What may be the final piece of a multi-part renovation of the Fort Dodge Municipal Building was launched Monday by the City Council. The council hired Jensen Builders Ltd., of Fort Dodge, to do the work at a cost of $521,800. The most visible part of the upcoming work will be a makeover of ...

A Fort Dodge man convicted of first-degree murder is demanding the courts acquit him or provide a new trial. Isaac Bachman was found guilty on Oct. 30 in the 2023 murder of 14-year-old Dakari James in the 1200 block of First Avenue North in Fort Dodge. A jury deliberated less than two ...

A newly released study shows a healthy demand for new homes in Fort Dodge in the next five years. Astra Ferris, chief executive officer of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance, presented a summary of the study’s results to the City Council on Monday. It shows a need for 226 new homes in ...

A downtown Fort Dodge building that appears to be slightly leaning will be coming down to make way for an outdoor seating area for the business next door. The City Council on Monday voted to give the building at 18 N. Seventh St. to the owner of O’Goodies, a bar immediately to the south of ...

Men and women who make agriculture their business flocked to the Webster County Fairgrounds from near and far this weekend as the CJ Bio America Farm News Ag Show returned for its 22nd annual two-day run. There were farmers from as near as Webster City, Gowrie, and small towns throughout ...

Iowa Central Community College is changing the way it will deliver the school’s message to the region it serves and beyond, while also staying loyal to the principles that have solidified the Triton brand through the years. Paul DeCoursey, Iowa Central’s long-time director of public ...