News of Record: Aug. 12, 2026
Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Tuesday Driving while barred — Matthew M. Gagen, 36, Bode, preliminary hearing waived. Driving while license suspended — Courtney Lynn Dougherty Hilleshiem, 24, Sioux City, $250 plus surcharge, court costs. Violation of a no contact order — Emily R Gosselin, 26, 1412 Fifth Ave. N., trial set for Oct. 1. Fifth degree theft — Heather M. Kirchgatter, 55, 501 N. 13th St., trial set for Sept. 23. False report of indictable offense to public entity — Tyler Lindner, 36, Manson, preliminary hearing waived. Property maintenance code ...
Supervisors approve translation, transcription for Dispatch
The Webster County Supervisors approved a software interface quote Tuesday that will allow dispatch to have calls from non-English speakers translated as well as calls transcribed in real-time. The quote from Zetron Critical Communications, from Redmond, Washington, was approved for ...
City, county get additional $400,000 for riverfront
Fort Dodge and Webster County will be receiving an additional $408,900 from the state to help pay for improvements along the riverfront near downtown. The additional money will help to pay for a new parking lot to be built directly south of the large pavilion under construction along First ...
FD school board OKs $6.4 million amendment
By KADIN LUHMANN The Fort Dodge Community School District Board unanimously approved a $6.4 million amendment to its construction agreement with Jensen Builders Ltd. for additional renovations at Fort Dodge Senior High Monday. Zach Thompson, ISG Architects of Des Moines project manager for the high school, said Jensen Builders Ltd., of Fort Dodge, is working under a budget just shy of $6 million. “We went through some pretty heavy value engineering from the starting of a storm shelter to having a walking track that brings it all the way down to where we're at now,” Thompson ...
News of record: Aug. 11, 2026
MAGISTRATE COURT WEBSTER COUNTY Monday Driving while barred — Bret L. Larsen, 64, 1317 Eighth Ave. S., failed to appear, arrest warrant issued; Matthew M. Gagen, 36, Bode, failed to appear, arrest warrant issued. First-degree harassment — Brady L. Johnson, 31, 201 S. 21st St., preliminary hearing set for Aug. 20, no contact order issued. Sex offender registration violation, second or subsequent offense — Jonathan Robert Micheal Hubbard, 26, Livermore, preliminary hearing set for Aug. 20. Assault causing serious injury — David J. Richman, 45, Bayard, preliminary ...