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A budget of roughly $59 million was unanimously approved by the Webster County Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning. The budget for the fiscal year that begin
When the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. in spring 2020 and beyond, federal lawmakers enacted bills with plump programs to direct money to a host
On Tuesday, during a public hearing on the matter, several area landowners shared their concerns and opposition to the two potential wind farm developments being considered in the northeastern part of the county. Several are completely opposed to any development of wind turbines, but the issue up for discussion at this time is the county’s existing zoning ordinance for wind turbines and whether to update it to make it more or less restrictive, or to leave it as is.
Officials say the efforts are showing positive results.
kwingert@messengernews.net Despite Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ decision to roll back some of the heightened safety precautions to slow the spread of COVID-19 this week, the mask regulation passed by the Webster County Board of Health in December will remain in effect until at least March 15. The board held a special meeting on Thursday afternoon to discuss the future of the mask mandate regulation. “We are still in the middle of the pandemic and masking is one effective strategy that definitely helps until we get herd immunity and get to a point where we can safely de-escalate slowly,” boa...