GOWRIE — Central Plains FFA members from Southeast Valley High School and Middle School braved the cold weather on Tuesday to grill up pork burgers and package homemade meals to feed area farmers during planting season. The FFA chapter packaged nearly 100 meals to feed farmers in ...

Three different Iowa Central programs competed to win $10,000 in the 100 Tritons Who Care fundraising event Tuesday night at Willow Ridge in Fort Dodge. The winner was TRIO Student Support Services, a program designed to help students succeed in college. 100 Tritons Who Care (100 TWC), a ...

A Fort Dodge bar that has been the focus of numerous complaints and police calls over the years got its liquor license renewed without any restrictions by the City Council Monday. City Manager David Fierke had recommended renewing the license for the 4th Street Depot, 300 S. Fourth St., ...

A roughly $115 million budget that includes a 14-cent increase in the property tax rate was approved unanimously by the Fort Dodge City Council Monday. All of the money generated by the additional 14 cents will go to support the Dodger Area Rapid Transit (DART) bus service, which has ...

A successful 2025-26 academic year on the activities side was the highlight of the Fort Dodge Community School District board meeting Monday. Senior High School Activities Director Brandon Ruffridge and Middle School Activities Director Will Gormally noted participation has been on the rise in ...