Community Caring Bridge is holding its first annual drive on Saturday to take in donations to help fill the pantries and hygiene cabinets at Fort Dodge Community Schools for boys and girls of all ages. Donations will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Fort Dodge Community ...

The Fort Dodge City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S. During that meeting, the elected officials will consider setting up a loan in which Fort Dodge Fiber, the city’s municipal broadband utility now under construction, would borrow about $3.2 ...

Madison Avenue from Iowa Highway 175 (360th Street) north one mile to 350th Street will be closed for a bridge replacement project. This bridge crosses East Buttrick Creek. According to the Webster County Roads Department, the bridge replacement is expected to take about three weeks.

There will be a public informational meeting this evening about the plan to implement new utility franchise fees to pay for hiring eight more police officers in Fort Dodge. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 819 First Ave. S.

Lunch on Central is 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today between the Webster County Courthouse and The Messenger in the 700 block of Central Avenue. The menu is beef brisket sandwich, pasta salad, potato chips and bottled water for $8. Desserts will be available for purchase from Main Street Fort Dodge ...

The Blanden Memorial Art Museum, 920 Third Ave. S., will be closed on Tuesday in observance of the Labor Day holiday. The museum will open at 11 a.m. Wednesday for normal hours.