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Lynx finish as co-NCC champs on the pitch
The third-ranked (Class 2A) Webster City boys had their unbeaten soccer season come to an end last Thursday, falling to No. 9 Humboldt, 2-1. With the result, the Lynx and Wildcats finish tied for the regular season North Central Conference title for a second consecutive year. Webster City won the previous meeting, 2-1.
Town of Lehigh keeps close eye on water levels in the Des Moines River
LEHIGH, Iowa — The small Webster County town of Lehigh is keeping watch on the water levels in the Des Moines River as rain totals have added up over the last few weeks. Dena and Mark Johnson have a house right on the river. They've lived there for three decades and have lived through a couple of floods. The water has gotten so high in years past that the family has had to use canoes to get in and out of their home.
Sentence handed down for storage unit break-ins in Garner
GARNER, Iowa – A man has been sentenced for breaking into several storage units in Hancock County. Derek Eugene Ott, 42 of Fort Dodge, pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree burglary. He was accused of entering K&D Storage on North State Avenue on August 15 and using a bolt cutter to remove the locks on three storage units and damage the lock on a fourth.
La' James cosmetology school to refund more than $200,000 to settle Iowa student loan suit
An Iowa cosmetology school with a long and checkered history of financial issues has agreed to refund hundreds of thousands of dollars to students whose financial aid checks it delayed or withheld. The refunds are the result of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 against La' James International College, a for-profit chain of schools with locations in Johnston, Fort Dodge, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids and Davenport. ...
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