A vacant area on the southeast side of the intersection of South 15th Street and Fifth Avenue South is now available for redevelopment purposes following an approval vote from the Fort Dodge City Council Monday. The city had originally acquired the lots to clean up a blighted area and to ...

Editor’s note: This is the third and final part of a series explaining the Iowa Central Community College bond issue referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot. At Iowa Central Community College, a $35 million investment in buildings and equipment to train more students in high demand jobs is being ...

The Fort Dodge City Council will act on potentially selling some land and prepare for more road work on Third Avenue Northwest when it meets tonight. The council will meet at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave S. The council will hold a public hearing and consider a resolution ...

Editor's note: This feature first ran in a special publication called Hometown Pride, published June 28, 2025, featuring people and organizations from Fort Dodge and the surrounding area who are making a difference in their communities. Steve Ehrhardt first walked into Friendship Haven ...