Red Cross sets up emergency shelter at FDSH
The Brushy Creek Area Chapter of the American Red Cross has set up an emergency shelter at Fort Dodge Senior High, 819 North 25th St., for those evacuated from their homes due to flooding along the Des Moines River. Shelter will be provided for anyone living in the Breen, Riverdale or Scenic Drive Additions in need of a place to go. The shelter will be staffed overnight and will provide sleeping accommodations and meals.
» Full StoryAnd so it begins
Ian and Sue Barth-olomew live in a relatively quiet neighborhood along the Des Moines River north of Fort Dodge, but every couple of years rising waters caused by ice jams stir up a commotion among residents in the Breen Addition.
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EARLY — Members of the U.S. 20 Corridor Association are now seeing some results of decades of pushing for a four-lane U.S. Highway 20 all across Iowa.
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A new agricultural club is taking root at Iowa Central Community College.
» Full StoryR.R. bridge over U.S. 20 damaged
MOORLAND — A semi hauling a Caterpillar 825 series soil compactor on a large flatbed trailer struck the underside of the Union Pacific Railroad bridge over U.S. Highway 20 in Moorland Friday mornin.
» Full StoryFlooding reported along Des Moines River in Fort Dodge
An ice jam on the Des Moines River caused water to rise in the Breen, Riverdale and Scenic Drive additions north of Fort Dodge, creating flash flooding Friday evening.
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