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Local control of federal workforce development funding will cease in the coming months as counties withdraw from an agreement that established a board of electe

Two Iowa mental health and substance abuse treatment agencies announced they have merged to more effectively support the growing need for services in central an

bshea@messengernews.net Thomas Steck, a Fort Dodge Police Department detective, was hired as the newest Webster County deputy sheriff Tuesday. Steck, who has been a Fort Dodge officer for 12 years, will begin working for the county on May 12. He fills one of two vacancies that originated with the retirements of former Sheriff Jim Stubbs and former Chief Deputy Rod Strait. Luke Fleener, then a sergeant, was elected to replace Stubbs, and he selected Derek Christie as his chief deputy. The advanc...

edecious@messengernews.net Webster County Supervisors approved an agreement for the Badger Lake Trail Loop, a Civil Service commissioner appointment and truck purchases on Tuesday. Badger Lake Trail Loop An agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation signed by supervisors confirmed the receipt of $700,000 in federal funding for the Badger Lake Trail Loop at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park. “This is just the paperwork process for the loop,” said Matt Cosgrove, director of Webster Cou...

bshea@messengernews.net The Webster County Board of Supervisors is seeking a volunteer to serve on the Civil Service Commission. That three-member commission oversees the testing process for hiring new deputy sheriffs and promotions within the Sheriff’s Department. To meet the requirement that the commission be balanced between political parties, a Democrat or Independent is wanted. The application for the post can be found on the county government’s web site at webstercountyia.gov. On the ...

edecious@messengernews.net -Messenger photo by Elijah Decious Webster County Supervisors approved the hire of Webster County Sheriff’s Deputy Cody Harris, a former patrol officer at the Fort Dodge Police Department, on Tuesday. Harris is the Sheriff’s Office’s first hire under Sheriff Luke Fleener. -Messenger photo by Elijah Decious Webster County Supervisors approved the hire of Webster County Sheriffs Deputy Cody Harris, a former patrol officer at the Fort Dodge Police Department, o...

edecious@messengernews.net A mask mandate passed in a split vote Tuesday by Webster County Supervisors brought the county in line with a similar mandate passed by the City of Fort Dodge in November. The regulation, first drafted and passed by the Webster County Board of Health Dec. 3, requires masks or face coverings to be worn at all times in most indoor public locations, regardless of how long one is inside or how close one is to others. Tightening the more permissive language of a November m...

edecious@messengernews.net In a follow-up to a mask mandate passed by the Fort Dodge City Council in November, Webster County Supervisors approved the county Board of Health’s mask regulation Tuesday, making masks and face coverings in most public places mandatory for the rest of the county. Supervisors passed the regulation with a 3-2 vote this morning, with Supervisors Mark Campbell and Keith Dencklau voting against it and Supervisors Niki Conrad, Nick Carlson and Bob Thode voting in favor....