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Keeping your money safe from scammers

Michael Larson, commercial market president at First Interstate Bank, shared one of the things that keeps employees at the institution busy on Monday and Tuesday mornings during a Community Fraud and Cyber Security Training session at the Fort Dodge Public Library Saturday morning — ...

From tragedy to triumph

What began as a mother’s worst nightmare – the death of her son – has resulted in a positive legacy and opportunity for students in the electrical technologies program at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge. Landon "Deno" Smith, a Fort Dodge native and Iowa Central student in ...

News of Record: Sept. 19, 2026

Magistrate Court WEBSTER COUNTY Friday Driving while barred — Micah I. Price, 25, 502 Second St. N.W., preliminary hearing set for Sept. 28. Eluding — Micah I. Price, 25, 502 Second St. N.W., preliminary hearing set for Sept. 28. Interference with official acts — Micah I. Price, 25, 502 Second St. N.W., continued 180 days. Driving while license suspended — Austin Lee Bowen Krusemark, 38, Jefferson, $250 plus surcharge, court costs. Matthew Schoon, 39, Manson, $250 plus surcharge, court costs. Shauna M. Smith, 48, 14 Johnson Place, $250 plus surcharge, court ...

New owners promise same friendly service

Generations of Fort Dodge area families have purchased their washers, dryers, stoves and refrigerators from Ross’ Appliance Center. New local owners of the downtown store plan on serving future generations of area families. After 40 years of owning the business, Ross and Deb Nemitz ...