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News of Record: Oct. 24, 2024

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Driver hurt when semi rolls over GOWRIE — The driver of a semi-trailer was injured when it rolled onto its side Wednesday morning in southwestern Webster County. Jennifer M. Fortune, 41, of Woolstock, was taken by ambulance to UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center, ...

District 2 Candidates Address the Issues

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Name: Nathan Montgomery Address: Burnside Occupation: Owner of Montgomery Lawn Service LLC Party: Republican Why should the voters pick you? “I have been an experienced and proven leader serving in several leadership positions for organizations at the state and federal levels. I ...

‘I shot him’

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A Webster County jury heard the opening arguments from attorneys as well as testimony from the state’s first witnesses in the trial of a Fort Dodge man accused of killing a juvenile in 2023. Isaac Alexander Bachman, 19, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the shooting ...

Despite rain, burn ban remains in effect

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Despite Tuesday morning’s rain and some predicted for today, a burn ban in Webster County remains in effect. According to Webster County Emergency Management Coordinator Dylan Hagen, areas of Webster County saw less than .1 inch of rain, which keeps the county in moderate drought ...