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FD city yard waste site to reopen

The Fort Dodge Public Works Department compost site at the central garage, 3001 Eighth Ave. S., will open to city sanitation customers on Saturday. These are the guidelines for the compost site: Access is limited to city residents receiving garbage service. Securely cover yard waste in trucks or trailers with a tarp. Separate tree branches from leaves and grass clippings. Branches should be under four inches in diameter and four feet long. The site’s operating hours are 8 a.m. to noon on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays; and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.

Lawmakers talk education, taxes

Local legislators still wrestling with potential property tax and eminent domain changes were asked during a Saturday forum to explain their position on funding for education. State Rep. Wendy Larson, R-Odebolt, said during Saturday’s Eggs and Issues forum that statewide the number of ...

Cigarette causes Fort Dodge house fire on Saturday

A cigarette on a second-story deck ignited a Saturday afternoon fire that damaged a Fort Dodge home. No one was hurt in the fire at 1235 Fifth Ave. N., which was reported just before 3 p.m. According to Fire Chief Matt Price, a resident of the house reported that she had been smoking on ...

Motorhome destroyed in fire

A blazing motorhome confronted Fort Dodge firefighters late Saturday night. At 11:53 p.m. a motorhome on fire was reported at 205 M St. When firefighters arrived, they found the vehicle engulfed in flames in the backyard of the home. A single hoseline was used to put it out. The fire was contained to the motorhome, which was destroyed. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Fort Dodge police assisted firefighters at the scene. A MidAmerican Energy crew was called to handle a downed power line. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

‘No Kings’ protesters gather in Fort Dodge

FD council to hold property tax hearing

The Fort Dodge City Council will have a public hearing on the proposed property tax levy this evening followed by a special meeting on sanitary sewer work. The public hearing will begin at 5 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S. The proposed property tax levy for the fiscal year that begins July 1 and ends June 30, 2027, will be considered. That proposed levy is $20.89 per $1,000 of taxable value. That is 14 cents higher than the current levy of $20.75 per $1,000 of taxable value. The 14 cent increase is proposed to support the Dodger Area Rapid Transit (DART) bus ...