Badger News

Beginning today, Webster County consumers will see a slightly higher sales tax. Rates on items subjected to sales tax have increased from 6.5 to 7 percent - or 7 cents on every dollar spent.

John P. Laska, 89, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, June 27, 2009, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge.

A semitrailer driver involved in a serious one-vehicle accident Monday is not being identified by authorities.

Stray dogs and cats will likely have a new nemesis later this year. That's because Fort Dodge and Webster County officials hope to have a new animal control officer on the job.

When John Shehan sat down in front of a pile of precut boards piled on table in the reception center at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park he knew exactly what to do with each one of them to turn the lumber into a wood duck nesting box.

Plans for a new animal shelter in Fort Dodge have at least one resident worried that she'll have a bunch of noisy four-legged neighbors.

An old golf club with a screw taped to one end may seem like a nasty little weapon.

When family members of Steve Johanson arrived at his rural Badger home Tuesday afternoon, they discovered his barn and most of its contents had been completely destroyed by a fire.

Every day in Webster County, the wail of sirens can be heard as ambulances and fire trucks roll to emergencies.

Three more Fort Dodge buildings will have a date with demolition crews as the city government continues clearing away eyesores and making room for new development.

A Webster County local option sales and services tax was overwhelmingly approved Tuesday - albeit by a relative handful of total voters.

At last November's general election, Webster County voters approved the imposition of a 1 percent local option sales tax that will take effect July 1. This tax replaces the current one-half percent tax that ...

The Webster County Local Option Sales and Service tax is collected by adding a 1 cent per dollar on purchases subject to the Iowa sales and service tax.

KCCI.com uLocal member Larry H. capture breaking news Monday night in Badger. Larry writes that "during a windstorm tonight , the wind blew the steeple spire off of Badger Lutheran Church in Badger, Iowa." "In ...

The Fort Dodge Police Department is looking for the public's help to solve a string of vehicle vandalisms over the weekend.

Winter roads in Webster County claimed the life of a Badger woman Saturday night.

Benjamin Franklin is no stranger to the Salvation Army. Anonymous donors have made a tradition of dropping $100 bills into the red kettles that grace local store fronts during the holiday season.

On Election Day, approximately 54 percent of voters in rural Webster County rejected a 1 percent local option sales tax.

The annual Webster County 4-H Leaders Recognition and 4-H Awards Banquet was held Sunday at the Best Western Starlite Village with over 350 in attendance.