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School Closing and Delays
February 9, 2010
Algona Public and Parochial Schools - CLOSED
Belmond-Klemme Schools - CLOSED
Buena Vista Fort Dodge Center - CLOSED
Clarion-Goldfield Schools - CLOSED
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A familiar sight
February 9, 2010
Snow and wind are back.
Monday morning the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory that won’t expire until 6 p.m. today.
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More cuts loom
February 9, 2010
The Webster County Board of Supervisors will be forced to cut the fiscal year 2011 budget further.
However, the exact amount to be cut has not yet been released.
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Fort Dodge City Council seeks engineer for downtown roads
February 9, 2010
A search for a consulting engineer to design a realignment of downtown Fort Dodge streets was launched Monday by the City Council, over the objections of citizens opposed to the project.
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School delays for Tuesday
February 8, 2010
There is a two-hour delay for Fort Dodge schools on Tuesday.
This includes the Fort Dodge Public, Catholic, Lutheran, Community Christian Schools, and Early Learning Centers. There will be no Transitional Kindergarten.
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FD snow ordinance will be in effect
February 8, 2010
Parking on residential streets in Fort Dodge will be prohibited from 4 a.m. Tuesday until noon Wednesday under a snow and ice removal proclamation issued by Mayor Matt Bemrich.
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Advertising During a Recession
Tue, July 14, 2009 @ 4:16PM
Many businesses sometimes consider reducing or eliminating marketing budgets during recessionary times. In researching this blog topic, I found some information worth sharing during these tough economic times. It comes from a McGraw Hill study of 600 businesses during the 1981-82 recession. Businesses that maintained or increased their ad spending during this time averaged higher sales growth during the recession and in the following 3 years! By 1985, sales of the businesses that maintained or increased their ad spend during that recession reported sales results 256% over those that had cut back on advertising. In 2001, another study found that aggressive recession advertisers increased market share 2.5 times the average for all businesses in the post-recession. Just some food for thought when planning your advertising budget.
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- 10th Boys' Basketball vs. DM Hoover, here
- 10th Boys' BB vs. DM Hoover, here, 4:45 p.m.
- Duncombe Booster Club Meeting
- ITBS tests
- JV Girls' BB vs. DM Hoover, here
- PMS 7th Boys' BB vs. Johnston, Gold, there, 4:30 p.m.
- PMS 8th Boys' BB vs. Marshalltown, there
- V Boys' BB vs. DM Hoover, here
- V, JV Girls' Bowling vs. Valley, there
- V, JV Wrestling vs. WDM Valley, here
- Varsity Girls' BB vs. DM Hoover, here, 6:15 p.m.
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- 10th Boys' BB vs. Mason City, here
- A-team study Meeting, Cent. Adm. Bldg
- ITBS tests
- JV Girls' BB vs. Mason City, here, 4:45 p.m.
- JV Wrestling vs. CIML JV Invite @ FD, here, 10:00 a.m.
- SH Band ISU Honor Band @ ISU
- V Boys' BB vs. Mason City, here
- V Boys' BB vs. Mason City, here, 7:45 p.m.
- V Girls' BB vs. Mason City, here
- V WR vs. CIML V Invite @ SE Polk
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- JV Girls' BB vs. Urbandale, there
- PMS 7th Boys' BB vs. Marshalltown,there
- PMS 8th Boys' BB vs. Waukee, there, 4:30 p.m.
- V Boys' BB vs. Urbandale, there
- V Girls' BB vs. Urbandale, there
- V, JV Girls' Bowling vs. DM Roosevelt, there, 4:00 p.m.
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