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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 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. Webster County S...

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 mask mandate issued by Gov. Kim Reynolds, it would also require use of masks outdoors when six feet o...

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. The public health regulation, initially passed Dec. 3, was modified on Thursday by the Board of Hea...