State Rep. Wendy Larson, R-Odebolt, easily won her first full term in the legislature Tuesday. She received 9,065 votes while Democrat Rachel Burns, also of Odebolt, won 3,752 votes, according to election results released by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. She represents House District 7, which includes Calhoun, Pocahontas and Sac counties plus western […]

A Laurens nursing home is facing a proposed $10,000 state fine after inspectors alleged employees failed to properly perform CPR on a resident who later died. According to an Iowa […]

A Pocahontas man will spend nearly 22 years in jail after being sentenced on federal drug charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa says 47-year-old Jordan […]

Mefferd, a convicted felon, was found guilty of meth and firearm charges in Fort Dodge, Iowa Jordan Mefferd, 47, from Pocahontas, Iowa, was sentenced on October 27, 2026, in federal court to 262 months’ imprisonment.  [...]

A Pocahontas man has been sent to federal prison for about 22 years for dealing at least three pounds of methamphetamine in Webster County. Jordan Mefferd, 47, was sentenced on Tuesday, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa. Federal prosecutors said he pleaded guilty on June 15 to these […]

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The Gowrie Fire Department is one of several area volunteer fire departments that received donations from Iowa Select Farms and the Deb & Jeff Hansen Foundation. The other fire departments are in Bradgate, Clarion, Dows, Early, Goldfield, Havelock, Lake City, Rockwell City, Rolfe and Sac City. Each department received $3,000 to help purchase tools, equipment […]

Several area volunteer fire departments have received donations from Iowa Select Farms and the Deb & Jeff Hansen Foundation. Those fire departments are in Bradgate, Clarion, Dows, Early, Goldfield, Gowrie, Havelock, Lake City, Rockwell City, Rolfe and Sac City. Each department received $3,000 to help purchase tools, equipment and supplies, according to an announcement from […]

Bradley Peiffer, age 54, of Fonda, Iowa died October 25, 2026 at Sanford Health Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral Mass will take place Saturday, October 31, 2026 at […]

The No. 8 Gehlen Catholic volleyball team opened postseason play on Wednesday night with a sweep of Newell-Fonda in a Class 1A Regional Quarterfinal. While the Jays came out on top in straight sets, they struggled to get solid footing in the first set. Gehlen did not lead the set until very late when the […] The post No. 8 Gehlen Catholic volleyball sweeps postseason opener over Newell-Fonda appeared first on KLEM 1410.