Construction equipment is a common sight on Third Avenue Northwest lately. That’s because a section of the busy street is being rebuilt right next to the spot where new apartment buildings are being constructed. Anyone driving through the area is forced to take a detour on Amvets Drive ...
Democrat Kris Williams has challenged Republican state Rep. Ann Meyer to a series of three debates before the Nov. 3 general election. “I’m not a politician,” Williams said in a written statement. “I don’t have a script. I’ll show up anywhere in this county and answer any question anybody asks me.” “All I’m asking is that she do the same,” he added. “That’s not a big ask. That’s the job.” Meyer replied by saying she stands by her record of serving her House district for the past eight years and added that she looks forward to debating Williams in an ...
In Fort Dodge, there may be times when the parents of a baby may be faced with a painful decision about what they can afford: food or diapers. The new Swaddling Clothes ministry of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is intended to help parents in that situation. Beginning in August, the ...
Mark Crimmins, a Fort Dodge attorney who served on the Iowa Central Community College Board of Trustees for three decades and was the legal adviser to the city government, died Monday at age 64. Crimmins was also a member of the City Council for a year in the early 1990s. “We will miss him,” Mayor Dave Flattery said. “He was not only a great family man, but also a great community man and a great legal man.” “He worked well with city officials,” he added. Flattery said that as city attorney Crimmins did a good job prosecuting nuisance violations. He added that Crimmins ...
Fort Dodge attorney Ryan Kehm has been named a district court judge by Gov. Kim Reynolds. He is an attorney at Crimmins & Kehm Law Firm. He received his Bachelor’s and law degrees from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He will replace District Court Judge John Haney, who is retiring. He will serve Judicial District 2B which includes Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Humboldt, Marshall, Pocahontas, Sac, Story, Webster and Wright counties.
