Some rural roads in Humboldt, Kossuth and Wright counties will benefit from a major investment of federal funding. The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded $76.2 million to Iowa. A little over $7 million of that total will be used for safety upgrades in nine northern Iowa ...
David Ray, of Fort Dodge, is 77 now and speaks like the friendly Christian man he is. But he was once a tiger leading other tigers into the dark jungles of Vietnam. Ray was a point man in the United States Marine Corps as he and other Marines sought the enemies of their country. As point ...
State Rep. Ann Meyer, R-Fort Dodge, was re-elected to a fifth term in office Tuesday. She received 6,428 votes while Democratic challenger Kris Williams won 3,965, according to election results released by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. House District 8 consists of Fort Dodge and eastern Webster County.
Chris McGowan, a Republican from Sioux City, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday. He will represent the Fourth Congressional District, which includes Webster County and all of its surrounding counties. McGowan won 161,517 votes, according to election results posted by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. Democrat Dave Dawson won 108,040 votes. McGowan will replace U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Hull, who did no seek re-election in order to mount an unsucessful campaign for governor.
State Rep. Wendy Larson, R-Odebolt, easily won her first full term in the legislature Tuesday. She received 9,065 votes while Democrat Rachel Burns, also of Odebolt, won 3,752 votes, according to election results released by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. She represents House District 7, which includes Calhoun, Pocahontas and Sac counties plus western Webster County. Larson defeated Burns in a special election last December to complete the unexpired term of former state Rep. Mike Sexton, R-Rockwell City. Sexton resigned to become director of United States Department of ...
Larry Mitchell, who was the driving force behind musical theater in Fort Dodge for about 42 years, died Friday night. His death was confirmed by friends and several organizations, including Comedia Musica Players, the theater troupe he established, and the Fort Dodge Community School ...
