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Funding for FD Fiber on council agenda

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 million from the city’s sewer fund. That money would cover construction cost shortfalls. Fort Dodge Fiber would have to pay that money back by 2029. Also on the agenda is an agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation in which the city will receive a grant to help pay for adding a turn ...

Webster Co. road closure announced

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.

Franchise fee meeting today in FD

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 today

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 board members.

Blanden closed Tuesday for Labor Day

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.

KYL Labor Day holiday hours announced

WEBSTER CITY — Kendall Young Library, Webster City, will be closed on Saturday through Monday for the Labor Day holiday. The library will reopen at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.