Moorland News

People used to seeing grain hoppers and box cars on Fort Dodge railroad tracks may have taken a second look when they spotted bright yellow passenger cars rolling by late Monday afternoon.

Where: 425 13th St. N.W. Why: To kick off construction of the Brattmiller-Pommer home, one of two houses to be built by Webster/Humboldt County Habitat for Humanity in 2009.

Douglas L. Gross, 64, of Fort Dodge, died Sunday, May 31, 2009 at his home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, June 5th in the Chapel of Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Rev.

Drivers on U.S. Highway 20 west of Fort Dodge haven't seen the last of the big earthmovers that are clearing the way for a new four-lane version of that route.

New signage and a temporary detour were approved by the Webster County Board of Supervisors Tuesday.

Last historical nesting: 1883 at Twin Lakes in Hancock County. First modern nesting pair: 1998-1999 in Dubuque County.

Five people were injured in the collision of an SUV and semitrailer on U.S. Highway 169 south of Fort Dodge Thursday afternoon.

Denis Gailey will remain in prison. The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the conviction against Gailey on Friday for two counts of first-degree kidnapping, first-degree burglary and second-degree arson.

The Dexter Cattle Show will be held June 25 through 27 at the Webster County Fairgrounds.

WHAT: "Seasons," the 17th annual Hospice Ball. WHEN: Saturday; social hour at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m.; dance at 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Fort Dodge Event Center, 710 First Ave.

While playing Bingo at Citizens Central senior center, Jackie Surles heard the call for volunteers to help at a cooking school at Iowa Central Community College.

Webster County's thousands of acres of dry farmland are a relatively recent creation.

A new four-lane section of U.S. Highway 20 between Moorland and Rockwell City will be finished by the fall of 2010, according to a schedule outlined by a state highway engineer Friday.

Jean L. Chalfant, 72, of Fort Dodge, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at Trinity Regional Medical Center.