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News of Record: July 15, 2026

Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Tuesday Driving while barred — Brad A. Gully, 52, 315 S. 15th St., preliminary hearing waived. Violation of probation — Donjua L. Edmondson, 29, Fort Dodge, further proceedings to be scheduled. Fourth degree theft — Donjua L. Edmondson, 29, Fort Dodge, preliminary hearing set for July 24. Forgery — Donjua L. Edmondson, 29, Fort Dodge, three counts, preliminary hearing set for July 24. Assault causing bodily injury or mental illness — Donjua L. Edmondson, 29, Fort Dodge, preliminary hearing set for July 24. Fifth degree theft — ...

Intersection to close

The busy intersection of Second Avenue North and 15th Street will be closed at the end of this month for a massive overhaul. The intersection is expected to remain closed until about Thanksgiving. The City Council on Monday hired Castor Construction, of Fort Dodge, to do the work at a ...

Two members of Public Safety Authority named

Two appointments to the new Webster County Public Safety Authority were approved by the Fort Dodge City Council Monday. The council appointed Ryan Gruenberg as the city’s representative. He is a former Fort Dodge Police Department captain who is the vice president of operations at Iowa Central Community College. The council also approved Vickie Reeck as the joint city-county representative on the authority’s board. She is the former community and economic development manager in the city’s Development Services Department. Her appointment must also be approved by the Webster ...

Water, pheasants topics at Coffee and Conservation

Water quality was the focus of a Coffee and Conservation session Saturday at the Matt Cosgrove River’s Edge Discovery Center. The program featured information on Webster County Conservation’s volunteer water testing program, river cleanup efforts and future initiatives to ensure water quality for recreation and agriculture. Jerry Beck, of Pheasants Forever, was present and reported that the area should be the site of good pheasant hunting this fall. The Discovery Center at 20 N. First St. is truly on the edge of the Des Moines River. From that site, the Webster County ...

Two more officers added to FDPD

Two new Fort Dodge police officers were introduced to the City Council Monday. Blake Smith grew up in Coalville and graduated from Southeast Webster High School. He has worked various jobs, and has been a member of the Webster County Sheriff’s Office Reserve for about two and a half years. Lestat Lesher is a native of Florida who moved to Iowa and graduated from Manson Northwest Webster High School. He most recently served as a corrections officer at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility and is a member of the Iowa Army National Guard. Lesher and Smith fill vacancies that bring ...

From our files: July 2011