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News of Record: Nov. 13, 2026

Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Thursday Dominion/control of a firearm or offensive weapon by a felon — Jacquez S. Canavan, 26, Fort Dodge, preliminary hearing set for Nov. 20. Violation of probation — Anthony D. Linderman, 34, Fort Dodge, continued until today. Driving while license suspended — David P. Allbee, 55, 355 Fifth Ave. N.W., dismissed. Chad L. Butrick, 45, 524 N. 28th St., $250 plus surcharge, court costs. Failure to provide proof of financial liability — David P. Allbee, 55, 355 Fifth Ave. N.W., dismissed. Reckless driving — Alexander R. Turkett, 20, ...

Kantor Avenue east of Briggs Woods to remain closed

WEBSTER CITY — Nearly every chair was filled at the Hamilton County Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, with the majority of the residents attending there to learn more about the closing of the Kantor Avenue bridge east of Briggs Woods. The topic of the bridge’s condition was addressed by ...

From our files: November 2011

Part of South Seventh Street is closed

South Seventh Street between Fourth Avenue South and Meriwether Drive will be closed for the next two weeks, according to an announcement from city officials. The street will be closed so that storm sewer repairs can be completed.

Outage causes inconveniences

A massive disruption in commonly used Microsoft programs Thursday created some inconveniences locally, but did not bring commerce or government to a halt. The outage, which apparently hit all of North America, affected the Outlook email system and the Teams chat program. Astra Ferris, the ...

ECC students enjoy new playground turf

The days for enjoying recess outdoors this fall may be dwindling, but every time the students at the Early Childhood Center in Fort Dodge do get out on the school’s playground they will be on some new turf. Thanks to a donation from Koch Fertilizer, a section of the playground that was often a muddy mess has been covered with artificial turf. Koch Fertilizer, which has a plant near Duncombe, donated $19,925 to pay for the recently installed turf. “It turned out fantastic,” said Nicole Ahrens, the assistant principal of the Early Childhood Center. She said the new surface ...