Drive-thru flu and COVID shot clinics will be held this week by the Webster County Health Department. The first clinic will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday. The second clinic will be from 9 a.m. to noon Friday. Both will be held in the parking lot of the Health Department building at 723 First Ave. S. Anyone with questions about the shots and insurance should call the Health Department at (515) 573-4107.
Three local students were named to honors lists at Des Moines Area Community College for the recent summer semester. Jonathan Prach, of Fort Dodge, was named to the President’s List. He is studying cybersecurity. Jesseca Pirie, a business student from Callender, and Alexander Hansen, a pathway engineer/manufacturing student from Fort Dodge, were named to the Dean’s List.
A man charged with cutting another man with a knife during a June altercation in downtown Fort Dodge has pleaded guilty. Jeffery O. Holland.,60, of Fort Dodge, received a two year sentence, but it was suspended, according to court records. That means he will not serve any time behind bars, apart from the time he served when he was first arrested. The incident occurred at 4:20 p.m. June 20 in an alley in the 900 block of First Avenue North. According to the criminal complaint filed against him by Fort Dodge police, Holland “assaulted the victim by slashing/stabbing him with a knife, ...
Fort Dodge and Webster County are being represented at an international economic development conference this week in Colorado. Astra Ferris, chief executive officer of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance, and Jefferson Fosbender, the alliance’s economic development director, are at the International Economic Development Council Annual Conference in Denver. The conference program features sessions and keynote speakers on challenges and opportunities in economic development. Topics include community revitalization, workforce development and sustainable growth.
Four area residents graduated from Des Moines Area Community College at the end of the summer semester. The graduates and their programs of study are: • Kyler Crouse, Fort Dodge, ASEP- General Motors • Daniel Illig, Clare, agribusiness sales/services • Micah Stolp, Fort Dodge, auto mechanics technology • Alizeah Wood, Fort Dodge, advanced nurse aide
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 School Administration Office parking lot, 109 N. 25th St., or 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex soccer fields, 1628 Nelson Ave. Donations should be non-perishable food items and hygiene items for boys and girls of all ages. Cash donations are welcome. For more ...