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Part of North Ninth Street to be closed

Ninth Street between First and Second avenues north will be closed beginning today for storm sewer and road repairs, according to the Fort Dodge Public Works Department. The 100 block of North Ninth Street will be closed to all traffic during daytime hours. Outside of working hours, it will ...

Triton Drive to be closed

A main road into the Iowa Central Community College campus will be closed beginning today for concrete repairs. Triton Drive between Avenue O and Triton Circle will be closed beginning at 7 a.m., according to the Fort Dodge Public Works Department. People going to the campus should do so ...

Four schools qualify for program providing free meals

Students at four Fort Dodge Community School District schools will receive free school meals this upcoming school year. Fort Dodge Community School District announced this week that students at Butler Elementary, Duncombe Elementary, the Early Childhood Center, and Fort Dodge Middle School ...

FD Municipal Building to close early

The Fort Dodge Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S., will close at 3 p.m. today. It is closing early because of the ongoing renovations to accommodate the Fort Dodge Fiber facility. Part of that work will require shutting off the electricity. Utility payment drop boxes are available in the ...

Water outage planned to accommodate water main work

Beginning at 7 a.m. today, and lasting until the work is completed, Public Works crews will be shutting down the water main to replace a water main valve near 720 A St. West. Water customers along A Street West, from just north of Tom Thumb/Dairy Queen to the north end of A Street West, ...

Search for new Dayton PD chief continues

DAYTON — The city of Dayton is still looking for a new police chief. The Dayton City Council offered reserve Officer Andy Pepples the position of chief of police about two weeks ago, according to Mayor Dave Bills. On Tuesday, he said, Pepples declined the offer. Pepples will continue as a ...