Two new Fort Dodge police officers were introduced to the City Council Monday evening. They are Hogan Henrich and Damir Kuzek. They fill vacancies in the short-handed department. Henrich is a native of Puerto Rico. He is a graduate of Newell-Fonda High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army. Kuzek is coming to Fort Dodge from Des Moines.
Two blood drives are scheduled in Webster County early next month, according to an announcement from LifeServe Blood Center. They are scheduled for: n 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 4 at UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center, 802 Kenyon Road. n 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 5 at 1201 Market St. in Gowrie. To schedule an appointment to donate blood, visit lifeservebloodcenter.org or call (800) 287- 4903.
These area students have been named to the President’s List at Iowa State University in Ames. They have maintained a 4.0 grade-point average for two consecutive semesters. They are listed below, by town: Algona: Violet K. Bode, Brooklyn P. Helmers. Clarion: Austin A. Bierl. Dayton: Madelyn J. VanSickle. Fort Dodge: Emma T. Alstott, Malaney Butrick, Brooks D. Cowell, Mykenzie S. Stuhrenberg, Drew M. Szalat. Gowrie: Justin L. Loseke. Humboldt: Paige C. DeWinter, Allison N. Hoag, Alana A. Malo. Manson: Ava M. Henry. Moorland: Grace E. Tolliver. Palmer: Emma J. ...
Five area students were named to the Dean’s List at Wartburg College in Waverly for the 2025 fall term. They are Makenna Kammerer, Fort Dodge; Jarin Kroeger, Humboldt; Aaron Lursen, Fort Dodge; Mack Morgan, Eagle Grove; and Mason Van Pelt, Humboldt.
The first Eggs and Issues forum of the 2026 legislative session will be held Jan. 31 in Fort Dodge. It will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Bioscience and Health Sciences building at Iowa Central Community College, 1 Triton Circle. It was postponed from Jan. 24. Eggs and Issues is sponsored by the college and the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance.
The first Eggs and Issues forum of the 2026 legislative session will be held Jan. 31 in Fort Dodge. It will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Bioscience and Health Sciences building at Iowa Central Community College, 1 Triton Circle. It was postponed from Jan. 24. Eggs and Issues is sponsored by the college and the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance.