The Fort Dodge Police Department has taken a pledge to keep tobacco, alternative nicotine and vapor products out of the hands of underage people. Known as I-PLEDGE, the program is a partnership with the Iowa Department of Revenue to educate local retailers and to enforce the state’s ...

When approaching the main entrance of UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center it is impossible to miss the fencing, the orange barricades, and the boom of a huge crane reaching into the sky. All of that is around a new state of the art surgical center that is steadily taking ...

Jill Nelson, a veteran leader of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance, has been named vice president of strategic initiatives at Iowa Central Community College. The appointment was announced Thursday afternoon by the Growth Alliance and the college. Nelson most recently served as vice ...

An effort by former Fort Dodge Mayor Matt Bemrich to prevent video evidence from his October drunk driving arrest from being released to the public was rejected by a judge. District Associate Judge Joseph L. Tofilon denied the request on the grounds that Bemrich filed the wrong kind of ...

Around the area POMEROY — The Pomeroy Historical Society is holding Bingo from 2 to 4 p.m. SUNDAY at The Co-Op Bar and Grill, 714 East St., Pomeroy. Cost is $1 per card per game, split winnings 50/50. GOWRIE — A fundraiser for Peace Creek Animal Sanctuary & Rescue will be held from 1 ...