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News of Record: Sept. 17, 2026

Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Wednesday Possession of drug paraphernalia — Madison E. Doyle, 22, Farnhamville, continued 180 days. Possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, first offense — Madison E. Doyle, 22, Farnhamville, preliminary hearing set for Oct. 6. Assault causing bodily injury or mental illness — Terry E. Bass, 59, 215 N. 12th St., preliminary hearing set for Sept. 25, no contact order issued. Property maintenance code violation — Globe Tax 20 LLC, West Des Moines, $750 plus court costs; Duane Carlson, Boone, continued until Oct. 28; Jorge A. Lemus, ...

From our files: September 2011

New bridge will help expand OHV park trails

A new bridge will enable the already extensive trail system at the Gypsum City OHV Park to grow even more. Getting the bridge in place will make it possible to expand the trail system to the southeast corner of the park, according to the state Department of Natural Resources and Webster County Conservation. The bridge will be a 100-foot long pre-manufactured steel structure over a ravine. It will have an eight-foot wide concrete deck that OHVs will travel on. The Iowa Natural Resources Commission hired Dixon Construction, of Correctionville, to install the bridge at a cost of ...

Man pinned by falling tree

A man was injured when a section of a massive tree trunk fell and pinned him to the ground on a steep hillside in Fort Dodge Wednesday afternoon. He was freed during a complex rescue effort by firefighters and police officers and was transported by ambulance to UnityPoint Health - Trinity ...

Man takes plea agreement in arson case

A Fort Dodge man charged with setting a fire in a house last winter has entered a plea agreement that will spare him from any time behind bars. Josh D. Wilson was arrested in April and charged with setting a fire on Feb. 10 at 221 S. Fourth St., where he was living at the time. He was initially charged with second degree arson. Court records show that he recently entered an Alford plea to lesser offenses of third degree arson and third degree criminal mischief. Under Iowa law, when someone enters an Alford plea, they do not admit guilt, but acknowledge that the prosecutors likely ...

Afro-Latino Festival comes to Iowa Central

Just in time for National Hispanic Heritage Month, the annual Afro-Latino Festival was held Wednesday at the Student Resource Center on Iowa Central Community College’s Fort Dodge campus. Hundreds of students and other members of the public packed the venue, sampling Afro-Latino food ...