For Iowa high school softball players competing at the highest level, Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex is the site of all the action this week. And for hundreds of players, their home away from home this week is Iowa Central Community College. For decades, the college has housed ...
A job fair for veterans is being held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Iowa Army National Guard Armory in Fort Dodge. The armory is located at 1659 Nelson Ave. The job fair is being held in partnership with IowaWORKS as part of the National Hire a Veteran Day promotion, which is Saturday. Robert Haege III is the Home Base Iowa program manager for IowaWORKS. He said the following businesses are planning to be at the Job Fair: VA-Central Iowa Healthcare System, Smithfield Foods, Decker Truck Line, Inc., City of Fort Dodge, CJ Bio America, Koch Fertilizer, Proteus, Silgan ...
ROCKWELL CITY — A Rockwell City man is facing a murder charge following an April 12 collision in rural Calhoun County. Jaxyn Stone Blum, 21, was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in the death of Kyle Rath, 19, and with the attempted murder of Roger King, 21, according to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office. According to Calhoun County Sheriff Pat Riley, on April 12 at approximately 9:02 p.m. at the intersection of 290th Street and Harris Avenue, a pickup truck driven by Blum struck a utility terrain vehicle occupied by Rath and King. Rath died at the scene. King was ...
LAKE CITY — A Lake City man will spend about 17 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug and gun charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa reported. Clayton Brown, 34, pleaded guilty on March 18 to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand recently sentenced Brown to 210 months in prison. Prosecutors said Brown admitted to being part of a conspiracy that distributed about four pounds of methamphetamine over the course of eight months in 2025. They ...
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 ...
