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Second deer hunt planned in FD

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Fort Dodge will hold a second archery hunt for deer from Sept. 21 to Jan. 10, 2025. The hunt will be conducted under strictly controlled conditions, mostly in wooded areas on the fringes of the community. The city’s first hunt from Sept. 16, 2023, to Jan. 10, resulted in 43 does being ...

Property tax hearing is tonight

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The Fort Dodge City Council will have a public hearing on the proposed property tax rate this evening, then consider awarding some contracts for infrastructure work. The council’s work will begin at 5 p.m. with a hearing on the total maximum property tax for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. The ...

CULTURE SHIFT

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When Josh Porter became the Fort Dodge Community School District’s new superintendent last summer, he listed goals and objectives for both the short- and long-term vision of his tenure. Some, Porter admitted to himself, were ambitious. Others would take time and a concerted effort to ...