Two major Fort Dodge housing initiatives, including one that would replace a vacant downtown building, got a boost from the state Tuesday. The Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded $1 million worth of workforce housing tax credits to the downtown project and another $1 million to a ...
Kevin Bahrenfuss, of Webster City, was appointed to the Iowa Central Community College Board of Trustees, filling the District 8 seat previously held by longtime Trustee Thomas O. Chelesvig. Bahrenfuss was appointed during the college’s Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday. Bahrenfuss, a ...
A recent visit from Gov. Kim Reynolds has led to Webster County and Fort Dodge being given an additional $400,000 in Destination Iowa funds. “When the governor was here and touring projects, she noted the work happening currently with the city’s restroom and shelter project,” said ...
DAYTON — Stetson Spangler, 11, of Farnhamville, was only missing one important piece of cowboy gear Saturday night as he hung out with his family on the hill at the 89th annual Dayton Labor Day Rodeo. A proper pair of boots. Instead, while relaxing and waiting to compete in the miniature ...
The Webster County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after an outdoor camera meant to monitor construction progress was vandalized and shot out twice. According to Webster County Engineer Jamie Johll, the county’s Secondary Roads Department placed a Verkada camera at the roundabout project at Nelson Avenue and 170th Street near the Fort Dodge Regional Airport to monitor construction progress, as well as to get insights into traffic issues. The camera stopped working last month, and when county workers went to investigate, they found that the camera had been shot with a large ...
