Republican Shaunna Abrams will replace Democrat Doreen Pliner as Webster County auditor in January. Abrams easily defeated Democrat Krystal Lloyd in Tuesday’s general election to replace Pliner who is retiring. Abrams won 64.97 percent of the vote, while Llody won 34.72 percent, according ...

The Webster County Board of Supervisors named a new chief medical examiner Tuesday. Dr. Chris Carzoli, who has previously served as deputy medical examiner since January 2024, has been named to the chief role. Dr. Dan Cole had served as chief medical examiner for nearly 50 years before his ...

WEBSTER CITY — Ed Broom is, in all likelihood, the newest veteran to reside in Webster City. That’s not to say he is the youngest nor the latest to be discharged from military duty. He and his wife moved to Hamilton County in May of this year. He had resided in St Joseph, Minnesota, ...

The Fort Dodge Public Library is always a good place to find something to read. This week, people of all ages will be able to find something good to read and buy it for much less than the price of a new book. And all the money from those book purchases will be used to support programming ...

Today is election day. After more than a year of campaigning and weeks of early voting, the 2024 election will conclude with the closing of the polls tonight. Those polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today. A list and map of Webster County polling places is on page 2A of today’s ...