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FD couple win lawsuit with Mayo Clinic

A Fort Dodge couple has been awarded about $19.8 million in a malpractice lawsuit filed against the renowned Mayo Clinic and one of its surgeons. A jury in Minnesota’s Third Judicial District approved the award to Daniel and Linette Nelson. The lawsuit was filed over a June 2018 ...

Scale it up

Getting the traditional Thanksgiving dinner ready at home — whether it’s for four or a house bursting crowd of relatives ready to argue politics — is lot of work. Scaling that up to feed thousands during the annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota — ...

Bridge to the future

WEBSTER CITY — A lot of thankfulness was expressed during the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday. In fact, Supervisor Chairman Rick Young heaped praise on Hamilton County Engineer Ryan Weidemann, who has worked relentlessly to move the Williams Overpass project ...

‘Ready to make things happen’

Editor’s note: This feature first ran in a special publication called Hometown Pride, published June 28, 2025, featuring people and organizations from Fort Dodge and the surrounding area who are making a difference in their communities. GOWRIE — Community involvement has long been a ...

Go and Do: Nov. 28, 2025

Around the area POCAHONTAS — The Leonard Olson Memorial Art Walk is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. SATURDAY in downtown Pocahontas. Following the walk, a special showing of special Pocahontas area documentaries will be screened at the Rialto downtown. In Fort Dodge FORT DODGE — The first Holiday ...