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Land O’Lakes building gets new owner

The big building on Eighth Avenue South that was once the local office of Land O’Lakes will soon be a place where race cars will be stored and the administrative work for a local race track will be done. The Better Way Project on Wednesday announced the sale of the building to Jeff ...

News of Record: Nov. 4, 2026

Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Tuesday Failure to appear for pre-trial hearing — Rodney D. Mrozek Jr., 45, 1644 Eighth Ave. N., further proceedings to be scheduled. Credit card fraud under $10,000, minor victim — Rodney D. Mrozek Jr., 45, 1644 Eighth Ave. N., preliminary hearing set for Nov. 13, no contact order issued. Driving while license suspended — Estevan Loera Orozco, 21, Lakeside, $250 plus surcharge, court costs. Adonais A. Villatoro Villatoro, 29, Grand island, Nebraska, $250 plus surcharge, court costs. Barbara A. Dudley, 44, 14 Johnson Place, ...

Pomeroy man sentenced for child sexual abuse

ROCKWELL CITY — A Pomeroy man has been sentenced to up to 100 years in prison after a judge found he repeatedly sexually abused a child over a period of years, according to the Calhoun County Attorney’s Office. According to court documents, Jason Michael Peed, 39, must serve at least 70 years in prison before becoming eligible for parole or work release. Peed was convicted Oct. 30 in Calhoun County District Court of continuous sexual abuse of a child and two counts of second-degree sexual abuse. District Court Judge Kurt J. Stoebe imposed the maximum sentence on each count: up ...

Supervisors approve scaled-back rezoning in split vote

Webster County Supervisors approved a scaled-back version of Kevin Stumpf’s rezoning request Tuesday on a 3-2 vote after a contentious meeting that pitted economic development goals against neighbors’ concerns and erupted into raised voices over wells and water usage. Supervisors Bob ...

Concerns raised over animal control response

Questions about a 45-day lapse in animal control response drew scrutiny Tuesday at the Webster County Board of Supervisors meeting. Supervisor Niki Conrad pressed the county’s contracted provider for answers about missed calls and response time reports she said she had repeatedly requested after receiving multiple complaints from citizens. Conrad said the supervisors never received those reports. Blaine Hepp, owner of Total Animal Control, told supervisors that dispatch messages had gone to his spam folder, leaving him without calls or messages for animal control response from ...