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City of Fort Dodge considers vehicle leasing option

The Fort Dodge city government may someday lease many vehicles instead of purchasing them. In a report to the City Council, Assistant City Manager Ryan Maehl wrote that leasing of vehicles is being studied as a way to relieve pressure on the city budget. Details, such as the types of ...

Mud ’n’ stuff

LEHIGH — While the mud volleyball pit at the annual Lehigh River Days celebration got an upgrade this year with a rubber liner, the log rolling pit got a few visitors that were not planning on participating — tiny frogs and a pair of juvenile snakes. Brittany Halbur, of Lehigh, used a ...

Annual Fort Dodge Pride Festival returns to Central Avenue

By David Drissel The fifth annual Fort Dodge Pride Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday on Central Avenue between 10th and 12th Streets in downtown Fort Dodge. This is the first time the event has occurred on Central Avenue since the inaugural Pride Festival of 2021. ...