A long-time tradition of many area families is to pack everyone into the family car and drive around the different neighborhoods to admire the festive holiday light displays. Those perusing through the Round Prairie neighborhood of Fort Dodge might just be greeted with an unusual sight — ...

Picking up the garbage and recycling materials is a big ticket item for the Fort Dodge city government. The sanitation budget, which pays for doing those chores, totals about $1.8 million. All of that money comes from fees. The City Council reviewed the proposed 2024-2025 budget for ...

Terry Moehnke had a track record of serving his community long before he took the oath of office as a member of the Fort Dodge City Council. He started the Backpack Buddies program, which provided qualifying children with nutritious food to eat on the weekends. Then he led the way on ...

The initial plans and cost estimate for two major construction projects were approved by the Fort Dodge Community School District Board of Education on Monday evening. The first project approved was the replacement of the roof above the swimming pool at Fort Dodge Senior High. That section of ...