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Kroona hired as assistant Webster County attorney

A Webster City lawyer has been hired as an assistant Webster County attorney. The Webster County Board of Supervisors approved the hiring of Justin Kroona during its meeting on Tuesday. Kroona will begin with the Webster County Attorney’s Office in October. Kroona received his law degree ...

Slain officer’s funeral is set for Wednesday in Algona

ALGONA —The funeral service for Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram, 33, who was killed in the line of duty on Sept. 13, will be Wednesday morning. According to a release from the Iowa Department of Public Information, a funeral service will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the Algona High ...

133rd Test Squadron to celebrate anniversary

The 133rd Test Squadron of the Iowa Air National Guard will celebrate its 75th anniversary from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. The 133rd Test Squadron is located at 1649 Nelson Ave., Fort Dodge. The community open house event includes displays of military vehicles, military aircraft, tactical ...

Shooting reported in Algona

ALGONA — Law enforcement officers from northern Iowa and southern Minnesota converged on Algona Wednesday night in response to a shooting. The shooting was reported near the Kossuth County Fairgrounds, radio stations KLGA and KLGZ reported Wednesday night. The fairgrounds are along U.S. ...

133rd Test Squadron to celebrate anniversary

The 133rd Test Squadron of the Iowa Air National Guard will celebrate its 75th anniversary from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. The 133rd Test Squadron is located at 1649 Nelson Ave., Fort Dodge. The community open house event includes displays of military vehicles, military aircraft, tactical ...

Supervisors OK Ag Park land purchase

The Webster County Board of Supervisors approved the $8 million purchase of 265 acres of land near Iowa’s Crossroads of Global Innovation ag industrial park west of Fort Dodge on Tuesday. The purchase is for land currently owned by the George F. Murphy Trust along Iowa Highway 7. According ...