A man was reportedly shot very early Sunday morning in Fort Dodge. The incident was reported at 12:36 a.m. near the intersection of Eighth Street Southwest and 10th Avenue Southwest. The man was found on the porch of a house near that intersection. He was reportedly suffering from two gunshot ...
A new mayor joined new and current members of the City Council Friday to lead Fort Dodge into the future. After taking the oath of office Friday morning, Mayor Dave Flattery asked city residents to help him advance the community. “I ask for active participation of every citizen - your ...
In the first meeting of the new year, Supervisor Austin Hayek was unanimously voted to chair the Webster County Board of Supervisors and Supervisor Bob Thode was approved as vice chairperson. Hayek was nominated for the leadership role by Supervisor Niki Conrad, who handed over the title, ...
Fort Dodge native and former professional boxing champion John Roby announced that a new book is being written about him. It is tentatively titled “The Life After Boxing: The John Roby Story.” It is a followup to his 2022 biography “The Belt of Wisdom.” The new book is expected ...
WEBSTER CITY — The Riverview Early Childhood Center and Webster City Day Care centers will combine services in 2026 according to a letter sent to past donors of the Riverview facility. The year-end letter carried the news that Riverview and the Webster City Day Care Center have reached ...
As 2026 begins, drivers in Iowa have even more reason to put down their phones while behind the wheel. That’s because a law authored by state Rep. Ann Meyer, R-Fort Dodge, is now in full effect and law enforcement officers will be issuing tickets to anyone caught with a phone or other ...