Three new troopers are on the roads in and around Webster County, carrying on the Iowa State Patrol’s tradition of professionalism and service. Trooper Matt Winter and Trooper Payton Harris joined the patrol’s Webster County based District 7 in December. Trooper Dylan Hill arrived ...
Fort Dodge is preparing to welcome up to 30,000 people next week for the Iowa Girls High Athletic Union’s state softball tournament. All of the fans and teams will be converging on the community at a time when there is a lot of road work underway. Construction at an intersection just ...
The Webster County Fair crowned a king and a queen on Wednesday, and the job isn’t standing still and smiling for a photo. For Lane Ahlers and Aianna Kirby, it’s showing up all week, even in the sweltering heat, for their own entries, and for everyone else’s. Fair royalty carry a ...
Friendship Haven announced that Kiley O’Leary has joined the team as assistant director of nursing. In this role, she brings experience in nursing practice, long-term care, and health care education to the Friendship Haven campus. O’Leary earned her Associate degree in nursing from Iowa Central Community College and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain University in Addison, Illinois. She is currently completing her Master of Science in Nursing with concentrations in nursing education and nursing executive studies. Over the past nine years, she has served ...
The Webster County Board of Supervisors will appoint a new county auditor later this month, and residents interested in the job have until Friday to apply. The vacancy follows the resignation of Auditor Shaunna Abrams, who submitted her resignation letter July 10, giving the board seven days’ notice. The supervisors will meet at 10 a.m. July 28 to make the appointment, according to a notice issued Thursday by board Chair Austin Hayek. Whoever is selected will serve on an interim basis, holding the office until a candidate is elected in the Nov. 3 general election, under the state ...
Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Friday First degree harassment — Wendy A. Leadley, 43, 213 K St., preliminary hearing set for July 27, no contact order issued. Assault — Wendy A. Leadley, 43, 213 K St., trial set for July 29. Third degree theft — Elizabeth M. Leiss, 40, Cedar Rapids, preliminary hearing set for July 24. Possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, third or subsequent offense — Terry R. Bennington, 56, Cedar Rapids, preliminary hearing waived. Operating while under the influence, first offense — Terry R. Bennington, 56, Cedar Rapids, ...
