Three area residents recently graduated from Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids. The graduates are: • Kayla Thompson, Algona, diploma • Caleb Bormann, Lu Verne, associate of applied science and certificate • Katelyn Adson, Vincent, associate of science
In recognition of the Memorial Day holiday, the City of Fort Dodge’s garbage routes will be adjusted as follows: • Garbage collection scheduled for Monday, May 26, will be moved to Tuesday, May 27. • Garbage collection scheduled for Tuesday, May 27, will be moved to Thursday, May 29. • Recycling collection scheduled for Wednesday, May 28, will follow the regular schedule. • Garbage collection scheduled for Thursday, May 29, will be moved to Friday, May 30. Residents are asked to place their garbage and recycling carts at the curb by 5 a.m. on the scheduled collection ...
St. Edmond Catholic Schools will hold a retirement open house for four members of the faculty on Wednesday. The event will take place from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the St. Edmond library with Rhonda Guldenpfennig, Adolph Kochendorfer, Michelle Rogers and Kim Stuhrenberg being honored.
A plan to convert a long stretch of North 15th Street into a three lane road will be the subject of a public information meeting Tuesday. The meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S. The proposed project would include 15th Street between First Avenue North and 20th Avenue North. That section is now a four-lane road, with two lanes of traffic going in each direction. The proposal would change that section of road to three lanes. If completed, the street would have one northbound lane, one southbound lane and a center lane for vehicles turning ...
SAC CITY — An investigation is underway in Sac County following a May 4 shooting. According to Chief Deputy Katie Stange, the Sac County Sheriff’s Office and Sac County Emergency Medical Service were dispatched to the area of U.S. Highway 71 and 330th Street on May 4 at 6:22 a.m. Once on scene, they discovered an injured subject with a gunshot wound. One individual has been taken into custody in connection with the shooting, according to the Sheriff’s Office. According to Stange, the investigation is ongoing, and additional details will be released at a later date.
FONDA — Fonda Specialty Care is celebrating a deficiency free state survey and recognizing its team members for their commitment to quality care. A deficiency free survey means state surveyors found zero deficiencies during their annual inspection and confirmed that Fonda Specialty Care is meeting or exceeding all state and federal requirements in the areas of resident care, services, and environment. This designation is rare and comes after a rigorous process where state agencies conduct unannounced surveys, often over the course of several days, to observe resident care, check all ...