A loan program to help downtown building owners pay for repairs needed to comply with building and safety codes will be created as a result of a new agreement between the City Council and the Development Corporation of Greater Fort Dodge. The agreement was approved by the council. Before ...

Elevators in the Boston Center that don’t work have been mentioned a few times over the last couple of weeks as the Fort Dodge City Council moves to bring about some improvements downtown. On Aug. 25, the council accepted a $100,000 state grant on behalf of the owners of the Boston Center ...

Richard Higgins was a regular presence at Fort Dodge City Council meetings for years, and he was often asking lots of questions of the local officials. He also ran for council several times. Higgins, 88, died Aug. 27, just a couple of days after attending a council meeting. His steady ...

As the calendar moves closer to the month of October, Fort Dodge Community School District Superintendent Josh Porter and the school board continue to create opportunities to get information out to the public about the Nov. 4 bond referendum. The district will ask the voters to approve the ...

GREENE COUNTY — A Boone man is dead after being shot by a sheriff’s deputy. According to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office was called Saturday at 10:49 p.m. to assist the Boone County Sheriff’s Office and the Boone Police Department with a ...

EAGLE GROVE — Police in Eagle Grove are asking the community for help in identifying who vandalized the city’s parks Sunday evening. According to police, the vandalism at Fishpond Park and Greenwood Park happened between 10 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday. The suspects spray painted ...