Construction work continues on U.S. Highway 169, but weather and vandalism may push the project beyond its Nov. 6 deadline. “Things are progressing well, but there has been some lost time with weather,” said Jenny Hoskins, a resident construction engineer for the Iowa Department of ...

In 2008, Bernard Dittmer and his wife, Sherry, made the move to Fort Dodge to be closer to family. That decision would lead to Dittmer leaving substantial monetary gifts for both Holy Trinity Parish and The Marian Home and Village following his death. He left approximately $280,000 to ...

A Fort Dodge man has pleaded guilty to abuse of a corpse for his role in helping to move Dennis Jones’ body after his son shot and killed him last year, according to court records. Aidan Pate, 23, pleaded guilty last week in Webster County District Court. He will be sentenced on Nov. 24 at ...

A Fort Dodge man was arrested Sunday night after police found him in possession of a little more than four pounds of suspected marijuana. According to court records, David E. Peck, 34, of 423 N. 14th St., was arrested by Fort Dodge police and charged with: • Controlled substance ...

ROCKWELL CITY — A first-degree kidnapping charge has been dropped against a Badger man in a Calhoun County case. Calhoun County Attorney Ben Smith filed a motion asking a judge to drop the charge against Anthony E. Bacon, 49. Magistrate Ricki Osborn Stubbs dismissed the charge Friday. Bacon ...