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Doodlebug collectors are back in town

The Doodlebugs are invading Webster City again, and that means you’ll start seeing them all over the city starting today. It’s the 39th year the motor scooters have made their way home, where they were built by the Beam Manufacturing Co. Not hard to miss, because they are bright ...

Passenger dies after being thrown from car in Wright County

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WRIGHT COUNTY — A Webster City man died Sunday evening when he was thrown from a car in Wright County that ultimately struck a utility pole and burned. Michael Mendez Mendez, 36, was a passenger in a car heading south on Wright County Road R-38 when the car dropped off the edge of the ...

Investing in downtown

A loan program to help downtown building owners pay for repairs needed to comply with building and safety codes will be created as a result of a new agreement between the City Council and the Development Corporation of Greater Fort Dodge. The agreement was approved by the council. Before ...

Boston Center rep: Owners to spend $400,000 on elevator

Elevators in the Boston Center that don’t work have been mentioned a few times over the last couple of weeks as the Fort Dodge City Council moves to bring about some improvements downtown. On Aug. 25, the council accepted a $100,000 state grant on behalf of the owners of the Boston Center ...

FD mayor honors Higgins

Richard Higgins was a regular presence at Fort Dodge City Council meetings for years, and he was often asking lots of questions of the local officials. He also ran for council several times. Higgins, 88, died Aug. 27, just a couple of days after attending a council meeting. His steady ...

FDCSD prepares for bond issue vote

As the calendar moves closer to the month of October, Fort Dodge Community School District Superintendent Josh Porter and the school board continue to create opportunities to get information out to the public about the Nov. 4 bond referendum. The district will ask the voters to approve the ...