Webster County News

At 4:26 a.m., the WCPD received information that Dominic Michael Mutchler, 18, of Webster City, had stolen a vehicle and was heading toward the Kum & Go Convenience Store .

When the Stratford City Council met in regular monthly session for May, two public hearings were on the agenda.

The first Friday, Saturday and Sunday in June are statewide free fishing days, when any Iowa resident can fish without a license.

A Badger teen suspected of forcing a female into a vehicle at knife point, leading officers on a high-speed chase and damaging vehicles belonging to the Fort Dodge Police Department and Iowa State Patrol made his initial appearance in Webster County Magistrate Court Saturday.

Gear For Kids, a recent athletic gear drive held by the Fort Dodge Community Foundation and United Way, was a tremendous success, according to Mary Jo Wagner, foundation development director.

The North Central Ag Industrial Park was the focal point of discussion among Webster County Supervisor candidates Tuesday evening at a pre-primary forum hosted by Well Informed Webster People.

I was not surprised to read Sunkissed Meadows was closed. Of course no one goes there.

The Fort Dodge City Council will return to Iowa Central Community College on Monday for its weekly meeting.

The 29th annual Friends of St. Edmond Ball was a great success for the many supporters of Catholic education in the Fort Dodge Community.

Tami Davis, of Goldfield came to the first Hillbilly Sale of the 2012 summer season on the Webster County Fairgrounds with a specific purpose and goal.

About 170 new jobs, better prices for farm commodities, and deeper ties between Iowa and South Korea were celebrated Monday afternoon with a groundbreaking ceremony that formally launched construction of the CJ Bio America plant in Webster County.

Council members unanimously approved a development agreement with Calcium Products Inc.

Dakin Schultz, a planner with the Iowa Department of Transportation, told the group as well as members of the community that most projects have already begun, or are on the schedule to be completed.

Upper Des Moines Opportunity Inc. is the community action agency that serves low-income families in Webster County.

For the seventh year, kids will have a chance to learn about fishing and have some fun at Duane Bill's Friendly Fishing Derby, from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Badger Lake in John F. Kennedy Memorial Park.

A Fort Dodge man has been arrested on charges of having a handgun with him, after being convicted of a felony.

Investigators are looking into three different incidents at convenience stores in small towns in Webster County, and speculating that they may be connected.

Fort Dodge Community Foundation and United Way is reaching out to the community again, this time to help needy kids this summer.

Direct payments to growers would be eliminated, but the crop insurance program would remain ''pretty much like it is,'' under the farm bill now before the U.S. Senate, Sen.

The accident was reported around 3:41 p.m. near the corner of U.S. Highway 169 and Webster County Road C66.