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More townhomes planned at District 29

The apartment and townhome neighborhood on the east side of Fort Dodge called District 29 is poised to grow. Talon Development, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which owns the site, is preparing to build a total of 18 more townhome structures south of the current buildings. The first phase of ...

FD school board OKs budget

Fort Dodge Community School financial director Brandon Hansel presented the final 2025-2026 budget during Monday’s meeting. The group approved adopting it overall along with a resolution for the measure. The numbers are set at better than $70.35 million in revenue and just over $76.67 ...

FD City Council starts loan process

The Fort Dodge City Council on Monday moved forward with the process of setting up an internal loan for the broadband utility, but postponed any action related to significantly altering the traffic pattern on North 15th Street. The council scheduled a May 12 public hearing on authorizing an ...

FD public areas director named

Aaron Steburg has been named the new director of the Fort Dodge Public Areas Department. Steburg has worked for the local government for about 20 years, according to City Manager David Fierke. He started his career in the Public Works Department then transferred to the former Parks, ...

Above and beyond

The annual Go Big Go Dodgers event is inching closer. The Fort Dodge Community Schools Foundation will hold the event at the Laramar Ballroom on Friday. This is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Foundation and all proceeds go to the Fort Dodge Community School ...