The Iowa House of Representatives on Thursday approved an additional $105 million for the state’s school districts. State representatives Wendy Larson, R-Odebolt and Ann Meyer, R-Fort Dodge, voted for the bill. The House bill provides a 2 percent increase in State Supplemental Aid to ...

Three health care measures introduced by state Rep. Ann Meyer, R-Fort Dodge, survived Thursday’s legislative deadline called the funnel and are eligible for future debate. Two of those bills would make it illegal for insurance companies to require their approval, sometimes called ...

Around the area WEBSTER CITY — The Hamilton County Speedway Association will hold its 24th annual Chili Supper on SATURDAY. This event will include hot laps at 5 p.m., the supper at 6 p.m. and auction at 7 p.m. The $10 admission includes the supper, voting rights and a $5 raffle ticket. ...

To get better on stage, it takes practice and work. The Fort Dodge Senior High School Large Group speech participants did exactly that and recently received honors for their work throughout the season. First, a district meet was held and then groups advanced to state, where selections ...

About 3,000 MidAmerican Energy customers in Webster County were without electricity for a couple hours Wednesday afternoon when a grass fire got too close to an electrical substation. The fire did not spread into the substation near U.S. Highway 169 and 190th Street, according to Geoff ...

People traveling around Fort Dodge Wednesday might have noticed some white streaks on the pavement that weren’t there before. Those white streaks were put there by Public Works Department crews to give them a little bit of an edge when dealing with today’s expected snow. The faint ...