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Webster County supervisors receive bids for animal control

The Webster County Supervisors received and placed on file two bids for animal control services in the county. On Tuesday, the supervisors received a bid from Total Animal Control Company for a retainer of $19,200 with an estimated monthly fee of $1,600. According to Webster County Auditor Shaunna Abrams, the four-page bid was submitted by Blaine Hepp. A second bid was received from ASAP Safety LLC for a $2,000 per month retainer, as well as a $35 hourly charge with a four-hour minimum for call outs. According to Abrams, the bid was placed by Justin Goodno. According to Webster ...

Go and Do: June 18

In Fort Dodge FORT DODGE — The Fort Museum, 1 Museum Road, will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. FRIDAY, and noon to 4 p.m. SATURDAY and SUNDAY. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for students and veterans with ID, $4 for children ages 5-17 and free for children ages 4 and younger. FORT DODGE — Fort Dodge Farmers Market is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. SATURDAY at 11 N. 25th St. FORT DODGE — Karl L. King Municipal Band Concert is 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY at the Karl L. King Bandshell in Oleson Park. There is no admission charge, courtesy of the city of Fort Dodge. People attending are reminded to bring ...

Lehigh man sentenced for 2025 shooting

DAYTON — A Lehigh man has pleaded guilty to intimidation with a dangerous weapon with intent, a class C felony, after he shot at a Dayton home last year. Jose L. Perez, 33, entered the guilty plea in Webster County District Court earlier this week. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison without the possibility of parole. According to court documents, on Dec. 28, 2025, Perez arrived at 101 Third Street S.W. in Dayton where he exited his vehicle and discharged a 9mm pistol into the residence. He then fled the scene. According to a report from the Webster County Sheriff’s ...

City of Fort Dodge audit report released

Cornwell, Frideres, Maher & Associates, P.L.C., released an audit report this week on the City of Fort Dodge. The city’s revenues totaled $81,955,523 for the year ended June 30, 2025, a 7.3% increase from the prior year. Expenses for the city’s operations for t he year ended June 30, 2025, totaled $101,942,877. The increase in revenue is primarily due to an increase in charges for services. The increase in expenses is primarily due to increased expenditures for capital projects and broadband utility. Cornwell, Frideres, Maher & Associates, P.L.C., reported four findings related ...

A day to remember

Juneteenth is a day to celebrate and remember how far America has come since the day when slaves were declared free in 1865. And thanks to the efforts of the Pleasant Valley Awareness Committee, that milestone will be marked with a public celebration this Saturday in Fort ...

From our files: June 2011