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News of Record: Sept. 18, 2026

Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Thursday Driving while barred — Javion L. Davis, 29, 1425 Eighth Ave. S., preliminary hearing set for Oct. 7. First degree burglary — Praizh M. Suggs, 19, Omaha, Nebraska, preliminary hearing set for Sept. 25, no contact order issued. Avah E. Blakeman, Des Moines, preliminary hearing set for Sept. 25, no contact order issued. Germara D. Guillory, Kansas City, Missouri, preliminary hearing set for Sept. 25, no contact order issued. Driving while license suspended — Juan L. Hernandez, 18, 1442 Prospect Ave., $250 plus surcharge, court ...

News of Record: Sept. 17, 2026

Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Wednesday Possession of drug paraphernalia — Madison E. Doyle, 22, Farnhamville, continued 180 days. Possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, first offense — Madison E. Doyle, 22, Farnhamville, preliminary hearing set for Oct. 6. Assault causing bodily injury or mental illness — Terry E. Bass, 59, 215 N. 12th St., preliminary hearing set for Sept. 25, no contact order issued. Property maintenance code violation — Globe Tax 20 LLC, West Des Moines, $750 plus court costs; Duane Carlson, Boone, continued until Oct. 28; Jorge A. Lemus, ...

New bridge will help expand OHV park trails

A new bridge will enable the already extensive trail system at the Gypsum City OHV Park to grow even more. Getting the bridge in place will make it possible to expand the trail system to the southeast corner of the park, according to the state Department of Natural Resources and Webster County Conservation. The bridge will be a 100-foot long pre-manufactured steel structure over a ravine. It will have an eight-foot wide concrete deck that OHVs will travel on. The Iowa Natural Resources Commission hired Dixon Construction, of Correctionville, to install the bridge at a cost of ...

Man pinned by falling tree

A man was injured when a section of a massive tree trunk fell and pinned him to the ground on a steep hillside in Fort Dodge Wednesday afternoon. He was freed during a complex rescue effort by firefighters and police officers and was transported by ambulance to UnityPoint Health - Trinity ...