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Author with FD roots to return

Jackie Haley, a successful author and former Fort Dodge resident, will make a presentation Thursday in the town where she grew up. She will speak at 1 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Fifth Ave. N. People should enter the northeast door of the church. Her family moved to Fort Dodge when she was in fifth grade. She graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High School in 1998 and earned a Bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University in Ames. Her first book, “Crystal Beach,” was published in 2012. It is a novel that combines romance with a spy thriller story. The sequel ...

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Sonshine Singers to present benefit concert

The Sonshine Singers, an ecumenical group of vocalists from Fort Dodge and surrounding communities, are planning a concert called "Faith, Music, & Hope" Sunday at First Covenant Church, 201 Ave. H. It will start at 5 p.m. with doors opening at 4:15 p.m. For more than 20 years, this group has provided up-tempo and heart-felt anthems, all centered around the message of salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord. Those attending the concert will hear favorite songs such as "Surely the Presence," "Midnight Cry," and "How Great Thou Art" as well as some new anthems. The local band Jive for ...

Two shot in Fort Dodge

Two men were shot very early Saturday morning in Fort Dodge. Both were taken by ambulance to UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center. The shooting happened at about 12:30 a.m. in the 300 block of South Fourth Street. The two men were found on the sidewalk directly in front of the Fourth Street Depot, 300 S. Fourth St. Multiple gunshots were apparently fired. Vehicles parked on South Fourth Street were damaged and the glass in the front door of Fourth Street Depot appeared to be shot out. Fort Dodge police, Webster County sheriff's deputies, the Iowa State Patrol and ...

Man charged with murder in FD shooting

One person died in an early Saturday morning shooting in Fort Dodge, and a man has been arrested, the Police Department reported. Police reported that Jamarcus L. Gully, of Fort Dodge, was arrested an charged with: * First degree murder * Attempt to commit murder of a peace officer * Two counts of attempt to commit murder The shooting happened at 12:29 a.m. Saturday in the 300 block of South Fourth Street. Police reported that an officer saw a man shooting a handgun in front of the Fourth Street Depot, 300 S. Fourth St, with multiple people injured. The officer fired at him ...

‘A difficult reality’

MOORLAND — A Catholic church that once served generations of Moorland-area families is no longer designated as a sacred place for worship. Bishop John E. Keehner of the Diocese of Sioux City issued a decree Tuesday relegating Our Lady of Good Counsel Church to “profane but not sordid ...