Esther Clark, of Fort Dodge, said she’s not a Lazy Ike collector. Instead, she came to the Lazy Ike Get Together Saturday at the Matt Cosgrove River’s Edge Discovery Center to see if some of the lures her late husband Larry left were indeed the coveted and collectible lures. “I’d ...

The Fort Dodge City Council will consider the final reading of an animal control ordinance update when it meets tonight. It will also consider an agreement related to a state grant for the Boston Centre. The council will meet at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S. The ...

HUMBOLDT — A lawsuit filed in Humboldt County accuses the Humboldt Community School District and its superintendent of knowing about the sexual abuse of a middle school student by a teacher, then failing to act and instead acting to conceal it. The teacher, Samantha Meyer-Davis, of Rutland, ...

Every year, Fort Dodge residents borrow money to work on their homes or buy something big, like a new car. Their city government does the same kind of thing, borrowing money via bond issues to pay for infrastructure work and major purchases, such as buying fire trucks. The city’s debt ...

Every move on the dance floor during an upcoming party will help dogs and cats in a local animal shelter find their way to a real, permanent home. The event is Almost Homecoming and it’s a fundraiser for the Almost Home Humane Society of North Central Iowa. This homecoming-themed dance ...