A budget of roughly $59 million was unanimously approved by the Webster County Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning. The budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 and ends June 30, 2025, reduces the property tax levy slightly. It includes a 2 percent raise for county employees. Niki ...

The Webster County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday moved to rezone some property in the southeastern end of the county. The board voted unanimously to approve the first reading of a measure to switch about 39 acres from one agricultural designation to another. The property is about two miles ...

The Fort Dodge City Council on Monday hired an engineering firm to design a bridge project on Fifth Avenue South. The small bridge is near the eastern end of Memorial Park Cemetery. The planned work includes replacing the bridge deck that vehicles drive on, plus repairing the curbs, joints ...

Neither gale-force winds nor soggy footing prevented more than 40 volunteers from taking part in the annual FOD Walk, sponsored by the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance, on Monday afternoon. With winds topping 30 miles per hour and the ground somewhat mushy from recent rains, getting ...

A roughly $117 million budget for the next fiscal year was unanimously approved by the Fort Dodge City Council Monday. City Manager David Fierke gave the elected officials an overview of the spending plan during a workshop that preceded the council’s business meeting Monday. There was no ...

North Lawn Cemetery on North 15th Street will now be owned and operated by the city of Fort Dodge. The cemetery’s previous owners, Dennis and Kim Bridges, of Knoxville, Tennessee, reached an agreement to donate the 54-acre cemetery, its equipment and its trust funds to the city. The City ...