An early morning structure fire displaced seven Fort Dodge residents and six pets. According to the Fort Dodge Fire Department, firefighters were called to a two-story residence at 1510 Fifth Ave. N. just before midnight Monday and saw heavy smoke coming from the attic. According to ...

The Webster County Board of Supervisors approved a request from the State of Iowa Tuesday to remodel the east side of the Department of Human Services building. Iowa Workforce Development moved into the DHS building at 330 First Ave. N. earlier this year, taking on the space that the Child ...

GOLDFIELD — A Goldfield man is dead following an accidental shooting last Friday. According to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, George Filmalter, 26, was inside a residence at 3372 210th St. at approximately 8 pm, Friday and was handling a handgun which he believed was unloaded. ...

A special visit from the North Pole brought light and holiday cheer to dark and frigid downtown Fort Dodge Monday evening. Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived in a Fort Dodge Police Department vehicle to preside over the lighting of the gazebo in the City Square and of a towering evergreen tree ...

The annual Jennie Williamson concert, a Christmas tradition for many area families, will be on Friday in Fort Dodge. The concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. in St. Paul Lutheran Church, 400 S. 13th St. The upcoming concert will be the 21st time that Williamson, a Christian music singer, has ...

The annual Webster County 4-H Awards Celebration was held Sunday in the Opera House at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village. This event recognizes 4-H members, volunteers, and supporters. The night is sponsored each year by the Webster County 4-H Foundation and the Webster County Extension ...