Starting on Saturday, the familiar sound of bells ringing in front of stores began in Fort Dodge as the annual Salvation Army Kettle Campaign kicked off. It’s a sound heard every year and a need that’s always there, every year. “The need is great this year,” said Salvation Army ...
A contract for replacing the 101-year-old Highland Park Avenue Bridge will come before the Fort Dodge City Council tonight. The council will also consider the second readings of proposed increases in the monthly water and sanitary sewer bills. The council’s work will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S., with a workshop on future street improvement projects. The council’s business meeting will begin at 6 p.m. That’s when the bridge contract will be considered. The timber frame bridge was built in 1925. It carries Highland Park Avenue over the ...
Long before Gabe Casciato was the senior pastor of Crossway Church in Fort Dodge, he was ministering to an entirely different type of congregation. Everyone in that congregation wore a military uniform. Often they were working under extreme stress that would be unimaginable to civilians. ...
Webster County’s preliminary ballot count in Tuesday’s general election surpassed its 2022 midterm total, but fell short of the number cast in 2018, according to Webster County Auditor Krystal Lloyd. A total of 12,800 ballots were counted on election night, including 8,282 cast on ...
Having a working furnace is a necessity in Iowa, and replacing one comes with a big price tag. That is why Moeller Furnace and Air will donate a new furnace by the end of this year to a Fort Dodge resident or family that needs one, but may not be able to afford it. The company is starting ...
