The Webster County Board of Supervisors approved by a narrow margin Tuesday a 4,999 head hog confinement to be located in Jackson Township. The vote passed 3-2 with supervisors Bob Thode and Austin Hayek voting yes. Supervisors John Cochrane and Nathan Montgomery voted nay. Supervisor Chair ...

Owen Hamlow followed the footsteps of his family members. Band, singing and theater are something Hamlow has always been around, and it was the perfect fit for him once he got to Fort Dodge Senior High. “My dad played trombone in band, along with his mom, my brother, two of my uncles and ...

The Doodlebugs are invading Webster City again, and that means you’ll start seeing them all over the city starting today. It’s the 39th year the motor scooters have made their way home, where they were built by the Beam Manufacturing Co. Not hard to miss, because they are bright ...

WRIGHT COUNTY — A Webster City man died Sunday evening when he was thrown from a car in Wright County that ultimately struck a utility pole and burned. Michael Mendez Mendez, 36, was a passenger in a car heading south on Wright County Road R-38 when the car dropped off the edge of the ...

A loan program to help downtown building owners pay for repairs needed to comply with building and safety codes will be created as a result of a new agreement between the City Council and the Development Corporation of Greater Fort Dodge. The agreement was approved by the council. Before ...

Elevators in the Boston Center that don’t work have been mentioned a few times over the last couple of weeks as the Fort Dodge City Council moves to bring about some improvements downtown. On Aug. 25, the council accepted a $100,000 state grant on behalf of the owners of the Boston Center ...