The best and hardest kept secret in Fort Dodge was divulged Monday afternoon as the Webster County Historical Society unveiled the Roger Natte Archives at the Fort Dodge Public Library. “Since 1975 Roger has been accumulating books, articles and photographs and organizing them in the ...

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, widely recognized as the end of the Vietnam War, and for the families and friends of 16 Webster County men who died for their country, it is far more than a historical event. “On the anniversary,” said Rich Lennon, of Fort Dodge, ...

The Fort Dodge Community School District has named the April 2025 Students and Staff of the Month honorees. This program recognizes one elementary, one middle school, and one high school student, as well as one staff member, monthly for exceeding expectations. Broc Alstott is the Elementary ...

A roughly $115 million budget that lowers the property tax rate, but includes some reductions in services was approved unanimously by the Fort Dodge City Council on Monday. The $115,381,690 spending plan is for the fiscal year that begins July 1 and ends June 30, 2026. It includes a ...

The Webster County Board of Supervisors approved the 2025-2026 fiscal year budget Monday during a special public hearing. According to Webster County Finance Director Deena McCaulley, the overall approved budget is $55,542,305. The tax asking is $19,578,775, which is up less than 1%. That ...

The apartment and townhome neighborhood on the east side of Fort Dodge called District 29 is poised to grow. Talon Development, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which owns the site, is preparing to build a total of 18 more townhome structures south of the current buildings. The first phase of ...