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Pomeroy man convicted of sexual abuse of a child

ROCKWELL CITY — A Pomeroy man was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child Friday in the Iowa District Court for Calhoun County. Jason Michael Peed, 39, was found guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a child and two counts of sexual abuse in the second degree, arising from the sexual abuse of a child over a period of years, according to the Calhoun County Attorney’s Office. The case was tried to the court on March 24, after Peed waived his right to a jury trial. District Court Judge Kurt Stoebe found Peed guilty on all three counts. Continuous sexual abuse of a child is a ...

Summerfest comes to Fort Dodge

Primary election set for Tuesday

The primary election on Tuesday features a high profile race for the Republican nomination for governor, but when it comes to the local races, Webster County voters won’t have a whole lot to do in the voting booth. There are no primary contests for local legislative or courthouse races. And most of the Webster County officials on the ballot are completely unopposed. County Attorney Darren Driscoll, a Democrat, has no primary opponent and no general election foe. He was appointed to serve as county attorney in February 2018 to replace Jennifer Benson. He won his first term in the ...

Preserved in time

CALLENDER — Dennis Tucker, who spent 30 years from 1966 to 1996 as the principal of the former Prairie Elementary School, wasn’t too sure if he would be around to help open the time capsule that was put into the school sign on May 26, 1976. “I told the kids when we put the stuff in ...

A buddy, a barrow, and a blue ribbon

For one afternoon at the Webster County Fair, kids who might never otherwise get into a show ring will get the chance to do exactly that — paired with a mentor, a pig, and a crowd cheering them on. The event is part of Bacon Buddies, an Iowa Pork Producers Association program that pairs youth with disabilities, ages 4 to 18, with young mentors who guide them through every step of showing a pig. Mentors help their buddy get the hog ready, walk them through what to expect, answer questions along the way, and stay beside them in the ring. “Watching these kids light up when they’re ...

America at 250: Chaos in the run-up to Civil War

Editor’s note: Information on the Civil War is well-known, but what about some of the factors that led to its start? This week, we examine some of those issues and how, after years of growing tensions, the nation went to war with itself. The seeds of the Antebellum period in the United ...