There apparently will be no bike lanes on North 15th Street in the future. And a lot more could be changing with a controversial plan to configure that street between Second Avenue North and 20th Avenue North. During a City Council workshop Monday evening, there was much discussion about ...

For the first time, Downtown Country Jam is expected to sell out. “It’s incredibly exciting,” said Jim Reed, president of Shellabration Inc., which organizes the concert. “This will be the first time since initiating this event in 2017 that we’ve sold out.” According to Reed, ...

Rules on raising chickens in the city limits of Fort Dodge are nearly ready to come home to roost. The City Council on Monday unanimously approved the second reading of the rules. There was no debate. No one from the public addressed the council about chickens. The essential requirements of ...

The Fort Dodge City Council on Monday approved some exterior work on the Blanden Memorial Art Museum building. The work will be done on the northwest side of the building at 920 Third Ave. S. It includes removing and replacing some pavement in the parking area, removing concrete on the patio ...

The Webster County Board of Supervisors held a special meeting Monday to make end-of-the fiscal year transfers. Supervisors Bob Thode, Nathan Montgomery, and Niki Conrad were in attendance and approved transferring $185,084 from the general supplement fund to general basic for district court ...

There’s a lot more to getting a dragon boat from the starting line to the finish line than everyone paddling like mad at the sound of the starting gun. The energy that 20 paddlers produce has to be directed to be effective. Cindy Schieber, of Fort Dodge, the drummer for the Cargill ...