New effort gets students back on track for diplomas
Giving individuals across the Fort Dodge Community School District another chance to finish their educational experience is at the heart of the new Gateway Program. “Conversations about this began in the spring of 2025,” district Superintendent Josh Porter said. “Our dropout rates haven’t been where we want them to be. We knew we needed to create a different kind of support system — one that recognizes every student’s story is different and provides a pathway that fits their needs.” The program is designed for students ages 17–21 who have left the traditional high ...
New effort gets students back on track for diplomas
Giving individuals across the Fort Dodge Community School District another chance to finish their educational experience is at the heart of the new Gateway Program. “Conversations about this began in the spring of 2025,” District Superintendent Josh Porter said. “Our dropout rates ...
EMS coordinator candidate advanced
Webster County may soon have its first emergency medical service coordinator. The county’s Emergency Medical Service Advisory Council recommended Scott Richards, a Lifeflight paramedic and paramedic instructor, for the job Wednesday evening. The recommendation came on a unanimous vote. The council’s vote was a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors, which will have the final say on hiring him. Establishing the position was part of the plan for the EMS essential service tax approved by the voters in March 2025. The coordinator will not be in charge of the EMS agencies in ...
Meyer, Larson support community college bill
State representatives Ann Meyer and Wendy Larson voted Wednesday for a bill that would enable community colleges to offer a limited number of baccalaureate degrees. “It’s just good for our Fort Dodge workforce,” said Meyer, a Republican from Fort Dodge. “It will keep a lot of our Fort Dodge young people in Fort Dodge to join our workforce.” There was a community college event in the Iowa Capitol Tuesday, and Meyer said during it she met with a couple of Iowa Central Community College students. She said they both told her that they would prefer to stay at Iowa Central to ...
Wreck jams busy intersection
No one was injured in a three vehicle collision at Second Avenue South and 29th Street Thursday afternoon. The crash closed the intersection and the southbound lane of 29th Street. Because of the amount of debris on the road, police requested a street sweeper from the Public Works Department.