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A Webster County jury found a Duncombe man guilty of multiple sexually related offenses last week. According to court documents, Brandon Patterson, 44, was found guilty of seven counts of third-degree sexual abuse following a four-day trial in Webster County District Court. “I’d like to thank law enforcement for working diligently on this case,” said Webster County Assistant County Attorney Bailey Cavanaugh. “I’m thankful the jury returned a guilty verdict, which ensured justice for the victim in this case.” The case was investigated by the Webster County Sheriff’s ...

Turning Back the pages of time

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1936 Sell church at auction Zion Lutheran church, a rural church six miles west and a mile north of Jewell, is to be sold at public auction Thursday, Oct. 1. The congregation voted last January to disband and its members have gone to the Lutheran churches in Jewell and Stanhope. I.H. Knudson will cry the sale. Not only the church building, but contents will be sold. The Catholic congregation at Jewell has bought the pews and baptismal font. Zion church was a part of the Jewell pastorate and was served by the Rev. Opsahl. 1961 Adult night courses set Nearly 25 different courses ...

Election certified, speed limit changes north of Webster City

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The Hamilton County Supervisors met Tuesday morning with a brief agenda that included the certification of election results, a change in the speed limit north of Webster City and a personnel action. Usually decisions from the supervisors are unanimous decisions, approving contracts, ...

Downtown revitalization is here

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In the last three years, the City Council of Webster City has become increasingly wary of the safety of downtown’s 100+ year old brick buildings. Monday night, at its regularly-scheduled second meeting of September, Council took decisive action; voting unanimously to finish acquiring and demolish four buildings in the 500 block of Second Street. The city already owned 545 and 547 on the north side of Second Street; it bought two buildings owned by Chris McNeil at 518 and 520 Second in the last two weeks, paying $62,500 for them. That sale is scheduled to close on or before ...

Nearly half of Center for Intellectual Freedom advisory council members resign

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Nearly half of the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa’s advisory council membership have resigned from their roles after issues were voiced about the Iowa Board of Regents’ dismissal of their concerns relating to control of the center and finding its permanent leader. The Iowa Board of Regents Tuesday stated in a news release that it accepted the resignation of 11 members of the advisory council, including executive committee chair Richard Lowery and other professors and academics from universities across the U.S. According to a letter sent to Board ...