Barnum News

For nearly a year, the doors of the former St. Joseph Catholic Church in Barnum have been closed on Sunday mornings.

Eugene J. Harty, 81 of Fort Dodge, died Sunday October 11, 2009 at Trinity Regional Medical Center.

Deb Colby is very lucky. Wednesday afternoon - while outside taking care of a pair of miniature horses on her small farm at 1167 180th St.

Where: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 211 S. 13th St. For those who have fond memories of attending Mass at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St.

After deferring the decision twice, Webster County supervisors unanimously approved a zoning ordinance Tuesday.

A two-vehicle crash sent four people to the hospital Tuesday afternoon. Farshad Sayadinejad, 57, was driving a Rabiner Treatment Center minivan when he turned left onto 170th Street from U.S. Highway 169.

One person was injured when a semitrailer hit a car at the intersection of U.S. Highway 169 and Iowa Highway 7 in Fort Dodge Tuesday night.

A railroad yard and a facility for repairing rail cars may someday be built near the North Central Agricultural Industrial Park in Webster County.

The Karl L. King Municipal Band of Fort Dodge was greeted with applause despite the damp weather Sunday evening.

Members of the VFW and American Legion lowered the flag for the last time at the Manson Northwest Webster elementary Wednesday afternoon at the school building's closing ceremony.

It's now safe for people in Barnum can drink their water again out of the tap. Officials have lifted a boil advisory for the Webster County town.

Residents of Barnum are being urged to boil their water before drinking it, at least through the weekend.

Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources said Friday that a boil advisory is in effect for the city of Barnum in Webster County.

Near Clare, the American Legion Memorial Day ceremony at St. James Cemetery will be at 9 a.m. Monday, with a Legion gun salute and prayers plus the reading of names of the 80 veterans buried at the cemetery.

As Ethan Egli entered the barn at the farm of his grandparents Ken and Judy Egli Saturday morning, he was ready to take his pony, Jimmy, for a ride.

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.

The May 5, 7 and 12 concerts by the Iowa City New Horizons Band will be a veritable May basket of musical flowers.