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News of Record: Sept. 10, 2025

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Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Tuesday Driving while barred — Manasha N. Carr, 35, Des Moines, failed to appear, arrest warrant issued. Tampering with witness — Mandell Clark, 50, 1229 Sixth Ave. N., preliminary hearing set for Sept. 19. Violation of a no contact order — ...

Grassley moves to end shutdowns

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Ending government shutdowns by forcing Congress to finish spending bills in a more timely manner is the goal of new legislation from U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley. Annually, Congress must pass a number of spending bills and send them to the president. But if those bills aren’t passed by the ...

‘We have very little control’

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The Webster County Board of Supervisors approved by a narrow margin Tuesday a 4,999 head hog confinement to be located in Jackson Township. The vote passed 3-2 with supervisors Bob Thode and Austin Hayek voting yes. Supervisors John Cochrane and Nathan Montgomery voted nay. Supervisor Chair ...

Taking center stage with Owen Hamlow

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Owen Hamlow followed the footsteps of his family members. Band, singing and theater are something Hamlow has always been around, and it was the perfect fit for him once he got to Fort Dodge Senior High. “My dad played trombone in band, along with his mom, my brother, two of my uncles and ...

Doodlebug collectors are back in town

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The Doodlebugs are invading Webster City again, and that means you’ll start seeing them all over the city starting today. It’s the 39th year the motor scooters have made their way home, where they were built by the Beam Manufacturing Co. Not hard to miss, because they are bright ...

Passenger dies after being thrown from car in Wright County

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WRIGHT COUNTY — A Webster City man died Sunday evening when he was thrown from a car in Wright County that ultimately struck a utility pole and burned. Michael Mendez Mendez, 36, was a passenger in a car heading south on Wright County Road R-38 when the car dropped off the edge of the ...