Fort Dodge Community School financial director Brandon Hansel presented the final 2025-2026 budget during Monday’s meeting. The group approved adopting it overall along with a resolution for the measure. The numbers are set at better than $70.35 million in revenue and just over $76.67 ...

The Fort Dodge City Council on Monday moved forward with the process of setting up an internal loan for the broadband utility, but postponed any action related to significantly altering the traffic pattern on North 15th Street. The council scheduled a May 12 public hearing on authorizing an ...

Aaron Steburg has been named the new director of the Fort Dodge Public Areas Department. Steburg has worked for the local government for about 20 years, according to City Manager David Fierke. He started his career in the Public Works Department then transferred to the former Parks, ...

The annual Go Big Go Dodgers event is inching closer. The Fort Dodge Community Schools Foundation will hold the event at the Laramar Ballroom on Friday. This is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Foundation and all proceeds go to the Fort Dodge Community School ...

After four months, the 2025 Iowa legislative session is now coming down to one issue — the budget. State Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink and state Rep. Ann Meyer, who are both Republicans from Fort Dodge, told an Eggs and Issues forum audience Saturday that finishing the spending plan for the fiscal ...