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…
FD bridge contract on council agenda
A contract for replacing the 101-year-old Highland Park Avenue Bridge will come before the Fort Dodge City Council tonight. The…
Annual walleye stocking ensures local fishing at Briggs Woods Lake
By Robert E. Oliver Last Friday, 600 juvenile walleye found a new home at Briggs Woods Lake. For the fourth…
Casciato ministered to troops for 2 decades
Long before Gabe Casciato was the senior pastor of Crossway Church in Fort Dodge, he was ministering to an entirely…
Family feud fuels fall play
Webster County ballot count exceeds 2022 total
Webster County’s preliminary ballot count in Tuesday’s general election surpassed its 2022 midterm total, but fell short of the number…
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Local Sports
Tritons in seventh heaven
The streak lives on for the Iowa Central volleyball team. The third-ranked Tritons (33-3…
No. 11 Tritons hang tough with top-rated Hutchinson
ANKENY — The season didn’t end the way that Fort Dodge swim coach Ashley Beaumont wanted…
Dodgers wrap up swim season
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Editorial
Harvest isn’t over yet
Another blast of rainy weather has kept farmers out of the fields again. That means there is still some harvesting to be done, and in some areas, there is quite a bit to get finished. Because it is November, farmers will not be able to wait for the corn and any remaining soybeans to…
The 2026 general election is over. Many folks will breathe a sigh of relief at that…
Hard work of governing must begin
Election Day is nearly here. On Tuesday, thousands of people will go to the polls to…
Make your voice heard on Election Day
People across Iowa will set their clocks back one hour tonight because of Daylight Saving Time.…
The time has come to end Daylight Saving Time
Local Lifestyle
Come From Away
Comedia Musica Players is set to present its annual fall musical “Come From Away,”…
Laughs, Lyrics and Love: Fort Dodge Senior High — 'Cactus Pass'
Laughs, Lyrics and Love: Manson Northwest Webster — 'Polecat Hayride'
The Comedia Musica Players will present their annual fall musical, “Come From Away,” on Nov. 12-14…
Comedia Musica will present 'Come From Away'
Local Business
New health care model debuts in Fort Dodge
Wetter honored at Stewart Memorial
Brew Travel Center opening Nov. 16
Sole of the community
Lifestyle Briefs
CDA meeting set for Thursday
The Catholic Daughters Court 216 New Member Initiation Mass will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday at Holy Trinity Church, 2501 Sixth Ave. N. (NOTE: change of location for Mass). Mass will be followed by dinner at the Corpus Christi Center, 403 N. Eighth St., a special presentation of Veterans Honor Quilts to
Wernimont to perform at Fonda Arts Center
KYL adult programs scheduled for November
KYL schedules children’s programs
News Brief
FD Women’s Connection to meet Nov. 12
Fort Dodge Women's Connection invites all area women to a brunch at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 10 at Tea Thyme, 2021 Sixth Ave S. Tickets are $15 inclusive. The special feature will be Brian Bidleman, executive director for Beacon of Hope Ministries, who will be talking about the Beacon’s ministry and how it has changed…
CDA meeting set for Nov. 12
Trick or Treat in downtown Fort Dodge
Lazy Ike gathering set for Saturday
Obituaries
Marjorie Hamilton Hannon
Marjorie Hamilton Hannon, 101, of Fort Atkinson, formerly of Fort Dodge, IA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Marjorie graduated from Fort Dodge High School and attended the University of Iowa. She married Charles Hamilton in 1949; he passed away in 1986. In 1996 she married Paul Hannon; he passed away in…