Grass on a golf course doesn’t need pure drinking water in order to thrive. Water that is a little dirty will apparently suit the fairways and greens just fine. The golf course at the Fort Dodge Country Club will get some less than pristine water for irrigation under a deal approved by ...

The owner of a downtown Fort Dodge bar told the City Council Monday that her business is declining because a police officer is constantly pulling over her clients. Shanda Marks, who owns The Brass Monkey at 15 N. 10th St., said her business has declined 50 to 70 percent because customers ...

A man was stabbed during a fight outside a Fort Dodge convenience store Sunday morning, according to police, The man accused of the stabbing was quickly arrested, police said. At 9:08 a.m. Sunday 911 dispatchers received a report of an altercation at Star Convenience Store, 1601 Fifth ...

Continuing work on the Fort Dodge Community School District’s new transportation location headlined the Monday meeting of the district’s board. Maintenance Director Ryan Utley presented a pair of change orders for the project. The first dealt with running electrical conduit under the ...

The memory of conservative Christian influencer Charlie Kirk was honored by about 250 people who gathered on the Fort Dodge City Square Saturday evening. “He became the voice we needed in these wicked times,” said Rachel Beardoin, one of the speakers at the candlelight vigil. She ...

Democratic candidates for offices ranging from the U.S. Senate to the Iowa House of Representatives made their pitch to local party members on subjects like health care and the minimum wage during a Sunday night event in Fort Dodge. U.S. Senate candidate Jackie Norris also firmly denounced ...