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New ownership

After 24 years of working in the steel manufacturing business his father started, James Works was ready to branch out and run his own operation. “My dad started a business (B&W Trailer Hitches, headquartered in Humboldt, Kansas) in 1987,” Works said. “I started working for him ...

Investing in Fort Dodge

Koch Fertilizer will invest about $140 million to increase production capacity at its ammonia plant east of Fort Dodge, company officials announced in November. The upgrades will boost yearly production by 85,000 tons, the company reported. Work is set to begin this year and be ...

Putting down roots

Green State Credit Union became the newest financial institution in Fort Dodge last year. Formerly known as the University of Iowa Credit Union, it arrived in Fort Dodge by purchasing branches of the former First American Bank. First American Bank was established in Fort Dodge in 1934. ...

Meier 11th at CIML Meet

AMES — The Fort Dodge cross country team competed here Thursday at the CIML Iowa Conference meet. The Dodger boys finished fifth overall led by Joshua Meier with the girls placing seventh. Meier was 11th overall in a time of 16:58. “I was really pleased with our runners,” FDSH head ...

Conrad wins again

Delaney Conrad’s year has been anything but normal. On Sunday, she found a little peace and a lot of smiles at the place she knows best: the golf course. The recently-graduated Southeast Valley High School senior returned to the winner’s circle after a one-year absence, earning her ...