Riverbank damage north of Fort Dodge caused by the 2019 flooding of the Des Moines River will be repaired this summer. The Webster County Board of Supervis
Older bridges on two rural Webster County roads will be replaced with culverts under a project approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Peterson Contr
The Kalo Hill and a road leading to Dolliver Memorial State Park will be repaved this year. The Webster County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday hired Fort Dodg
A grant of nearly $19,000 from the U.S. Justice Department’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program will fund training and equipment for the t
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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 County Conservation. “We received transportation enhancement dollars for this. This just says we’ll follow the guidelines to receive those funds.”
The feasibility study for the trail was approved by supervisors nearly a year ago.