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Rockwell City woman killed in Missouri crash

A Rockwell City woman was killed and her husband was seriously injured in a fiery crash on a Missouri highway on Saturday. Two other women were also killed in the collision. Vicki Harper, 76, of Rockwell City, died, according to published reports and family acquaintances. Her husband, Steven Harper, 72, of Rockwell City, was seriously injured. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that he was airlifted to Bryan West Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. A passenger who was in the Harpers’ vehicle, 67-year-old Marcine Usher, of Harlan, also died in the crash. Marvies ...

Threat prompts security measures at Algona schools

ALGONA — Bishop Garrigan High School received a phone call at about 11:48 a.m. Wednesday from an unidentified male who said he planned to come to the school with a gun, according to a statement on the Algona city government web site. The school immediately began lockdown procedures at Seton Elementary and the Bishop Garrigan campus. Algona Community Schools also began sheltering in place in all school buildings as a safety precaution. Due to a multi-agency training exercise being held nearby, many additional law enforcement agencies were able to help provide a presence at various ...

Veterans prepare for Honor Flight return

When the 28th edition of the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight takes off on May 26, a woman who hid her military service from her family will be one of the honored guests aboard. Vicki O’Tool will be aboard the plane with her husband, fellow Navy veteran Larry O’Tool. The couple from ...

Volunteer victims test emergency responders

There were a lot of people laying around in a grassy area at Fort Dodge Regional Airport Tuesday morning and they didn’t look good. One young woman appeared to be missing part of a leg. Others were covered in horrible-looking gashes, with blood everywhere. But those wounds were all ...

FD council moves to create small park downtown

A gap between two buildings in the 700 block of Central Avenue would become a pocket park under a plan advanced by the City Council Monday. Right now, the space is a big patch of grass next to the building that once housed McGregor’s Furniture. Part of that space was once an alley ...

FD school board prepares to wrap up academic year

Several dates in relation to the end of the 2025-26 academic year highlighted discussion at Monday’s meeting of the Fort Dodge Community School District board. Superintendent Josh Porter shared information on high school graduation and the last day of school for students and staff during his report. “There is a lot going on, but it is all very exciting,” he said. “Graduation is Saturday, May 23, at Dodger Stadium beginning at 7:30 p.m., while the last day of school for students is May 28 and for staff is June 1. “There is also plenty happening beyond that,” he added. ...