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Michael Mechem
Michael L. Mechem, 73, of Clarion passed away Friday, October 29, 2021 at his home in Clarion. Memorial services for Michael Mechem will be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 10:30 AM at […]
Month: October 2021
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Chelsea man said to be carrying gun, shot and killed by deputy
The Iowa Department of Public Safety says a Tama County Sheriff’s Deputy shot and killed a man who was walking around with a handgun in Chelsea. DPS says deputies arrived around 7:30 p.m. Thursday for […]
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Sign up starts Monday for low income heating assistance
The application period for the state’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) begins on Monday. Iowa Utilities Board spokesman, Donald Tormey, says the program provides a payment to help you with part of your heating […]
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Reynolds joins lawsuit challenging federal Covid-19 vaccine requirement
Governor Kim Reynolds has signed the State of Iowa onto a lawsuit challenging one of the Covid-19 vaccination mandates President Biden has proposed. “I do not believe in mandating vaccines. I’ve been very clear about […]
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Fort Dodge man dies in Webster County accident
One person was killed in a single-vehicle accident in rural Webster County early Thursday. Webster County Sheriff Luke Fleener reported a 2008 Chrysler Aspen operated by Jeremy Bruns of Fort Dodge left the road at […]
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State Senator from northwest Iowa resigns, taking job in Texas
A state senator from Spirit Lake has accepted a job in another state and is resigning from the Iowa Senate. Republican Zach Whiting has accepted a job at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative […]
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Webster City Rotary Leadership Banquet set for November 7.
The 73rd annual Webster City Rotary Leadership Banquet is back this year. The event is set for Sunday,November 7 at the Briggs Woods Conference Center south of Webster City. The Rotary banquet celebrates the accomplishments […]
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Webster City city council to be updated on pinhole water leak problem on Monday evening.
The latest on the pinhole water leak investigation will be presented at this Monday evening’s meeting of the Webster City city council. For the last few weeks. there have been numerous reports of pinhole leaks […]
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Reynolds to sign bill to aid workers who may be fired over vaccination status
Governor Kim Reynolds will sign a bill that outlines how workers may claim a religious or medical exemption from a private employer’s Covid vaccination mandate, without a doctor or cleric signing off on the document. […]
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By 141-3 margin, Iowa legislature approves non-partisan redistricting plan
The Iowa legislature has overwhelmingly approved the second plan for reconfiguring the boundaries for Iowa’s congressional and legislative districts. Redistricting happens once a decade, after population changes are identified in the Census. Senate Republicans rejected […]