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Webster County deputy sheriffs will receive 2.5 percent annual raises while starting pay for corrections officers will rise by $1.56 per hour under recently app ....
bshea@messengernews.net With the results of the 2020 census coming in, Webster County officials are preparing for the possibility that the boundaries of some voting precincts may have to be changed. Each precinct is supposed to have 3,500 people in it, according to Webster County Auditor Doreen Pliner. The census numbers may prompt some changes to existing precincts to maintain that number, she said. However, she said she did not expect any major changes. To tackle the task of examining census data and precinct boundaries, the Webster County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday appointed a temporary commission. It consists of Tina Eldal, a deputy county auditor; Andy McGill, the county’s director of management information systems;; and County Recorder Lindsay Laufersweiler. ....
– Messenger photo by Bill Shea This house is under construction on Coats Drive south of Coalville in Webster County. The Webster County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to reduce by half the building permit fees paid for new single family houses in unincorporated areas of the county. The reduction will be in place through the end of the year. – Messenger photo by Bill Shea A nearly completed new home on Division Street in Coalville awaits its occupnats. The Webster County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to cut in half the building permit fees for new single family homes in unincorporated areas of the county. The reduction is in effect through the end of this year. ....
bshea@messengernews.net People reporting for jury duty when a major trial is looming in Webster County may find themselves spending some time at the fairgrounds. The main building at the fairgrounds south of Fort Dodge will be the location for the jury selection process when a large number of potential jurors are summoned. The Webster County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement Tuesday with the Webster County Agriculture Association to make that possible. The county government will pay the association $50 a day when the site is used for jury selection. County Attorney Darren Driscoll told the board that in order to comply with COVID-19 precautions such as social distancing, a bigger space is needed to assemble potential jurors. The bigger space will make it possible to keep everyone at least 6 feet apart. ....
bshea@messengernews.net An investigator will be added to the staff of the Webster County Attorney’s Office this summer. The investigator will assist the Fort Dodge Police Department, Webster County Sheriff’s Department, the Dayton Police Department and the Gowrie Police Department. With no discussion, the Fort Dodge City Council on Monday approved the agreement that will create the position. Councilmen Andy Fritz and Jeff Halter were absent from the otherwise unanimous vote. The Webster County Board of Supervisors approved the agreement on April 27. Under that agreement, the city will pay 60 percent of the investigator’s salary. The county will pay 40 percent of the salary and the employer’s share of health insurance and other benefits. ....