The Webster County Supervisors approved a software interface quote Tuesday that will allow dispatch to have calls from non-English speakers translated as well as calls transcribed in real-time. The quote from Zetron Critical Communications, from Redmond, Washington, was approved for ...
Jim Reed said he’s often asked if he has fun organizing the Shellabration and Fort Dodge Country Jam concerts. The president of Shellabration Inc. said he isn’t sure if fun is really the right word, but added that he finds it very rewarding to look back on the success of a just completed ...
By BILL SHEA bshea@messengernews.net Two new trail bridges and a fresh coat of paint for the fixtures at the Rosedale Rapids Aquatics Center were approved by the Fort Dodge City Council on Monday. The two bridges to be replaced are on the Fort Dodge Nature Trail, just south of Soldier Creek ...
When a developer announced plans to turn the stagnant Crossroads Mall into a new multiuse area of stores, restaurants, a hotel and outdoor gathering spaces, the Fort Dodge city government offered financial help. On Monday, the City Council moved to meet its obligation to Crossroads Plaza Development by approving a bond issue that will be paid off with property taxes generated at the old mall site. In 2020, when the Ankeny firm purchased the mall property, the City Council pledged $18.2 million to reimburse the company for property acquisition, demolition and infrastructure ...
TWIN LAKES — More than 150 guests gathered in the Moore family cornfield near Twin Lakes on Friday for Leadership Calhoun presents Cuisine in the Corn, a sold-out evening celebrating local food, agriculture, leadership and the spirit of Calhoun County. The event was the community service ...
By KADIN LUHMANN The Fort Dodge Community School District Board unanimously approved a $6.4 million amendment to its construction agreement with Jensen Builders Ltd. for additional renovations at Fort Dodge Senior High Monday. Zach Thompson, ISG Architects of Des Moines project manager for the high school, said Jensen Builders Ltd., of Fort Dodge, is working under a budget just shy of $6 million. “We went through some pretty heavy value engineering from the starting of a storm shelter to having a walking track that brings it all the way down to where we're at now,” Thompson ...
