Paul Lutheran School will begin accepting applications on Friday for preschool for the 2024-2025 school year. Children who will be 4 years old by Sept. 15, 2024, may be registered for 4-year-old preschool, which is offered Monday through Friday in the mornings with the option of ...

Burnside man running for Board of Supervisors

Nathan Montgomery, of Burnside, announced Tuesday his plans to run for the District 2 seat on the Webster County Board of Supervisors during the 2024 election. Montgomery is running as a Republican. He is a 2019 graduate of St. Edmond Catholic School. He operates a lawn care ...

Le Claire man arrested after driving drunk, leading pursuit

A Le Claire man who was found slumped over behind the wheel on the exit ramp of U.S. Highway 20 and Webster County Road P59 with the vehicle still in drive has been charged with felony eluding and driving drunk after leading an Iowa State Patrol trooper on a brief pursuit through Coalville on ...

Alleged bath bandit busted in Fort Dodge

An illicit bath could send a Fort Dodge man to prison for up to five years. According to court records, 40-year-old Daniel Mark Martin is charged with one count of third-degree burglary, a Class D felony. The criminal complaint alleges that between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Martin ...

CFR seeks donations

Community & Family Resources, a mental health and addiction treatment organization, is seeking donations for its wish list of items for its adult programs. The list includes mens and womens underwear, mens and womens socks, sports bras, bodywash, lotion, art supplies, winter hats, gloves, ...

One injured in Tuesday crash

CALLENDER — At least one person was injured in a crash involving a semitrailer and a passenger vehicle Tuesday afternoon in Webster County. The crash happened at U.S. Highway 169 and 290th Street at about 3 p.m. It remained under investigation Tuesday night. Firefighters from Callender ...