A small group of people got together 20 years ago to find a way to support the parks in Webster County. They called their little group Friends of Webster County Conservation. That group, now much bigger and with a solid track record of providing money and volunteers for the park system, ...

Smoke detectors alerted a Fort Dodge man to a fire in his home Wednesday afternoon, enabling him and his dogs to escape safely. No one was injured in the fire at 109 S. 18th St. that was reported at noon. Fire Department Lt. Devon Schuster said the fire was contained to the attic on the ...

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the Farm News Barns tab published on Nov. 28, 2025. MANSON — Scott Langenwalter loves talking about barns, and he especially enjoys spending time in his own barn. “I love the architecture of the barn,” he said. “I like to see how ...

An early morning structure fire displaced seven Fort Dodge residents and six pets. According to the Fort Dodge Fire Department, firefighters were called to a two-story residence at 1510 Fifth Ave. N. just before midnight Monday and saw heavy smoke coming from the attic. According to ...

The Webster County Board of Supervisors approved a request from the State of Iowa Tuesday to remodel the east side of the Department of Human Services building. Iowa Workforce Development moved into the DHS building at 330 First Ave. N. earlier this year, taking on the space that the Child ...

GOLDFIELD — A Goldfield man is dead following an accidental shooting last Friday. According to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, George Filmalter, 26, was inside a residence at 3372 210th St. at approximately 8 pm, Friday and was handling a handgun which he believed was unloaded. ...