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New Fort Dodge Fiber options approved

Although its broadband network remains under construction, Fort Dodge Fiber is introducing a couple of additional services for its residential customers. For those that go south during the winter, it is offering a seasonal internet suspension which would put their service on hold from Dec. 1 ...

Bargains in the dark

With an air temperature of around 16 degrees, a breeze bringing that down to feeling like the low single digits and none of the sun’s warmth due for hours, one could possibly question the wisdom of standing outside a store Friday morning waiting for it to open. You could even be forgiven ...

Webster County 4-H holds 2023 awards celebration

The wide range of accomplishments of local 4-H members were highlighted when club members from across the county gathered recently. The annual Webster County 4-H Awards Celebration was held at the Opera House at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village. This event recognizes 4-H members, ...

Officer shoots dogs attacking woman

A Fort Dodge police officer shot and killed three dogs that he found attacking a woman Friday morning. The woman’s injuries were so severe that she had to be airlifted to a Des Moines hospital. At 11:25 a.m. Friday, Webster County 911 dispatchers received a call from an individual stating ...

Woman mauled by dogs in FD

A Fort Dodge police officer shot three dogs that were attacking a woman late Friday morning. The woman's injuries were so severe that she had to be airlifted to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. The incident happened at about 11:30 a.m. in the 800 block of South 16th Street.