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State senators may be eying public notices

For decades, Iowans have been able to turn to their local newspapers to find publications of things like City Council minutes and listings of municipal employee wages. Separate from the news stories, these published items are known as public notices or sometimes, legal ads. State law has long required counties, cities and school districts to have them published. Periodically, lawmakers have considered changing that system. This year’s legislative session may be one of those times. The Iowa League of Cities, which works for city governments throughout the state, recently advised ...

Webster County artists win awards at regional show

Two artists from Webster County received awards for their work during a show last weekend. Delayne Segar, of Fort Dodge, received first, second and third prizes in the Regional Art Show. Marcia Anderson, of Harcourt, won a third-place award. Central Iowa members of IowaArtists.org met ...

‘The Beverly House’

DAYTON — At first light later this week, the former rectory that once housed nuns and Catholic clergy in Dayton will begin a new journey. The now vacant home was lifted onto a trailer Monday and will soon be moved 6.5 miles southeast to Hidden Acres Christian Center, where it will ...

FD council awards contracts

A three-block section of Third Avenue Northwest will get an overhaul this year. The City Council on Monday awarded a contract for the complete reconstruction of that road between Seventh and 10th streets northwest. Rasch Construction, of Fort Dodge, was hired to do the job at a cost of $2,119,339.50 Other bidders for the work were Castor Construction, ($2,256,418.38) and Doyle Construction ($2,452,989.37), both of Fort Dodge. This project follows a 2022 job that reduced the slope and curve of the hill just west of the Hawkeye Avenue Bridge and rebuilt a couple blocks of ...

Council OKs agreement for animal control service

Fort Dodge will continue to have someone available to respond to complaints about loose dogs and other animal problems, despite a pending lapse in the previous contract for those services. On Monday the council unanimously approved an interim agreement with Webster County Animal Protection. The agreement will keep the company on the job until June 30, and city officials expect to have a new contract with the company in place on July 1. Under the interim agreement, the company will be paid $5,321.50 per month. The council approved the agreement unanimously without ...

Purchases, new position approved by FD council

Some new municipal vehicles were ordered by the Fort Dodge City Council Monday. The council ordered two Dodge Durangos for the Police Department from Fort Dodge Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram for $84,486. Those will replace two older, high mileage patrol vehicles. The council also bought a Ford Ranger pickup for the Recreation Department from Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota for $35,496. The council also created a new, part-time records and support technician in the Fire Department. This individual will assist with billing for the ambulance service provided by the Fire Department. They ...