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Honoring the heroes

The two men and the little boy seemed to be dead when they were found, but each ended up leaving a hospital and going home to their families In each case, a group of Fort Dodge firefighters and paramedics revived them. Those firefighters and paramedics were honored Wednesday morning ...

Local projects presented to senators, congressman

Cooperation between Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa Central Community College and the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance was on display in Washington, D.C. Wednesday. Local leaders concluded a two-day trip to the nation’s capital by sitting down with U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst and Charles ...

FD teachers would get 4% raises in proposed contract

Teachers in the Fort Dodge Community School District would receive 4 percent raises in each year of a tentative two-year contract reached by negotiators Wednesday. The agreement must be ratified by the members of the Fort Dodge Education Association and be approved by the Board of ...

Marian Home launches campaign for new assisted living complex

The Marian Home and Village has launched a fundraising campaign to help pay for redeveloping the former Villa Cottages and the site of the Villa Care Center. The effort is expected to cost more than $4 million. The newly launched campaign is called Growing for Every Stage of Life Capital ...

Erosion repair contract awarded

Riverbank damage north of Fort Dodge caused by the 2019 flooding of the Des Moines River will be repaired this summer. The Webster County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a roughly $1 million contract to do the repairs. County Engineer Jamie Johll previously reported that the ...

Local group takes priorities, projects to DC

When Fort Dodge leaders met with federal officials in the nation’s capital Tuesday the topics of discussion ranged from educating former prison inmates to maintaining airline service. Representatives of Fort Dodge, Webster County, the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance and Iowa Central ...