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Supervisors approve purchase of tractor

The Webster County Supervisors approved the purchase of a John Deere tractor for the Secondary Roads Department Tuesday. The supervisors approved the purchase of a John Deere 6140M tractor from KC Nielsen, Ltd. for $157,800.63. The tractor will be a replacement for another in the Roads Department’s fleet. According to Webster County Engineer Jamie Johll, the tractor will be paid for from FY27’s budget. Two Schulte FX-1200C mowers from Anderson Implement LLC were also approved for purchase for $34,172.72 each. According to Johll, one will be pulled behind the tractor that was ...

Sports, theater building at FDSH gets OK

A separate building housing a weight room and a shop for building stage scenery was included in the Fort Dodge Senior High School renovation proposal that voters approved last year by passing the needed borrowing authority. On Tuesday, the city’s Board of Adjustment gave its OK to that building, which may become one of the first pieces of the $42 million high school project to get underway. There is currently a small building on the east or back side of the high school that contains the weight room. The plan presented to the Board of Adjustment calls for tearing down that building, ...

Lahn wins GOP governor’s nomination

Zach Lahn narrowly won the Republican nomination for governor Tuesday. He won 37.65 percent of the vote, or 80,765 votes, according to unofficial election returns released by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. He edged out U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, who won 36.88 percent or 79,113 votes. Adam Steen won 14.49 percent, or 31,087 votes. Brad Sherman won 7 percent, or 15,076 votes. State Rep. Eddie Adams rounded out the field with 3.59 percent or 7,694 votes.

Dawson, McGowan to face off for House seat

Dave Dawson won the Democratic nomination for the Fourth Congressional District, while Chris McGowan was unopposed for the Republican nomination. They will compete in the November general election to replace U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, who did not seek reelection so that he could run for governor. Dawson won 39 percent of the Democratic votes, or 11,261 votes, according to unofficial election results released by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. Stephanie Steiner won 30.49 percent, or 8,803 votes. Ashley Wolf Tornabane won 30.37 percent, or 8,767 votes.

Traffic restriction planned for Williams Drive

Williams Drive south of 13th Avenue North will be reduced to one lane Thursday, according to an announcement from the Fort Dodge Public Works Department. Public Works employees will be making repairs on the road there.

New LEC, bridge top list of city priorities

Continuing to plan for a new Law Enforcement Center, trying again for voter approval of a utility franchise fee and replacing the bridge on North Third Street were all identified as priorities by Fort Dodge City Council members during a strategic planning session Monday. The council did ...