Property for a second firehouse to be built on the city’s west side was purchased by the Fort Dodge City Council on Monday. The council bought land in the 300 block of A Street from Eldon and Karen Rossow, of Fort Dodge, for $85,000. That money will come from the city’s share of ...

The continuing process of the Fort Dodge Senior High School renovation and financing highlighted the Fort Dodge Community School District Board meeting Monday. Brandon Hansel, executive director of financial services, presented the board with approval items for making Jensen Builders, Ltd., of ...

POCAHONTAS — A man and a teenager have been arrested and charged with robbing someone at gunpoint in Pocahontas Saturday afternoon. Gideon Ayafa, 18, of Pocahontas, was charged with first-degree robbery and fifth-degree theft, according to Pocahontas police. A 16-year-old resident of ...

Archers bagged 22 deer during a hunt in Fort Dodge that started last fall and ended in January. Police Capt. Matt Lundberg presented the results of the urban controlled bow hunt to the City Council Monday. He said the 22 deer taken in the recent hunt was a slight decrease from the 25 taken ...

A Coalville couple faces multiple criminal charges for reportedly starving their pets, including a dog who died, according to court records. Joshua A. Valley, 38, and Grace A. Christenson, 44, both of 23661 Garfield St., were arrested by Webster County sheriff’s deputies and charged with ...

HUMBOLDT — After decades of packaging highly nutritious meals for hungry people close to home and overseas, a group of Humboldt County volunteers reached a remarkable milestone. A group of about 450 volunteers was hard at work in Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Humboldt when at about ...