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BUDGET TIME

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County departments spent this past week meeting with the Webster County Board of Supervisors to present their budget requests for fiscal year 2024-2025. Webster County Sheriff Luke Fleener kicked off budget season on Monday with the budgets for the Sheriff’s Office, Webster County Jail ...

Churdan woman killed in crash

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SIOUX CITY — A Churdan woman was killed in a crash in Sioux City Wednesday afternoon, not long after state troopers gave up their pursuit of her vehicle. The Iowa State Patrol identified her as Melissa Thede, 40. Another driver involved in the crash, 29-year-old Hector Alvarez Collazo, of ...

Almost Home to suspend adoption fees

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Anyone who has ever considered adopting a dog or a cat from the Almost Home Humane Society of North Central Iowa will have an added incentive to do so starting next week. No adoption fees will be charged beginning Thursday and continuing through Feb. 10, according to an announcement from the ...

Webster County Democrats elect new co-chairs

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During a recent Central Committee meeting, the Webster County Democrats elected Claudia Koch and Amber Rouse as the new WCD co-chairs by a majority vote. In addition, the WCD voted to keep the current slate of party officers, including re-electing Nedra Conrad as treasurer, Lorie Spanjers as ...

FD man sentenced to 15 years in federal meth case

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A Fort Dodge man who pleaded guilty in federal court last summer for his involvement in distributing “several pounds” of methamphetamine in the area has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. Phillip Pringle, 53, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine; ...