A Fort Dodge woman had a close call about a year ago when bricks fell from a First Avenue South building just seconds after she drove past it. This week, a magistrate ordered the owner of the building at 1520 First Ave. S. to pay a $750 civil penalty plus court costs for violating the ...
Webster County voters will not be asked to consider a new Public Safety Center referendum this November after local officials agreed to push the proposed vote back one year. In a joint statement released Thursday afternoon, the Webster County Public Safety Authority, Webster County and City ...
MANSON - A former church in Manson is being transformed into a day care center to meet the needs of families in that community. Crater Kids Community Daycare may welcome its first students into the former United Church of Christ building in January. Opening the doors to the center will ...
Around the area HARCOURT — Faith Lutheran Church in Harcourt will hold an ice cream social and bake sale from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. SUNDAY at the church, 113 N. Ash St., Harcourt. A meal of beef burgers, chips, baked beans, dessert, homemade ice cream and beverage will be available for a freewill donation; take-outs will also be available. FONDA — The Fonda Arts Center will host singer/pianist Tom Lichter at 3 p.m. on SUNDAY at the Fonda Arts Center on the Northwest corner of Fourth and Main Streets in Fonda. Everyone is welcome. As always, free admission, free refreshments; ...
The first classes of the new school year began Wednesday morning for the roughly 3,400 students of the Fort Dodge Community School District. The students and their teachers were able to ease into the 2026-2027 academic year with a shortened school day. There was 1 p.m. early dismissal for all ...
GOWRIE — Students across the Southeast Valley School District returned to class Wednesday, beginning the 2026-27 school year with new faces in classrooms and hallways across the district. Southeast Valley welcomed 11 new staff members this year, including seven teachers, three associates ...
