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Blanden Arts Festival is Saturday

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The annual Blanden Arts Festival is a free event open to the community that is a day to celebrate the Blanden Memorial Art Museum and Iowa art culture while also highlighting artistic talent, creativity and imagination. The festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the ...

Officers assaulted as inmate attempts escape from Sac County Jail

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SAC CITY — Two Sac County deputies and a jailer were assaulted by a jail inmate last week during an escape attempt. According to Sac County Sheriff Ken McClure, Artis Karazins, 36, of Lake View, assaulted a jailer around 3 p.m. June 4 when she attempted to pass paperwork through a jail ...

School moves to get on referendum ballot

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A formal resolution turning petitions in to the Webster County Auditor to get on the Nov. 4 ballot for a $42.04 bond referendum to do needed upgrades on the Fort Dodge Senior High School building was approved by the Fort Dodge Community School District Board of Education Monday. “We’re ...

Protect and serve

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Webster County K-9 officer Iza will soon be protected by a bullet and stab proof vest, thanks to a donation from a national nonprofit organization. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. donated the bullet and stab protective vest to Webster County as part of the organization’s 2024 Fallen K9 ...

News of record: June 10, 2025

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Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Monday Failure to appear for sentencing — Saul B. Jones, 36, Lehigh, further proceedings to be scheduled. Third-degree theft — Saul B. Jones, 36, Lehigh, preliminary hearing set for June 19, no contact order issued. Failure to appear for pre-trial ...