Collaboration was the key as a group representing Fort Dodge, Webster County, the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance and Iowa Central Community College visited Washington, D.C. to promote the community. “We are collaboratively working together to grow our community,” Astra Ferris, ...
One of the most important fundraising endeavors for the Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center returns today with the launch of the online Cake Auction. The Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center is a place that offers safety, support, and hope to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking and other violent crimes. All services within the shelter are free of charge. Every spring, staff and volunteers work together to auction off hundreds of items to raise as much money as they can. Bidding begins at 10 a.m. today. The auction will close at 7 ...
An attorney representing the Fort Dodge man accused of stabbing his sister and nephew to death in Ames is questioning his competency to stand trial, court filings indicate. Davontrez R. McCuddin, 22, is charged with two counts of first degree murder. He is accused of stabbing his sister, ...
On the screen, actor Chadwick Boseman was unstoppable as the Black Panther. Fellow actor James Van Der Beek was the picture of fitness in his various TV and movie roles. Their fans were stunned when both died in their 40s from colon cancer. Those deaths brought renewed attention to the ...
The Webster County Supervisors approved a $2.75 million mediated settlement payment Tuesday for a 2022 motor vehicle accident involving a county snowplow. According to Webster County Attorney Darren Driscoll, the payment from the Iowa Community Assurance Pool (ICAP) to Regina Rhea will resolve the contested civil matter in exchange for full release of all claims against the County. The funds do not come from the county budget, but instead from the ICAP risk pool, which Driscoll likened to insurance. “Prior to litigation there was a mediation a few weeks ago where our counsel and ...
