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Stormwater webinar planned

Becoming an Urban Water Steward Webinar to be presented at the Webster County Extension Office Feb. 1. Learn how your city impacts lakes and streams. Bree Marmur shares a variety of stormwater solutions to improve water quality and reduce flooding. Viewing of the webinar will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 1 at the Webster County Extension Office, 822 Central Ave., Fort Dodge, (Wells Fargo Building). Have questions? Contact the Webster County Extension Office at 515-576-2119. No registration needed.

Schuster promoted in FD Fire Department

Fort Dodge firefighter Devon Schuster has been promoted to lieutenant to fill a vacancy. He is a Fort Dodge native. He has been a city firefighter since September 2016. He has the following professional certifications: Firefighter I, Firefighter II, Fire Officer I, Fire Instructor, Critical Care Paramedic and Hazardous Materials Technician.

Private Pesticide Continuing Instruction course offered

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Webster County office will be offering another opportunity to attend the Private Pesticide Applicator Continuing Instruction Course (P-CIC), led by Extension Field Agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz. The course will be offered at 1:30 p.m.Jan. 30 at the Webster County Extension Office. Pre-registration is required. Walk-ins on the day of the program will only be admitted if room allows. Please pre-register online at: https://go.iastate.edu/I7PWBZ or call the Webster County Extension Office at 515-576-2119. The course will run for ...

UDMO drive through food pantry Thursday

Upper Des Moines Opportunity is holding a drive through food pantry from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Corpus Christi Center, 403 N. Eighth St. The food pantry is open to call income-eligible residents of Webster County.

No injuries in storage building fire near Moorland

MOORLAND — A structure fire in rural Moorland Sunday was likely caused by electrical issues of a side-by-side vehicle that was being worked on, according to Moorland Firefighter Brad Hoffman. According to Hoffman, Moorland Fire Department was dispatched to 2136 Hayes Ave. on Sunday afternoon when a steel storage building caught fire. He said the property owner had been inside the building working on a side-by-side when he left for a few minutes. When the property owner returned, the side-by-side began smoking and a fire was starting. The fire quickly spread to the woodworking ...

MLK event rescheduled

The Martin Luther King Day roundtable discussion has been rescheduled for 5:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at Community Tap & Pizza, 2026 Fifth Ave. S.