Hot oven mitt sparks fire in cabinet
A hot oven mitt placed in a drawer sparked a small fire in a Fort Dodge house Wednesday evening. The fire at 1233 S. 20th St. was confined to a cabinet. No one was hurt. Assistant Fire Chief Kerry Miklo said someone put the mitt in a drawer when they were done cooking. About 20 minutes later, they smelled something burning and went into the kitchen to find a cabinet ablaze. The fire was reported at about 6:35 p.m. Firefighters used an extinguisher to douse the flames. Miklo said the fire also scorched a wall and the oven. Miklo identified the home owner as Jane Brown.
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Eugene Newsome has filed to run as an independent for the Webster County Board of Supervisors.
Newsome will seek to represent District 5, which comprises Johnson, Elkhorn and Douglas townships and Fort Dodge Precincts 5 and 6.
Barnum man could face up to 10 years
A Barnum man could face up to 10 years in prison and a $15,000 fine for forgery and third-degree burglary.
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A Fort Dodge teen was charged with lottery ticket fraud, a Class D felony, in Webster County Magistrate Court Wednesday morning.
Christina Schlief, 18, 3102 N. 15th St. Lot 16, allegedly took a lottery ticket from Casey’s, 2007 N.
FD man faces criminal mischief charges
A Fort Dodge man appeared in Webster County Magistrate Court Wednesday morning to face charges of second-degree criminal mischief, a Class D felony.
Richard Crawford, 27, 609 N. 22nd St.
Fye sentenced for manufacturing meth
A Fort Dodge man was sentenced in Webster County District Court on Monday for manufacturing methamphetamine and possession of meth with the intent to deliver, both Class C felonies.
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